The CBB M&A Advisory Team
Bill Billingsley
Founder of the CBB Group, Inc. Sr. Merger and Acquisition Advisor
Mr. Billingsley is the founder of The CBB Group. He brings nearly two decades of direct merger and acquisition experience to the group.
Bill Billingsley
Founder of the CBB Group, Inc. Sr. Merger and Acquisition Advisor
Bill Billingsley is the founder of The CBB Group. He brings nearly two decades of direct merger and acquisition experience to the group. He has served the lower middle market in all forms of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures making him an industry leader in the Pacific Northwest. His 17-years of retail management experience has given him a strong background in accounting, inventory control, production scheduling, purchasing, marketing and logistics.
Mr. Billingsley was a Senior Manager for Tom Peterson’s, Inc., and a prominent Portland retail chain store owner. In addition to his time at Tom Peterson’s, Inc., Mr. Billingsley owned his own multi-state retail operation for eight years. He is a graduate of Portland State University Business School.
Brent A. Freeman
Sr. Merger and Acquisition Advisor
As a Senior Investment Banker and Merger & Acquisition Advisor, Brent Freeman brings 30-years of Senior Management experience in the Financial Services industry to the CBB Group, Inc. Mr. Freeman has held Senior Management level positions at Bank of America, Lehman Brothers, ITT, GMAC and GE Capital.
Brent A. Freeman
Sr. Merger and Acquisition Advisor
As a Senior Investment Banker and Merger & Acquisition Advisor, Brent Freeman brings 30-years of Senior Management experience in the Financial Services industry to the CBB Group, Inc. Mr. Freeman has held Senior Management level positions at Bank of America, Lehman Brothers, ITT, GMAC and GE Capital. Having served on the acquisition teams for Bank of America, GMAC and having personally bought, built and sold several business, he lends his extensive personal and corporate expertise to the purchase and sale of middle market business.
He holds a Private Pilot’s license and he and his wife Mary, own and operate La Dolce Vita Vineyards, Inc..
Mr. Freeman holds a B.S. in Business from Arizona State University, Walter P. Carey School of Business.