Devine McAfee & Co is a boutique sell-side advisory firm serving owners of service industry businesses. We run your process, find the right buyers, and maximize your outcome.
Devine McAfee & Co was founded by two professionals who have operated on every side of the deal table. As sell-side advisors guiding owners through the complexity of M&A, as buy-side operators who have sourced and closed acquisitions for private equity platforms, and as capital markets professionals who have structured and deployed financing across transactions.
That perspective is our edge. We know exactly how buyers think, how they underwrite, and what makes them compete aggressively for a business, because we've been in their seat.
We specialize exclusively in sell-side advisory for owner-operated businesses in fragmented service industries. We run a disciplined, competitive sale process, creating urgency among buyers, negotiating aggressively on your behalf, and protecting your interests from first conversation to close.
We only win when you win. No retainers, no monthly fees. Zero payment until your deal closes.
Ian manages all sell-side M&A engagements from valuation through close, ensuring each client's business is positioned, marketed, and presented to maximize value. His responsibilities span business valuations, deal structuring, financial modeling, CIM development, buyer negotiations, and post-LOI closing processes.
Prior to founding Devine McAfee, Ian served as Manager of M&A at SGA Dental Partners (The Thurston Group), where he managed a twelve-state acquisition pipeline and closed ten acquisitions in under a year.
Before that, he was a credit analyst at Arena Investors, a multi-strategy credit hedge fund, where he covered $350M+ in opportunistic credit across direct bridge lending, non-performing loan acquisitions, workouts, and distressed acquisition financing.
BBA, Finance & Economics | University of North Florida
Gage leads all deal origination, client acquisition, and buyer relationships for the firm. He sources and qualifies every engagement, manages Devine McAfee's referral network, and works closely alongside clients and PE buyers throughout the transaction process to ensure alignment from LOI through close.
Gage has been involved in numerous lower middle market transactions on both the buy side and the sell side across fragmented service industries including landscaping, facility services, garage repair, roofing, and elevator repair.
Prior to co-founding Devine McAfee, Gage served as Director of Corporate Development for a private investment firm, where he sourced all deal flow and built direct relationships with the private equity firms and strategic acquirers actively deploying capital in these verticals.
Bachelor of Science | Florida State University
From initial valuation through close, we manage every aspect of your exit. Our success-based fee structure means our interests are perfectly aligned — we only win when you win.
We analyze your financials, normalize EBITDA, and give you an honest assessment of what your business is worth in today's market before you commit to anything.
We build a professional Confidential Information Memorandum that presents your business in the best possible light — the document buyers use to make offers.
We leverage our direct relationships with PE-backed platforms, strategic acquirers, and family offices actively acquiring in your industry and geography.
We run a structured, competitive process — managing NDAs, coordinating management meetings, and creating buyer urgency to maximize your final outcome.
We negotiate every term — price, structure, earnout, rollover equity, employment agreements — to ensure you understand exactly what you're signing and why.
We stay with you through diligence, purchase agreement negotiation, and close — protecting the deal terms you agreed to in the LOI all the way to the wire.
We publish in-depth industry reports covering valuation trends, PE activity, and M&A market dynamics across our core verticals. Designed for business owners evaluating their exit options.
Every conversation is completely confidential. No obligation. We'll give you an honest assessment of your options and what your business is worth in today's market.