About
Us
The
THOR Group LLC is a full service merger and acquisition
advisory firm providing confidential and professional
services to sellers and buyers of small to mid-size
companies in the Washington, DC – Baltimore, MD
Metroplex, throughout the United States and
internationally.
We
offer a full-service approach to the OWNERSHIP
TRANSFER PROCESS including:
-
Business
valuations
-
Business
preparation
-
Packaging
and marketing
-
Identification
and qualification of buyers
-
Coordination
of buyer visits
-
Execution
of an offer to purchase
-
Negotiations,
due diligence, final discovery and closing
The
THOR Group works as part of a network of over 1500
professional business brokers through our national and
international affiliations with the Brokers Network
Group, the
Institute
of
Certified Business Counselors
, and the International Business Brokers Association.
Working through these powerful networks provides sellers
and buyers a significant advantage, versus local or
regional brokerage firms, providing maximum exposure to
opportunities to complete a transaction.
 President
Jeffrey H. Hider, a Certified Business Intermediary
with over thirty years of diverse business and merger
and acquisition experience, takes a very personal
approach to working with owners of middle market size
businesses. His
business development, management consulting, and
sales/marketing expertise serves clients well in
developing strategic marketing plans to identify and
connect with the best buyers for their businesses.
Because Jeff has worked in senior management in small
and large companies in several industries he is able to
assist business owners across various industries and
markets.
As Principal of The THOR Group LLC, he provides Exit Strategy consulting, Business Valuations, and M&A
services, to clients locally, nationally and
internationally.
From
“start-ups” to middle market and in Fortune 100
corporations, Jeff has operated successfully in
management consulting, technology services consulting,
custom software, and the Internet, as well as
manufacturing, publishing and printing, niche retail,
pharmacies, restaurants, specialty
contracting/construction and wholesale distribution
industries. Consistently seeing new business approaches,
effectively managing the M&A process, structuring
and closing business transactions, all while providing
high quality service, Jeff is primarily concerned with
client satisfaction at the close of the “deal” –
and afterwards.
Professional
Certifications
CBI - Certified Business Intermediary
CBC - Certified Business Counselor
CBB - Certified Business Broker
BTS – Business Transfer Specialist
FRC – Financial Recasting Consultant
Licensed
Maryland
Real Estate Sales Agent
 Vice
President
Francis J. Keenan, a Certified Business Intermediary,
brings a wealth of business and negotiating
experience to clients in a low key yet highly focused
manner. In
his role as Acquisition Advisor, he guides clients
through the maze of questions leading to a decision to
sell or buy a business.
He gets to the heart of the matter through
questioning, research and analysis with the goal of
unlocking the hidden value of any business.
Clients find Fran to be engaging, curious,
organized and persistent in all stages of the advisory
and transaction process.
Fran is particularly effective at understanding
the unstated needs of all parties and identifying new
approaches to solving difficult problems, thereby
keeping deals on track.
Fran’s
twenty plus year corporate career has spanned the
factory floor to the boardroom and he is comfortable in
either setting. At
the Vice President level of a multinational company, Fran
has led or had key roles in acquisition teams to acquire
chemical companies in the
U.S.
,
Brazil
,
Mexico
,
Australia
and
China
. Fran’s
hands-on, practical approach has been successful in
bringing together internationally diverse groups of
individuals to organize and negotiate the offer, resolve
difficult due diligence issues, and consummate deals.
Professional
Certifications
CBI - Certified Business Intermediary
BTS – Business Transfer Specialist
FRC – Financial Recasting Consultant
The
THOR Group is proud to be associated with:
IBBA - International Business Brokers Association
(Member)
WBBA - Washington-Baltimore Business Brokers Association
(Member)
I-CBC -
Institute
of
Certified Business Counselors
(Member)
BNG - Brokers Network Group (Member)
Greater Severna Park Chamber of Commerce (Member)
Murphy Hogan Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.
(Affiliate)
Askey, Askey & Associates,CPA, LLC (Affiliate)
About
the namesake of The THOR Group
THOR is the Norse god
of thunder. He is a son of Odin
and Jord,
and one of
the most powerful gods. THOR was usually portrayed as a
large, powerful man with a red beard and eyes of
lighting. Despite his ferocious appearance, he was very
popular as the protector of both gods and humans against
the forces of evil. He even surpassed his father Odin in
popularity because, contrary to Odin, he did not require
human sacrifices.
The Norse believed that
during a thunderstorm, THOR rode through the heavens on
his chariot pulled by the goats Tanngrisni
("gap-tooth") and Tanngnost ("tooth
grinder"). Lightning flashed whenever he threw his
hammer Mjollnir. Thor wears the belt Megingjard which
doubles his already considerable strength.
Donar
is his Teutonic equivalent, while the Romans see in him their
god Jupiter.
Thursday is named after him.
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