MICHAEL WILDEVELD

Michael Wildeveld is the founder of The Veld Group and Veld Mergers & Acquisitions, and a co-founder of Exit On Your Terms, an educational platform dedicated to helping business owners and advisors navigate the complexities of business transitions through planning tools, resources, and valuation insights. A highly respected M&A professional, Michael holds numerous industry-leading credentials, including CEPA, M&AMI, CM&AP, CM&AA, CBI, CBB, and CVGA, and is an active member of NACVA and ProVisors. He is passionate about business growth, acquisitions, and roll-up strategies, with hands-on experience across the health and beauty, printing, food manufacturing, and hospitality sectors.

Michael was a co- valedictorian at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. On a mission to explore as much of the globe as possible, he has visited over 150 countries and all 7 continents . 

Michael is an M&A Master Intermediary (M&AMI) and a long-standing member of the National Association of Certified Business Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) and ProVisors. He holds the following certifications – Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Mergers and Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP), M&A Advisor (CM&AA), Business Intermediary (CBI & CBB), and Value Growth Advisor (CVGA).

Michael Wildeveld founded The Veld Group in 2002, and later, Veld Mergers and Acquisitions. The Veld Group, together with Veld Mergers & Acquisitions, have orchestrated over 1,000 sell-side transactions with an 82% success rate. They estimate they have brought up to 36% more value to their clients company, and sold them in 20% less time than the industry average, on a 100% success fee basis. In 2023, Veld’s senior team established Exit On Your Terms. The firm is an educational platform that offers owners and advisors a full suite of tools and calculators to raise awareness around critical planning topics that adversely impact business owners when they choose to transition out of their companies. 

Michael is passionate about helping and protecting what owners have built, cultivating disruptive concepts, and in the past, engaging in direct acquisitions or orchestrating roll-ups. He has accomplished this in the health and beauty services, printing, food manufacturing, and hospitality industries.

Michael Wildeveld is the founder of The Veld Group and Veld Mergers & Acquisitions, and a co-founder of Exit On Your Terms, an educational platform dedicated to helping business owners and advisors navigate the complexities of business transitions through planning tools, resources, and valuation insights. A highly respected M&A professional, Michael holds numerous industry-leading credentials, including CEPA, M&AMI, CM&AP, CM&AA, CBI, CBB, and CVGA, and is an active member of NACVA and ProVisors. He is passionate about business growth, acquisitions, and roll-up strategies, with hands-on experience across the health and beauty, printing, food manufacturing, and hospitality sectors.

Michael was a co- valedictorian at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. On a mission to explore as much of the globe as possible, he has visited over 150 countries and all 7 continents . 

Michael is an M&A Master Intermediary (M&AMI) and a long-standing member of the National Association of Certified Business Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) and ProVisors. He holds the following certifications – Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Mergers and Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP), M&A Advisor (CM&AA), Business Intermediary (CBI & CBB), and Value Growth Advisor (CVGA).

Michael Wildeveld founded The Veld Group in 2002, and later, Veld Mergers and Acquisitions. The Veld Group, together with Veld Mergers & Acquisitions, have orchestrated over 1,000 sell-side transactions with an 82% success rate. They estimate they have brought up to 36% more value to their clients company, and sold them in 20% less time than the industry average, on a 100% success fee basis. In 2023, Veld’s senior team established Exit On Your Terms. The firm is an educational platform that offers owners and advisors a full suite of tools and calculators to raise awareness around critical planning topics that adversely impact business owners when they choose to transition out of their companies. 

Michael is passionate about helping and protecting what owners have built, cultivating disruptive concepts, and in the past, engaging in direct acquisitions or orchestrating roll-ups. He has accomplished this in the health and beauty services, printing, food manufacturing, and hospitality industries.