LeAnne Foster, CPA
LeAnne Foster, CPA
LeAnne Foster, CPA
Managing Director
LF Advising
LeAnne Foster, CPA
LeAnne Foster, CPA
LeAnne has worked in the M&A industry for over a decade advising clients in a wide variety of industries such as Manufacturing, Distribution, Service, Construction, Engineering, Aviation, Transportation, Technology, and more.
Finding the right target company can take a great deal of research and persistence and she takes pride in making those connections. LeAnne works with each client from start to finish, developing marketing materials, consulting on the countless details that go into conducting a successful transaction, and advising during negotiations and closing. LeAnne will keep the process moving forward.
LeAnne Foster, CPA
Her creative and innovative approaches allow for the best possible results for each client. Tax preparation with national and regional accounting firms and financial planning experience give LeAnne insight and guidance for deal structure and solutions. LeAnne is a member of MBBI (Midwest Business Brokers & Intermediaries), Tempo Milwaukee, and several professional networking groups. She has been active in Boy Scouts of America, ACG Chicago, and on the board of her local chamber of commerce. Most recently, LeAnne spent six years as a Managing Director at Water Street Advisors.
John B. Weber
John B. Weber
John B. Weber
Managing Director
Sage Intermediaries
John B. Weber
John B. Weber
John and LeAnne worked together for 5 years at Water Street Advisors and are still collaborating on transactions.
Prior to M&A Advisory services, John Weber assisted companies to obtain debt and acquisition financing as a commercial banker for larger regional banks and multi-national banks. John’s deal experience covers a variety of industries, including manufacturing, wholesale, retail, franchising, distribution, logistics, transportation, healthcare, service, not for profit, and international. As a former commercial banker John also understands financial structuring and assists owners in finding the best transaction structure to meet their exit planning needs.
John B. Weber
John has worked with many business owners over the years and understands what drives them and how to help them to reach their goals, both for their businesses as well as their personal needs in exit planning.
John is a member of the Exit Planning Exchange (XPX) and serves on the Board and as past President of the XPX Chicago chapter. He is also a board member of MBBI, and a member of OPUS Connect, and of ACG Chicago. He is also actively involved in several charitable organizations.
John Kielich
John Kielich
John Kielich
Principal
Water Street Advisors
John Kielich
John Kielich
John and LeAnne spent 7 years working together at Water Street Advisors and also previously worked together at another firm. They still work together sharing connections, resources and advice.
John Kielich, CPA as owner of Water Street Advisors brings over 30 years of experience assisting businesses to strategically develop and successfully implement corporate growth and succession initiatives. He is an expert in all aspects of the M&A process and has participated in the evaluation of over 300 acquistion candidates and the completion of more than 50 transactions.
John Kielich
Prior to founding Water Street Advisors, John held senior level corporate development and operation roles with two large publicaly held companies in different industries. He has been responsible for strategic planning and led the implementation of a significant restructuring project. Additionally, in 2007, John started and successfully ran an M&A advisory division for a regional CPA firm.
John currently serves on the board of the Wisconsin Chapter of MBBI and is a past president. He also served as a member of the Illinois MBBI board.
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