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Michael Pfeffer

Senior M&A Advisor at Edison Business Advisors

Bonita Springs, FL Website (239) 877-9911
MBACBACM&APSenior Business Analyst - Society of Business AnalystsPreviously held Certified Exit Planning Advisor - Exit Planning InstitutePreviously held Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser - National Equipment & Business Builders InstitutePreviously held Certified Divorce Financial Analyst - Institute for Divorce Financial AnalystsBusiness Brokers of Florida (BBF)International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)M&A SourceCurrent deals $2.5MUpdated September 2026
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About

Michael Pfeffer serves as Senior M&A Advisor at Edison Business Advisors. He brings over 30 years of experience across management, operations, consulting, and financial analysis. He helps owners identify business value drivers and prepare for ownership transitions. In 2006, he purchased two brokerage franchises serving Southwest Florida with brokerage, appraisal, and exit planning services. He spent five years in public accounting valuation roles and has valued over three hundred businesses. He has owned seven businesses spanning real estate development and business services. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with Administrative Management and Industrial Relations concentrations from the University of Iowa. After serving as a telecommunications COO, he earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Iowa. Since 2006, he has sold 55 businesses with a transaction total of $37.3M. In 2024, he sold six businesses totaling over $20.2M.

Who is a good fit for Michael Pfeffer

  • Owners preparing for a business sale in Southwest Florida.
  • Owners seeking business appraisals to support strategic planning.
  • Owners planning an eventual transition who want to understand how to protect and increase business value.

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Asking prices from $2.5M.

Frequently Asked Questions

Michael Pfeffer educates owners about protecting, increasing, and realizing their business value. He identifies business drivers that support marketability and management's strategic plans. He connects transition planning with owners' goals for life afterward and continuity of their work.

Michael Pfeffer held management positions at national and international companies before pursuing business ownership. He later served as COO of a telecommunications company that went public. He returned to the University of Iowa for an MBA in Finance, where he studied closely held business valuation.

Michael Pfeffer holds Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) and Certified Merger & Acquisition Professional (CM&AP) credentials. He also holds the Society of Business Analysts' Senior Business Analyst credential and a Florida real estate sales license. He previously held Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) designations. He also previously held the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst designation.

Michael Pfeffer has earned eleven awards, including the 2024 IBBA Platinum Chairman's Circle Award for transacting more than $10M. He earned the 2022 IBBA Chairman's Circle Award for transacting more than $3M. He also earned six BBF Million Dollar Plus Awards. He received three Top Producer Awards for a National Brokerage Franchise.

Michael Pfeffer belongs to the Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) and International Business Brokers Association (IBBA). He also maintains memberships in M&A Source and the National Association of Certified Valuators & Analysts.

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