Press Release Weymouth, MA.

Attorney Arthur “Art” Cormier has joined ROI Corporation in their M&A Division as a Mergers and Acquisitions Intermediary.  Prior to joining ROI, Cormier spent over a decade representing financially distressed companies restructure their operations and balance sheets, often through Chapter 11 proceedings, asset sales, and/or renegotiating critical contractual relationships.  He also has substantial experience representing lenders in connection with new and troubled loans.  He has practiced at major law firms, including the New York firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges and the Boston firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart.  Cormier is a magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University and received his law degree from the University of Virginia.

ROI President Gary Rayberg stated, “We are very excited to have Art join our M&A team.  His legal background makes him a perfect fit as an M&A Intermediary.  He brings his knowledge of deal making to the lower middle market companies our M&A division serves.”

Cormier will be assisting clients in selling, buying and valuing companies with annual revenues in the range of five to fifty million dollars throughout the Northeast.

Cormier observed, “. ROI has developed a strong M&A division and is recognized by clients and peers alike as being a leader in New England.   The ROI team provides a great platform from which together we can build upon our collective experience helping companies and business owners make deals.  I look forward to assisting in that growth and to serving our clients as they sell and acquire companies.”

ROI Corporation is a business brokerage and business valuation services company headquartered in Weymouth MA and serving MA, NH, RI, ME, CT,VT and NY. Soon the company will be opening offices in St Petersburg FL.   ROI has a Main Street business brokerage division serving small business and an M&A division serving lower middle market companies. In addition to valuation and business brokerage to third parties, ROI assists in transitioning business ownership to family members, key employees and other known parties on a consulting basis.  More information about ROI can be found on the web at www.roibusinessbrokers.com