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The buyerCapital, intent, limited bandwidth
People with capital, intent, and limited bandwidth. We acquire businesses for them and stand up the operating team.
The acquisition industry is broken. We fixed it.
Acquisition Network is the acquisition consulting agency built around its own web and mobile app. We close deals for our clients, train consultants who close for theirs, and build the tools the rest of the industry should have built years ago.
Operators & advisors from Goldman Sachs · Y Combinator · EY · Coca-Cola M&A
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Would-be acquirers never close
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Paths, one platform
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Combined career transaction value
96% of would-be acquirers never close a deal (Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project). Our operator bench carries $500M+ in combined career transaction value across 30+ years.
Mission
Make ownership accessible to anyone serious about it.
96% of would-be acquirers never close a deal — not because the deals don't exist, but because the system around them doesn't support real outcomes.
Brokers are misaligned. Lenders won't talk to first-time buyers. And the education industry sells courses instead of closures.
We built Acquisition Network to be the system. A team that closes for you. A program that trains the next generation of acquirers. An app that makes the work itself faster, sharper, and less lonely. One platform, three paths, real ownership.
Who we help
Three audiences. One outcome.
Whatever you came to do — buy a business, build a career, or sharpen your skills — Acquisition Network has the right path.
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The consultantA real seat at the table
Operators, brokers, and advisors who want a real seat at the table. We train them, plug them into our pipeline, and split fees.
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The serious DIY-erTools, deal flow, community
Buyers who want the tools and community to do it themselves. The app gives them deal flow, valuation, due diligence, and peers.
The operator bench
Built and run by operators who've closed at scale.
Acquisition Network is run by operators with a track record of closing real deals — at scale, across industries, and on behalf of buyers like you.
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Ryan Morgan — Founder & CEO
Ryan has dedicated his life to entrepreneurship and innovation, never holding traditional employment. He spent ten years studying marketing and network building, and wrote his first patent in 2016. Speaking with thousands of investors globally, he developed the universal platform that became Acquisition Network — and generated a 12× ROI on $600K spent over four years selling 20 products and services. LinkedIn →
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Jim O'Leary — Chief Operations Officer
Twenty years as an Executive Operations Leader with a background in organizational project management and M&A transactions. Jim built global partnerships with Fortune 500 organizations using a customer-success approach, and grew corporate-wellness company Exos from $20M to $200M in four years — overseeing 450 locations across 20 countries, all remotely. LinkedIn →
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Steve Johnson — Chief Financial Officer
A senior executive with a track record of multimillion-dollar value creation. As Special Advisor to a CEO, Steve helped acquire $1B+ in distribution and manufacturing assets from The Coca-Cola Company, leading negotiations and complex acquisitions. He led the finance-function buildout as CFO during rapid growth to $1.2B, and has driven $700M in private placements and multiple favorable bank negotiations. LinkedIn →
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Junior Aguaze — Chief Commercial Officer
An M&A and investment professional with 15 years driving major transactions for Fortune 200 corporations in renewable energy and sustainability. Junior performs due diligence on fund and direct-investment opportunities, guiding decisions through financial modeling, risk analysis, and forecasting. He has closed $6B in acquisitions for Goldman Sachs and $1.2B for Leeward Energy. LinkedIn →
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Brendan Armstrong — Chief Technology Officer
The technical lead behind the Acquisition Network platform. Brendan architected and built the web app, the iOS and Android apps, the Deal Desk, and the deal-sourcing, search, and automation pipelines the team and members rely on every day.
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David Dowda — President of Mergers & Acquisitions
Nine years building, acquiring, and scaling small businesses across diverse industries. Leads global M&A: deal sourcing, underwriting, lender relationships, and negotiations. LinkedIn →
Advisors & network partners
The bench behind the bench.
Specialists across PE, M&A law, finance, security, marketing, and operations who back the team and unlock specific deal challenges.
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Khalid ChapraDeal Accelerator — Twelve-year partner at EY completing billions in transactions with 8–9 figure clients. Accelerates deal sourcing, due diligence, structuring, and closing. LinkedIn →RS
Robert SamuelsAdvisor — 20+ years rescuing tech startups in partnership with the investor community. Global leader in technology, strategy, and execution; tackles the 90% startup-failure rate. LinkedIn →TG
Tavarse GreenInvestor Relations & Product Development — Founder with 12+ years in management consulting, business development, and strategic partnerships. Leads fundraising, investor outreach, and product development. LinkedIn →KG
Kavita GandhiAdvisor · Information Security — 28+ years in Information Security Leadership across Fortune-scale enterprises — IAM, governance, NIST/COBIT, cloud security, and modernization programs. LinkedIn →JN
Jesse NavarroAdvisor · Email & Performance Marketing — Manages 21M+ emails monthly. Partner to Tai Lopez, Sam Ovens, Pace Morby, Jamil Damji. Took DiversyFund deliverability from 19% to 98%. LinkedIn →NT
Nick TrouyAdvisor · Finance & Operations — 16+ years across business brokerage, alternative commercial lending, and business banking at top-5 banks. Built multiple businesses across consumables, property management, and contractor trades. LinkedIn →JJ
Jeykishon JeyanathanAdvisor · International Strategy — 20+ years international experience leading cross-cultural high-performing teams. Expertise across business development, e-commerce, financial acumen, and turnaround strategy. LinkedIn →BR
Barak RouthensteinAdvisor · Private Equity — Strategic advisor to private equity firms on M&A strategy, market mapping, and deal sourcing for new and existing portfolio companies. LinkedIn →BW
Brian WyssOperating Partner — Multi-disciplined background in supply chain, partnership development, P&L, sales-funnel construction, and team building. Career centered on high-volume manufacturing and offshore operations. LinkedIn →NC
Nicole CraineAdvisor — Senior C-level leader with a track record across start-ups, SaaS, and digital media — including turnarounds and two exits. Refreshes brand vision and builds high-performance cultures. LinkedIn →TR
Ty RaverAdvisor · Operations & Digital Transformation — 15+ years in operations management and digital transformation. CEO of a comprehensive role spanning sales, operations, and financial oversight; specialist in data analytics and process automation. LinkedIn →TR
Ty RichardsonAdvisor · Strategy & Capital — 14+ years Fortune-100 leadership and 10+ years building, scaling, and advising ventures. Specializes in capital sourcing, experiential marketing, and exit positioning. LinkedIn →SH
Scott HanrahanAngel Investor & Advisor — 10 years in SaaS and product management. Leading revenue at Rivery, a Series B SaaS data platform. Previously grew Keyrus from $400K to $28M in revenue over 11 years. LinkedIn →ZS
Zack SlavinAdvisor · CPA, Finance — Licensed CPA with a decade in corporate finance, M&A, and private equity. Founder of Mid Beach Advisory; advisor to Causeway Equity Partners. Began career at Deloitte Miami. LinkedIn →DC
Dominique CarrollLegal Advisor — National litigator practicing at state and federal trial and appellate levels. Commercial litigation, IP (copyright, trademark, patent), labor & employment. LinkedIn →MG
Michael GarrettAdvisor · Talent & Capital — Partner at Zensho focused on executive search in alternative investments. Builds investment-committee and C-suite leadership for PE/VC firms across the UK, EMEA, and US. LinkedIn →
Headquarters
Phoenix, Arizona.
Acquisition Network is headquartered in Phoenix and operates remotely with team members across North America. Most engagements run remotely; in-person sessions happen on demand for clients and consultants.
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US-based team across MST, CST, and EST
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Remote-first engagement modelIn-person events scheduled quarterly
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