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Experience
John Schmidt is a managing director with the national transaction support services practice in the Great Lakes region. He focuses exclusively on providing transaction services to private equity groups, and domestic and international corporate acquirers. Schmidt frequently assists clients with operational and information technology analysis, as well as financial projections, obtaining financing, determining profitability analysis, strategic planning, compensation planning and executing growth strategies. His experience includes:

• Preparation of projections, loan packages and assistance in securing financing for loans, leases and ESOPs
• Due diligence for business acquisitions on transactions as large as $200 million
• Acquisition and sale assistance, including negotiation and consultation, letters of intent, non-competes, buy/sell agreements and purchase agreements

Schmidt has extensive experience in accounting, audit, tax and business consulting and serves clients in a variety of industries and throughout his career, has focused on closely held middle-market businesses.

Prior to RSM McGladrey, Schmidt was the managing partner at Friedman Eisenstein Raemer and Schwartz (FERS) — a large, local CPA and consulting firm, which merged with RSM McGladrey in 2000. 

Clients

• Actus Capital     
  
• Hispania Capital Partners                             
• Audax Group     
  
• Merit Capital Partners
• Gridiron Capital
  
• Chicago Growth Partners

Industries

• Manufacturing  
  
• Services             
• Distribution   
  
• Broadcasting
• Printing and publishing   
  
• Construction

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Northern Illinois University
• Business Advisor Program at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business