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Dr. Michael Lorence

Senior M&A Advisor at Generational Equity

Richardson, TX Website 877-213-1792
Updated October 2026

About

Dr. Michael Lorence advises business owners on sell-side exits at Generational Equity, with a focus on achieving value. Earlier, he led a Fortune 100 acquisition team pursuing lower and middle-market companies. He directed turnarounds at four separate middle-market businesses. He founded three ventures in education finance, customized bath products, and marketing and sales consulting. He writes and speaks about referral marketing, acquisitions, organic growth, talent management, and turnarounds. He earned a Doctor of Business from Georgia State University as the program's youngest graduate. He earned an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Virginia Military Institute awarded him a mechanical engineering bachelor's degree and chose him for the Rhodes Scholar competition. He teaches M&A, finance, and entrepreneurship at Millsaps College's Else School of Management. He commanded Marines across four deployments, twelve countries, and three continents, and serves on the Mississippi Seed Fund board.

Who is a good fit for Dr. Michael Lorence

  • Owners planning a sell-side exit who want an advisor focused on achieving business value.
  • Middle-market owners who value an advisor with acquisition and turnaround experience.

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Dr. Michael Lorence advises business owners who want to exit their firms and achieve value. He brings experience from both sell-side advisory work and a prior buy-side acquisition role.

Dr. Michael Lorence led a buy-side acquisition team within a Fortune 100 company. He focused that team on lower and middle-market companies.

Dr. Michael Lorence led turnarounds at four middle-market businesses. He also founded three ventures spanning education finance, customized bath products, and marketing and sales consulting.

Dr. Michael Lorence earned a Doctor of Business from Georgia State University as the program's youngest graduate. He also holds an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and a mechanical engineering bachelor's degree from Virginia Military Institute.

Dr. Michael Lorence wrote a book on referral marketing for small and medium-sized business owners. He contributed to the Journal of Corporate Renewal, Vetrepreneur Magazine, and Pointe Innovation Magazine. He teaches M&A, finance, and entrepreneurship at Millsaps College.

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