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Onyx Background

Onyx is a member of the Allen Business Group, for 20 years one of the most respected and successful Business Intermediary companies on the West Coast of America, with over 300 M&A transactions to their credit.

Onyx's Principals collectively possess over 35 years experience in M&A and Business Development, covering a wide variety of industry segments and professional capacities. They combine their experience on each deal, ensuring highly-qualified attention to each and every aspect of the M&A process.

Investor/Buyer Access
Onyx maintains a database of carefully screened investor and corporate buyers who are constantly seeking opportunities. We also have access to thousands more worldwide through our Affiliates and our personal network.

Affiliates
Onyx's Affiliate network, carefully selected to cover a wide range of accomplished business professionals and services, extends our core strengths and gives our clients access to national and international M&A and services resources.



Onyx Principals

John Simpson
Co-Founder, President
Phone: (707) 251-3822
Mobile: (925) 708-6978
johnsimpson@onyxassociates.com

John's career includes 28 years in the technology industry, including executive management roles in large public corporations such as BMC Software and Ingres Corporation. He also founded or participated in several entrepreneurial startups in Silicon Valley during the 1980's. His M&A experience covers both sides of the buy-sell divide, including driving corporate growth through multi-million dollar strategic alliances, completing acquisitions and divestitures of corporate assets, structuring creative buyouts, raising equity financing, and negotiating complex technology deals.

John's corporate background lends itself to solving issues and maximizing opportunities. The several years he spent in marketing roles underpins the analysis and synthesis required to sell a company's potential to others. Stints as CEO and General Manager have given him a keen insight into the pressures of business ownership. His high energy level and down-to-earth style enables him to manage the diverse players involved in each M&A deal. A native of England, he has long lived in the San Francisco area. When not ineffectually hacking at a golf ball he likes to sail, taste wines and travel.



Ron Johnson, Fellow of the IBBA, CBI, M&AMI
Co-Founder, Vice President
Phone: (925) 838-8150
ronjohnson@onyxassociates.com

Ron has over 20 years experience in corporate investment and M&A, focused on small and mid-market businesses. He is also the Principal of the Allen Business Group, of which Onyx Associates is part. Since 1990 Ron has participated in, or personally completed, hundreds of M&A transactions.

He served for ten years on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Business Brokers (CABB), served two terms as President, chaired the Education Committee and presently chairs the Governmental Affairs Committee. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and on the Education Committee. He is a graduate of Long Beach State University, with a degree in mathematics. Ron is an avid Hiker, Fisherman and Scout Leader and lives in San Ramon, California with his wife, Shirley.



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