Kevin A Nery CBB, LCBI, M&AMI

Coastal M&A was named M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Massachusetts, US at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. A division of the Nery Corporation and led by President Kevin A. Nery, the firm specialises in helping New England business owners and companies buy and sell businesses, typically in transactions valued between one million and around twenty-five million dollars. Headquartered in New Bedford, Massachusetts, it serves clients across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the wider New England region.

Kevin A. Nery holds an unusually broad set of professional credentials, including Certified Business Broker, Lifetime Certified Business Intermediary, Merger and Acquisitions Master Intermediary, Business Transfer Specialist and Financial Recasting Consultant designations. He brings more than forty years of business experience across accounting, taxation, management, manufacturing, marketing and consulting, a background that allows him to understand a business from both a financial and an operational perspective when advising on its sale or acquisition.

Over the course of his career Nery has sold more than two hundred businesses and companies and valued hundreds of businesses, professional firms and enterprises. His work has been recognised with national industry honours, including the M&A Source Executive Club Award presented to advisers who complete sell-side and buy-side transactions exceeding significant combined transaction value. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the New England Business Brokers Association as Treasurer, reflecting his standing within the region's professional advisory community.

The Nery Corporation is a well-established New England organisation comprising several specialised business services companies, each staffed by professionals with deep expertise in their field. Within that structure, Coastal M&A focuses on mid-market transactions while a companion brokerage handles smaller businesses, allowing the group to serve owners across a wide range of sizes. The firm's services extend to business valuations, machinery and equipment appraisals, seller representation, business consulting, and commercial real estate sales and leasing.

Coastal M&A's team has advised on transactions across manufacturing, services, wholesale distribution, hospitality, construction, automotive, marine and retail sectors, and has experience working with international acquirers from China, Japan and Germany. Mergers and acquisitions advisory of this kind requires the adviser to value the business realistically, prepare it for sale, identify and qualify buyers, and manage negotiations and due diligence through to completion, all while maintaining confidentiality and protecting the owner's interests.

The M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Massachusetts, US award recognises Coastal M&A's contribution to the New England mid-market and the leadership of Kevin A. Nery, whose long experience and professional certifications underpin the firm's reputation. For business owners contemplating a sale or acquisition, the recognition affirms a practice built on valuation discipline and a proven transaction record.