Transact is familiar with all varieties of manufacturing from large-scale manufacturing and technical products, to nuanced sectors such as filtration and specialized machine shops. Our team leaders are both experienced in owning or managing large companies within this industry group, and having successfully led numerous merger & acquisition engagements in a variety of companies falling within this group. This team is primarily led by Anthony Vincent, and Jim Sowers, and George Sydnor, each of whom have an engineering degrees, MBA and decades of Merger & Acquisition experience. This group is divided into three major specialties:
Manufacturing
Tony is Managing Director at Transact Capital. Prior to joining the firm, Tony founded Alpha Omega Capital Partners (AOCP) in 1998 and served as President until 2011. Located in Richmond, Virginia, AOCP was one of the region’s leading investment banking and business brokerage firms. Earlier in his career, Tony was President of the Industrial Filtration Division of a public company...
Jim Sowers is a Managing Partner at Transact Capital. He has over 25 years of finance experience in acquisitions and capital markets, including investment banking experience with BB&T Capital Markets and Sovereign Advisors along with corporate experience including IBM, GE, PepsiCo, and LandAmerica. Jim spent eight years as an investment banker for BB&T Capital Markets and Sovereign Advisors where he...
George Sydnor joined Transact Capital in 2012 to open up the Roanoke Office. George brings over 17 years of Mergers & Acquisitions advisory experience and over 40 closed transactions to Transact. In addition to his advisory work, George has served as CEO of The McGraw Group, a regional industrial distribution company that he managed and grew over a 20 year...
