David McCombie is Founder and CEO of McCombie Group, an M&A advisory firm that improves, grows, and sells mid-market companies. He is the author of newly released book, Selling Your Business with Confidence: A Practical Playbook for Mid-Market Owners (Wiley).
David is a veteran dealmaker who brings Wall-Street rigor and entrepreneur empathy to business owners ready to maximize valuation.
David McCombie has been a guest in The Business Owner's Journey:
As founder and CEO of McCombie Group, David leads a boutique M&A advisory that has negotiated billions in transaction value.
His team’s focus:
Clients appreciate his ability to translate complex capital-market mechanics into plain English.
David is more than an advisor; he is an operator who has personally led private equity investments, giving him a 360-degree view of the sell-side journey. Current initiatives include a proprietary valuation analytics platform and an education hub, the McCombie Group Insights library, that demystifies exit planning for busy founders.
His new Wiley release, Selling Your Business with Confidence (2024), is a practical playbook packed with case studies of business owner mistakes and step-by-step exit planning checklists.
Regular articles and YouTube explainers on the McCombie Group channel dive into topics such as private equity negotiations, business valuation multiples, and avoiding earn-out pitfalls.
Notable milestones include:
These accolades underscore his reputation for pushing deals beyond standard multiples.
Raised in Miami, David earned degrees from the University of Miami and Harvard Law School, grounding his street-level deal instincts in top-tier legal training.
Today he lives in Coral Gables and unwinds by boating with his wife and two young daughters on Biscayne Bay.
Nick Berry is an American entrepreneur and business advisor, whose track record includes founding, leading, and advising award winning small businesses since 2002. He has built companies in multiple industries, hosts The Business Owner’s Journey podcast, and created the Business Alignment System™ framework that helps owner-operators scale without burning out.
After his most recent exit he founded Redesigned.Business to advise and coach to other entrepreneurs and business owners who are looking for a trusted (and proven) advisor.
Among peers, colleagues and clients, Nick has been referred to as 'The Anti-Guru', due to his pragmatic approach and principled leadership. He shares his thoughts, experience, and lessons learned each week in The Golden Thread newsletter.
