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Craig Dickens

Managing Director

Craig Dickens is a Partner with CDI Global North America in the Seattle-Tacoma office.

Craig is a true serial entrepreneur, CEO, Certified M&A advisor, Investment Banker, and Angel Investor. Craig has started or acquired 14 businesses across diverse sectors as well as executed 22 add-on acquisitions within those companies creating over $600mm in enterprise value. Craig graduated from the University of New Hampshire and went on to attend Babson College's top-ranked Entrepreneurial MBA Program. Craig holds series 24, 82 and 63 securities licenses and specializes in Sell-Side M&A, Institutional, private debt and equity placements. 

As an M&A advisor and investment banker Craig has unlocked the code to finding greater value for many companies and their owners through the Grow Fast & Exit Profitably! methodology as well as pioneering the M&A 2.0 process. Having participated in virtually every kind of business dynamic from start-up to IPO, merger to acquisition, he now serves as CEO and Founder of Merit Investment Bank, a boutique M&A, Investment Banking & Advisory firm and Broker-Dealer with offices Nationwide and Western USA CDI Global Office.

Craig serves as a Management Committee member of CDI Global.

Articles by Craig Dickens

Top M&A Risks and How to Avoid Them
Craig Dickens

Top M&A Risks and How to Avoid Them

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Why and How Multi-nationals Are Recalibrating Their U.S. Market Strategy Through Onshoring and M&A
Craig Dickens, Chris Barnes

Why and How Multi-nationals Are Recalibrating Their U.S. Market Strategy Through Onshoring and M&A

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Successful and Equitable Deal Closing: What you should know about the Net Working Capital Target
Craig Dickens

Successful and Equitable Deal Closing: What you should know about the Net Working Capital Target

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What Every Owner Should Know About Taxes When Selling
Craig Dickens

What Every Owner Should Know About Taxes When Selling

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The Truth About Private Equity and Your Business
Craig Dickens

The Truth About Private Equity and Your Business

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Why Do Mergers and Acquisitions Fail? How to Avoid Deal Killers
Craig Dickens

Why Do Mergers and Acquisitions Fail? How to Avoid Deal Killers

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Should I Sell My Business or Hire a CEO?
Craig Dickens

Should I Sell My Business or Hire a CEO?

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The Role of Net Working Capital Target in Cash-Free/Debt-Free Deals
Craig Dickens

The Role of Net Working Capital Target in Cash-Free/Debt-Free Deals

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How to Avoid Seller’s Remorse in an M&A Deal
Craig Dickens

How to Avoid Seller’s Remorse in an M&A Deal

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Thinking ahead about restructuring before you need it
Craig Dickens

Thinking ahead about restructuring before you need it

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Timing a Sale: Risk-on and Risk-off Markets in M&A
Craig Dickens

Timing a Sale: Risk-on and Risk-off Markets in M&A

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Many sellers rightly concerned over confidentiality in an M&A process
Craig Dickens

Many sellers rightly concerned over confidentiality in an M&A process

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A case for lower multiples? What should sellers do in an uncertain market?
Craig Dickens

A case for lower multiples? What should sellers do in an uncertain market?

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Key Considerations in Cross-Border M&A
Craig Dickens

Key Considerations in Cross-Border M&A

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5 Things to Do Right Now if You’re Thinking About Selling in 2022
Craig Dickens

5 Things to Do Right Now if You’re Thinking About Selling in 2022

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