George Walden

Company Overview

Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide (CFAW) is an independent international investment banking firm serving middle-market businesses. For over 65 years CFAW has been advocating on behalf of business owners who are restructuring a company, either through divestiture, merger, acquisition, or recapitalization. Combining the knowledge and leverage of a larger bank with the customer-focused detail of a boutique firm, from inception to completion, our senior principals provide hands-on expertise to clients buying, selling, or recapitalizing a business.

​CFAW combines deep industry expertise with a process tailored to the specific needs of our clients. Our principals are supported by industry experts who have combined their knowledge and experience to form Industry Practice Groups. CFAW is able to deliver personal local leadership throughout the transaction process while being supported by our experts. Since 1956, we have represented clients in over 100 major industries.​

Services Offered

Business Brokerage:  buyer and seller services. 

M&A specialists. 

Over six decades of M&A experience, our global reach with senior level local coverage and

exceptional results make CFAW a clear choice when buying, selling or growing a business.

Broker Profile

George Walden is a Principal in CFA's Houston office with twenty years experience as a middle-market investment banker.

Raised with a family firm, he has worked extensively with privately-owned companies throughout his career. In fact, George has analyzed and valued hundreds of businesses for presentations to private equity groups, strategic industry buyers, and individual investors. Some of his transactions include:

• Oilfield OEM businesses
• Valve and actuator companies
• Pump and compressor manufacturing and service
• Instrumentation and controls
• Metal fabrication and machining
• Pipeline integrity and maintenance
• Industrial services
• Plastic blending, molding, and machining
• Patented industrial technology

George is a member of CFA's equipment industry practice group and an expert in the precision machining industry with special emphasis on manual machining, CNC precision machining, and gun drilling services. He is known for several industry-leading transactions.

George has participated in multiple turnarounds and successful transactions in out of favor industries. He recently initiated, negotiated, and closed a tax exempt share offering for a qualifying small business in record time.

Licenses:  

• FINRA Series 7
• FINRA Series 63
• FINRA Series 79
  

Areas Served

Houston TX

Affiliations

Association for Corporate Growth, Houston Chapter CFA Equipment Practice Group