Bio

Josh is a Partner at Viking Mergers & Acquisitions. He began as a Senior Advisor in late 2016 and quickly made his mark in the M&A space, being named a firm Partner in the summer of 2019. Josh develops customized exit strategies & recaps for small & middle market companies all over the Southeast. He specializes in full and partial divestitures, financial analysis, business valuations, financial & legal diligence, transactional negotiations, buyer management, SBA financing, business development and business operations. Josh has M&A transaction experience in a variety of industries including wood manufacturing, product distribution & transportation, commercial HVAC, commercial & residential Plumbing, telecommunication construction & installation, commercial landscape management, commercial cleaning, commercial construction, chemical and paper recycling, metal fabrication, roofing contracting, transportation technologies, architectural design, plastics manufacturing, mechanical contracting, electrical contracting, professional accounting services, and speech therapy. Josh has an extensive academic background earning his undergrad degree in American History from Catawba College where he also played baseball. He earned his MA in American History from the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he has specialized expertise in United States Foreign Relations and Cold War Studies. He has taught at the undergraduate level and in private secondary education. Josh is also a seasoned entrepreneur who started his own commercial cleaning company in 2009 and generated exponential growth from inception by providing outstanding customer service to a wide-ranging list of long-term contract commercial clients. Being a former business owner, Josh brings an understanding and empathetic approach to dealing with current and potential clients.