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Donald Wendel

Regional Developer / Partner - Texas at Murphy Business

TX Website (214) 751-3911
Current deals $2.5MUpdated October 2026

About

Donald Wendel is the Regional Developer and Partner for Texas with Murphy Business in Coppell, Texas, and President of Murphy Business Sales-TX. He became sole owner of the Texas region in 2021 and partnered with M&A broker Tom Foster; he runs the region's operations and finances, recruits and qualifies franchise owners, agents, and M&A professionals, and sits on the firm's mergers and acquisitions deal team. He also manages the region's preferred partner network, using his banking relationships to line up SBA and conventional lenders and its private equity and investment banking contacts for main street and lower middle market deals. He brought more than 15 years of entrepreneurial experience in the transportation industry, including startups, turnarounds, mergers, board seats, and C-level roles in general, operations, and sales management. After moving to Dallas in 2007 he set out to buy a business in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, met Richard Gadberry, then owner of the North and South Texas region, and became his partner instead.

Who is a good fit for Donald Wendel

  • Texas owners of transportation and logistics companies
  • Sellers who need an SBA or conventional lender lined up for their buyer
  • Brokers or M&A professionals interested in joining Murphy Business in Texas

Active listings (1)

Asking prices from $2.5M.

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As President of Murphy Business Sales-TX and sole owner of the region since 2021, he runs operations and finances, recruits franchise owners and agents, manages lender and private equity relationships, and serves on the M&A deal team.

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