The Douglas Group Team

		Deborah L. Douglas, CPA \| Founder/Managing Director Ms. Douglas spent eighteen years before founding Douglas Group as a CPA, with a practice heavily oriented toward strategic planning and merger and acquisition activities. She served as an audit partner with Touche Ross & Co., a major international CPA firm (subsequently merged to become Deloitte Touche), and later headed that firm’s Merger & Acquisition Activities group from the St. Louis office. Since founding Douglas Group in 1991, Ms. Douglas has directed numerous highly successful purchase and sale transactions, in a wide range of industries. Ms. Douglas serves as Managing Director of the firm, and is personally active as a principal in transactional representation of clients. Contact Deborah \| 314.991.5150 ext. 315 Connect on LinkedIn

		David Kuenzle \| Consultant David has spent his career in management consulting and running privately held businesses. He has consulted over 100 companies and specializes in growth strategies including strategic planning, merger and acquisitions, sales management, go-to-market planning, succession planning and leadership development. David has successfully run several companies (one which was named Best Privately Held Company in St. Louis by E&Y). His depth of experience running companies for over 15 years and breadth of knowledge from advising over 100 businesses give him a unique perspective on positioning companies for Sell-Side M&A, and in strategically targeting companies for Buy-Side M&A. Contact David \| 314.991.5150 ext. 301 Connect on LinkedIn

		Jason Bean \| Manager Jason joined Douglas Group in 2015 with a background in banking and over seven years of finance and project management experience. Jason specializes in account management and data/analytics, and contributes to Douglas Group in sale transactions as well as new business development initiatives. Contact Jason \| 314.991.5150 ext. 313 Connect on LinkedIn

		Michael Milich \| Consultant Mike has a deep healthcare background in pharma and medical equipment. As a former business unit leader for Roche Labs, he brings tremendous insight and value to our clients who desire the rewards associated with accomplishing strategic sale of their business. Mike is also a founding partner of SwiftNegotia, a negotiation consultancy. For more than a decade, he’s assisted companies around the world preparing for, structuring and closing deals. His clients cover the full spectrum of size and industry from Fortune 50 companies to small manufacturers. Mike has been involved in numerous acquisitions. He has 25+ years of experience working with clients in Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail, CPG, High Tech, Professional Services and Construction industries. Mike began his career at Arthur Andersen as a CPA. He completed his graduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis where he earned his MBA. Contact Mike \| 314.991.5150 Connect on LinkedIn

		Natalie Orlando \| Accounting Natalie has over 15 years of financial accounting experience in public accounting and with large corporations. Natalie handles the firm’s internal accounting needs and provides financial input, analysis, and assistance for our client transactions on a regular basis. Contact Natalie \| 314.991.5150 ext. 302 Connect on LinkedIn


		Lee Douglas \| Investments Lee Douglas joined the firm in 2009, and functions as the internal investment manager for Douglas Group. Lee’s background is in manufacturing, but his biggest contribution has long been in the treasury function for Douglas Group. Contact Lee \| 314.991.5150 ext. 312