John Odore
Co-Founder at Chinook Capital Advisors - Serving Business Owners in the Pacific Northwest with Expert M&A Advice
- Role
- Co-founder at Chinook Capital Advisors
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Odore
Chinook Capital Advisors, a local leading M&A advisory firm, was co-founded by John O’Dore and Ed Kirk to serve the needs of Pacific Northwest business owners.We focus on lower-middle market businesses generally with revenues of $10m to $100m.We have extensive experience across a broad range of industries including- Manufacturing- Distribution- Aerospace & Defense- Business Services- Technology- Healthcare Products & Services- Consumer Products & Retail- Food & BeverageOur team consists of professionals who were born and raised in the Northwest with family roots throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. We understand the opportunities the region presents.We offer a combined 60 years of experience that includes backgrounds in business ownership, investment banking, corporate development, operations, tax, legal, engineering, and commercial real estate which allows us to serve the owners of family- and privately-held companies throughout the Northwest.Our clients depend on us to lead them through successful business transitions, primarily full company sale and recapitalization events. We also provide other trusted advisor roles, including advisory board leadership, valuation services, and transaction planning and preparation services for business owners – often years in advance of a transition.We welcome introductory meetings with business owners to discuss business valuation, transaction readiness issues, and to evaluate the merits of a broad range of business transition alternatives.We can be reached at:j•••@[email protected] o•••••@[email protected]
Experience
Co-founder
Oct 2017 — Present · Kirkland, WA, US
Chinook Capital Advisors, a local leading M&A advisory firm, was co-founded by John O’Dore and Ed Kirk to serve the needs of Pacific Northwest business owners.We focus on lower-middle market businesses valued from $10m to $75m, or generally with revenues of $10m to $100m.We have extensive experience across a broad range of industries including- Manufacturing- Distribution- Aerospace & Defense- Business Services- Technology- Healthcare Products & Services- Consumer Products & Retail- Food & BeverageOur team consists of professionals who were born and raised in the Northwest with family roots throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. We understand the opportunities the region presents.We offer a combined 60 years of experience that includes backgrounds in business ownership, investment banking, corporate development, operations, tax, legal, engineering, and commercial real estate which allows us to serve the owners of family- and privately-held companies throughout the Northwest.Our clients depend on us to lead them through successful business transitions, primarily full company sale and recapitalization events. We also provide other trusted advisor roles, including advisory board leadership, valuation services, and transaction planning and preparation services for business owners – often years in advance of a transition.We welcome introductory meetings with business owners to discuss business valuation, transaction readiness issues, and to evaluate the merits of a broad range of business transition alternatives.We can be reached at:j•••@[email protected]
Education
Yale University
Chinese Studies, Yale in China
1989 — 1989
Seattle University
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, General
1989 — 1990
Gonzaga University
General Studies, Finance, Jesuit Values
1986 — 1988
Skills
- Real Estate
- Restructuring
- Portfolio Management
- Mergers
- Venture Capital
- Financial Services
- Business Valuation
- Banking
- Risk Management
- Finance
- M
- Private Equity
- Structured Finance
- Capital
- Exit Strategies
- Due Diligence
- Hedge Funds
- Investment Banking
- Derivatives
- Equities
- Financial Analysis
- Growth Capital
- Valuation
- Business Strategy
- Financial Modeling
- Fixed Income
- Management
- Strategy
- Divestitures
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Investments
- Credit Risk
- Recapitalizations
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Corporate Development
- Financial Planning
- Business Planning
- Corporate Finance
- Lbo
- Financial Risk
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