Founder of Walden Businesses, Chet is a nationally recognized intermediary in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions. Since 1990, he has guided business owners through the buying and selling process, completing several hundred transactions.

Chet is proactive in strategic structuring, corporate buy-outs, mergers, capital procurement, acquisitions, and buyer representation. He has been retained by law firms, accounting firms, and private business owners to handle market opinions for them and their clients.

In 2001, Chet received the prestigious Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) certification from the International Business Brokers Association. Later that year, he received the designation of Board Certified Intermediary (BCI) from the Georgia Association of Business Brokers. In 2008, Chet earned one of the highest certifications in the M&A industry, the coveted Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary (M&AMI) designation. Currently, there are fewer than one hundred M&AMI professionals who have achieved this prestigious level. In 2009, the industry named Chet a “Fellow of the IBBA.” Chet has served on the Board of Directors for M&A Source since 2009 and in November 2011, he was inducted as Chairman of the M & A Source – assuming the Association’s leadership role for the M&A industry and its professionals.

Chet has served on numerous boards and associations at state and national levels. Through the years he has been honored by Catalyst Magazine as one of the Top 50 Entrepreneurs in Georgia. Atlanta Magazine voted his firm as “one of the top places to work in Atlanta.” In December 2011, Walden Businesses was named 2011 Best in Business Atlanta by the Small Business Commerce Association Community. Chet is frequently featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Competitive Edge magazine, and Mover Magazine. He is considered one of the top speakers and instructors for mergers and acquisitions in the Southeast.