Your advisor
A consistent relationship, personal accountability, and guidance that connects each stage to your goals.
BLAKE FREESE · M&A ADVISOR
Your next chapter.
Built on confidence.
Investment banking discipline. A team around your deal. Personal guidance that keeps you, your goals, and the legacy you’ve built at the center.
INTEGRITY IN THE PROCESS.PEOPLE AT THE CENTER.
Business valuation✧Seller representation✧Buyer alignment✧Transaction guidance
THE ICONIC APPROACH
Investment banking
discipline.
Personally delivered.
You built more than a business. You built a legacy. Your sale deserves a team that takes both to heart.
At ICONIC, we bring an investment banking approach to the tools, platform, and coordination behind each transaction. We build a team around your deal, bringing together marketing, financial analysis, IT, and additional advisors to contribute throughout the process. Our expanded network connects owners and buyers with lenders and independent legal, tax, and accounting professionals when their expertise is needed.
That depth of support comes with a personal commitment. I remain actively involved as your advisor, connecting the team’s work to your priorities and helping you understand the decisions ahead. You have a relationship with the person guiding your sale, backed by the people and resources needed to move it forward.
M&A ADVISOR · ICONIC BUSINESS ADVISORSALL HANDS ON DECK
One deal.
A team invested in it.
Different expertise. A coordinated effort. From preparation through diligence and closing, our team works together around your business and your objectives, supported by professional, lending, and buyer networks.
Marketing
Positioning, presentation, and outreach that communicate the story and strengths of your business.
Finance
Financial analysis and preparation that help buyers understand earnings, value drivers, and opportunities.
Professional referrals
Connections through our expanded network to independent attorneys, tax professionals, and accountants. Those professionals provide the specialized advice; we help coordinate the process.
IT
Technology support for the platform, information organization, and the flow of deal materials.
Additional advisors
Shared experience, broader perspective, and collaboration on buyer fit, strategy, and negotiations.
Lending network
Access to a broad network of lenders for business prequalification and buyer financing guidance, helping identify financing issues early and reduce delays.
Internal buyer network
More than 1,000 vetted and qualified buyers: private equity, independent sponsors, search funds, holding companies, family offices, strategic corporations, and individual accredited investors. Our team targets buyers whose criteria align with your business and goals.
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND YOUR ADVISOR
Personal guidance.
Collective experience.
You work directly with Blake, backed by the transaction experience and resources of the broader ICONIC team.
300+Deals closed across the team’s careers
$2.3B+Collective career transaction value
40+ yearsM&A experience reported by ICONIC
16+Industries of strength
Collective team experience includes transactions completed throughout the advisors’ professional careers, including before joining ICONIC. These figures are not Blake’s individual transaction history.
Experience across industries.
Explore ICONIC’s industry coverage ↗Selected transactions from ICONIC’s team portfolio
A few examples of the experience behind the platform.
Manufacturing
TransGo
ACQUIRED BYFive Points Capital
Healthcare
Utah Fertility Center
ACQUIRED BYInTandem Capital Partners
Consumer products
Abbyson Home
ACQUIRED BYSolace Capital Partners
Sources: ICONIC’s advisor presentation and corporate website. Figures and examples reviewed October 16, 2026. Selected transactions reflect team experience, including prior firms; they are not presented as Blake’s individual deals.
FINANCING READINESS
A clearer financing path.
A better prepared transaction.
The right lending conversation, early in the process, can help keep a promising deal moving.
We utilize our large lending network to help businesses seek lender prequalification before a buyer is at the closing table. This creates an opportunity to identify documentation needs, understand potential financing parameters, and address obstacles earlier.
For buyers, we help navigate lender introductions, financing options, and the information lenders need to evaluate an acquisition. The goal is better preparation, fewer avoidable delays, and a clearer path for both sides.
Prequalification and financing decisions are made by lenders and remain subject to underwriting and approval. ICONIC does not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice; we connect clients with qualified independent professionals for those matters.
BUILT FOR OWNERS LIKE YOU
Your life’s work deserves
our full attention.
You do not need $100 million in revenue or a fully independent management team to deserve thoughtful advice and committed representation.
We understand the smaller and midsize business owner who founded the company, carried the responsibility, and built something that matters to employees, customers, and family. Your story belongs in the conversation alongside the financials.
Our relationship starts with mutual trust and respect. That means listening closely, having candid conversations about value and tradeoffs, and keeping your best interests at the center of our work. From the first discussion to the decisions at the closing table, you deserve to understand the process and know who is standing beside you.
01 / FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
You built it.
Let’s plan what’s next.
Whether a sale is on the horizon or still years away, we start with your goals and build a coordinated plan around your business, your readiness, and the future you want.
- Understand earnings, value drivers, and potential market positioning
- Identify opportunities to improve readiness and transferability
- Explore buyer fit, timing, and potential deal structures
- Seek lender prequalification to identify financing issues early
- Navigate preparation, negotiation, and due diligence
02 / FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYERS
The right business.
The right fit for you.
A successful acquisition starts with clear criteria and an understanding of what makes a business work beyond its financial statements.
- Clarify industry, size, geography, and acquisition objectives
- Discuss experience, capital, and financing readiness
- Connect with lenders to explore suitable acquisition financing
- Evaluate operations, growth opportunities, and transition needs
- Coordinate questions and next steps throughout the process
CLARITY AT EVERY STEP
A deliberate process.
A personal commitment.
Understand
Your advisor listens first: your goals, your legacy, and what a successful outcome means to you.
Prepare
Finance, marketing, and advisory expertise come together to prepare the numbers, the story, and the plan.
Connect
Your advisor and the broader team coordinate buyer outreach, evaluate fit, and guide meaningful conversations.
Navigate
Your advisor stays involved through negotiations, diligence, and closing, coordinating with lenders and your independent professional advisors as needed.
EXPERIENCES, IN THEIR WORDS
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