Kevin Nery CBB, LCBI, M&AMI

Coastal M&A is a mergers and acquisitions advisory and business brokerage firm serving New England, and it has been named M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Massachusetts at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025. A division of the Nery Corporation and led by president Kevin Nery, the firm guides owners of privately held companies through the sale, purchase and valuation of their businesses. The award recognises a practice that has built deep expertise in the middle-market transactions that shape the region's business landscape.

Based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the firm works with business owners and companies across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the wider New England region. It typically handles transactions ranging in value from around one million to twenty-five million dollars, a segment of the market where the personal circumstances of a founder or family owner are often as important as the financial mechanics of a deal. Coastal M&A advises across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, services, wholesale distribution, hospitality, construction, automotive, marine and retail.

M&A advisory in this part of the market demands more than transactional competence. Many of the businesses involved represent the life's work of their owners, and a successful sale requires careful preparation, realistic valuation, discreet marketing to suitable buyers, and skilled negotiation through to completion. Coastal M&A's role is to manage that process end to end, helping sellers achieve fair value and helping acquirers identify and secure sound opportunities, while maintaining the confidentiality that sensitive ownership transitions require.

The firm emphasises the professional credentials of its team, which includes Certified Business Intermediaries who are required to undertake regular and rigorous professional education and certification. Coastal M&A presents this designation as a mark of the most experienced and qualified representation available in business transactions, distinguishing credentialed intermediaries from less specialised brokers. That commitment to formal qualification underpins the firm's positioning as a trusted adviser rather than simply a transaction facilitator.

Coastal M&A also highlights significant experience working with international acquirers, including buyers from China, Japan and Germany. This cross-border capability broadens the pool of potential purchasers available to its clients and reflects an understanding of how overseas strategic buyers approach acquisitions in the United States. For a regionally focused firm, the ability to connect New England businesses with global capital is a meaningful differentiator.

Under the leadership of president Kevin Nery, Coastal M&A combines local market knowledge with professional rigour and an international reach, offering owners a considered path through what is often the most significant financial decision of their working lives. Its recognition as M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Massachusetts at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025 affirms the standing it has earned as a dedicated adviser to the region's private business community, guiding sellers and buyers alike through complex ownership transitions.