CABOT Business Brokers LLC
Business Brokerage ~ Mergers and Acquisitions
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Meet The Team
Cabot Business Brokers prides itself on its seasoned business associates and their experience and insight in understanding and valuing businesses, and their proven ability at formulating and closing "win-win" deals on both the buyer and seller sides.
Bob Karlis
Founder & Principal
An accomplished entrepreneur and marketer, Bob has served as president/CEO of multiple successful businesses including start-up divisions of Johnson & Johnson, Cadbury Schweppes, Millipore, and a series of smaller, privately held and financed ventures. With an impressive success rate leading business start-ups and turn-arounds, Bob founded CABOT Business Brokers as an outgrowth of his prior work with early-stage ventures and his identification of their need for a disciplined, experienced business approach when pursuing a sales transaction.
Bob holds both a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Northeastern University. He has taught entrepreneurial business courses at Manhattanville College and Quincy College, is a member of the New England Business Brokers Association (NEBBA.) and is a licensed RE Salesperson in Massachusetts.
Vanessa Karlis
Business Broker
Vanessa has spent her career helping businesses grow, get organized, and maximize their value. She has worked hands-on with some of the region’s most well-known brands, including SimpliSafe, Wayfair, The Boston Beer Company, Hasbro, and Reebok. Most recently, Vanessa served as Chief of Staff at SimpliSafe, where she was right in the trenches working with private equity owners Hellman & Friedman and the executive team to prepare the company for its successful $2.5 billion sale to GTCR.
Vanessa understands exactly what makes a business attractive to a buyer because she has spent years managing that scrutiny herself. At Cabot Business Brokers Vanessa works on your behalf to get your business "deal ready" and package your operational strengths into a powerful story, helping you uncover hidden value and present your hard work in the best possible light.
Vanessa holds a BA from Stonehill College and an MBA in Strategy & Analysis from Boston University. She is a member of the New England Business Brokers Association (NEBBA), the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and has been a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Massachusetts since 2009.