Alex Graham

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ABOUT ALEX GRAHAM

Alex, who has built a significant expertise in fulfilling the M&A and other banking needs of multiple industries, including the maritime industry (\"anything that touches the water\"), construction, infrastructure, and diversified agricultural enterprises, has 30 years of advisory experience, including M&A. He began his career with the predecessor firms of Deloitte & Touche and PricewatershouseCoopers. Becoming a CPA in 1986, Alex formed Graham Cerisola, Inc. where he built a relationship-driven business that (i) assisted businesses in disaster recovery, and creating and implementing recovery strategies;(ii) negotiated debt provided consultation for the sale or purchase of businesses; and (iv) arranged strategic mergers of companies, as well as investing in the same transactions. Alex developed the “partner approach”, wherein he aligned the firm\'s interests with its over clients. This evolved into the business analysis model, wherein an enterprise is evaluated from the bottom up in order provide a comprehensive view of the business through the creation of the Information Book. Graham Cerisola was branded as a true transactional facilitator, and not a solely self-interested intermediary. By maintaining a standard of effective communication Graham Cerisola, Inc. was able to reduce the tension that comes into play in transactional work by leveraging off the knowledge gained through the partnership approach and marrying that with the enterprise knowledge gained through the business analysis model. In turn, opportunities arose wherein both clients and investors have desired Graham Cerisola, Inc.’s post-transaction participation. This is how Mensura was conceived and formed, with investment capital from a diverse group of individual and institutional investors. Alex serves on the boards of Mensura Holdings, Asidero Holdings, Lane Southern Orchards, Lane Pecans & Vegetables, Chicago Flameproof, and Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services.