Bio

Joseph Durnford, the Chairman and Senior Managing Director at JD Merit, has successfully structured, negotiated, and completed over 150 M&A transactions with a total value of nearly $4 billion. Durnford’s insights on how to gain liquidity and maximize value from private company ownership are immense and are drawn from his experience serving as a director for both private and public companies. Durnford holds the Series 24, 27, 7, 63 and 79 licenses. Durnford has been awarded Deal Maker of the Year, Deal Maker of the Decade, and Deal of the Year by M&A Advisor magazine. He was also one of the Top 200 Boutique Investment Bankers in the United States in 2012.