High Mark Exit Advisors launches for higher-revenue business sales and mergers

High Mark Exit Advisors has launched in Kenmore, Washington, to help owners of companies with roughly $2 million or more in revenue navigate sales and mergers nationwide. The firm builds on decades of M&A experience and positions itself as a confidential, full-service alternative for founders preparing an exit. Why it matters: - High Mark Exit Advisors targets higher-revenue business owners facing one of the biggest financial decisions of their careers: selling or merging a company. - The firm’s launch adds a nationwide advisory option for companies with roughly $2 million or more in revenue. - High Mark is positioned to serve owners who want a confidential process covering the full exit, not just a buyer search. What happened: - High Mark Exit Advisors opened as a business brokerage and M&A advisory firm based in Kenmore, Washington. - The firm will serve higher-revenue businesses nationwide. - The company is focusing on owners of businesses with revenues of roughly $2 million and above. - Rod Johnston founded High Mark and serves as principal broker. - High Mark is the sister company to Omni Practice Group, which Johnston founded in 2004. - High Mark extends Omni’s approach beyond healthcare practices to a broader set of industries. - Emil Fretheim and Nick Carlson joined Johnston on the High Mark team. - Fretheim and Carlson bring M&A experience from EY-Parthenon, Ernst & Young’s global strategy consulting arm. The details: - High Mark’s process includes valuation, marketing, buyer outreach, due diligence and closing. - The firm describes its service as confidential and full service. - Johnston said the firm was created to bring two decades of experience to a new group of owners and to help them find the right buyer, not just any qualified buyer. - Fretheim is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. - Carlson is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. - High Mark operates nationally from its Pacific Northwest base. - The company lists more information on its website. Between the lines: - High Mark is borrowing credibility from Omni Practice Group’s history in healthcare transitions while using the same service model for broader business sales. - The emphasis on trust, integrity and transparency signals a pitch to owners who may be wary of a process that can be disruptive, private and emotionally charged. - The firm’s staffing suggests a mix of founder-led brokerage experience and consulting-style transaction expertise. What’s next: - High Mark will begin working with owners preparing for exits, mergers and sales across multiple industries. - The firm’s pipeline will likely depend on its ability to turn its confidentiality promise and M&A experience into mandates from mid-sized business owners. - Johnston’s team will use its national reach and Pacific Northwest base to pursue transactions beyond its local market. The bottom line: - High Mark Exit Advisors is entering the market as a national M&A adviser for owners of larger private businesses who want a guided, confidential exit process.