Sunbelt of Rochester
Office ID:
ROCHENY001
ROCHENY001
45 Allens Creek Road
Rochester, New York
14618
Rochester, New York
14618
United States
About Us
The firm is a recognized expert in the Confidential Sale of Businesses throughout upstate New York Since 1981. Klassen, Ingalls & Associates have sold roughly 700 upstate New York businesses since its inception. Earle and his team have sold businesses in a wide variety of industries located throughout upstate New York including: Manufacturing, Printing, Transportation, Distribution, Franchises, Food Processing/Distribution, Restaurant, Professional Service and Service Companies. The firm typically represents over 50 privately held businesses. Klassen, Ingalls & Associates is a member of the Sunbelt Network. Sunbelt is the world’s largest business brokerage firm, with approximately 250 licensed offices located throughout the world. Annually, more than 1,400 Sunbelt brokers coordinate an estimated 3,000 Main Street and Middle Market business transactions. Because of Sunbelt's large 250 office footprint, we are well known in the middle market acquisition community, and remain in constant contact with active middle market investors. At Sunbelt, we target a segment of the middle market, comprising privately-held companies with annual sales of $5 to $100 million. That is why we say, “Sunbelt is the place to go to buy or sell a business.”
Office Owner
Earle is the President/Owner of Klassen, Ingalls & Associates, Inc., a Sunbelt Network affiliate located in Rochester, New York. During the past ten years, Earle has focused on building a team of professionals who successfully engineer business transactions. Prior to that, Earle was Vice President of Marketing at Snack Food Group, a division of Birds Eye Foods®, a national food processing corporation. The snack food group consisted of five regional businesses with a combined volume of approximately $125 million.
He participated in several mid-market acquisitions and divestitures. His related experience, in addition to M&A activity, includes several marketing positions and responsibilities, including expertise in new product development initiatives, market research, advertising, promotion as well as business and financial planning and analysis. He graduated from Colby College (B.A.) and the University of Toronto’s M.B.A. program. Accomplishments include business turnarounds, company “Marketing Idea of the Year” awards and President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Earle earned a Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) as recognized by the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA).
He participated in several mid-market acquisitions and divestitures. His related experience, in addition to M&A activity, includes several marketing positions and responsibilities, including expertise in new product development initiatives, market research, advertising, promotion as well as business and financial planning and analysis. He graduated from Colby College (B.A.) and the University of Toronto’s M.B.A. program. Accomplishments include business turnarounds, company “Marketing Idea of the Year” awards and President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Earle earned a Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) as recognized by the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA).
Brokers
After twenty-two years of sales and sales management experience in the automobile industry, Dave left his General Sales Manager's position to found DB Product Sales, Inc. During his eight years as President/General Manager, he built the business to become the largest distributorship of its kind in the entire United States. His own business ownership and sales experience are invaluable in handling business sales and acquisitions.
Previously a teacher in Rochester and developer and owner of a large childcare center and preschool in the Philadelphia area. Cathy was the Operations Manager for Empire Airlines in Rochester for several years and responsible for personnel, airline schedules and aircraft maintenance. Similar experience includes Operations Manager for Rosenbluth International, the second largest travel management company in the United States, both in Rochester and Philadelphia. Her responsibilities included the start-up of a reservations facility in Rochester with 95 associates and she was also responsible for 14 locations in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey, focusing on the implementation and maintenance of corporate accounts.
Former production executive from the power utility industry, involved with managing a large nuclear power plant and new business development. Entrepreneur in the starting up of a new subsidiary and introducing numerous new products to their product line. He is involved in working with many manufacturing and distribution businesses. BS, Nuclear Engineering. MBA from the University of Rochester Simon School of Business.