M&A Advisory
Navigate acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships, and ownership transitions with structured guidance on valuation, deal strategy, funding considerations, risk, and execution planning.
Navigate complex energy transactions with financial clarity, disciplined valuation, and experienced strategic guidance. Magnified Consulting helps owners, investors, and leadership teams evaluate opportunities, strengthen performance, reduce risk, and plan successful mergers, acquisitions, capital decisions, and business transitions with confidence from diligence through execution.

Focused advisory services for energy transactions, valuation, capital decisions, financial performance, and risk-informed growth.
Navigate acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships, and ownership transitions with structured guidance on valuation, deal strategy, funding considerations, risk, and execution planning.
Understand enterprise value, investment opportunities, capital structure, and stakeholder expectations before approaching buyers, sellers, lenders, or investors.
Improve profitability, cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, and financial stability with analysis designed to support smarter transactions and long-term growth.

We begin by understanding your transaction goals, ownership priorities, financial position, and desired outcome. This creates a focused advisory roadmap for valuation, diligence, risk review, capital planning, or transition strategy.
Practical advisory support for owners pursuing stronger value, smoother transitions, and measurable performance improvement.
Choose advisors who connect transaction strategy with measurable financial and operational improvement.
Advisors bring involvement in over $2.5 billion in mergers and acquisitions.
Every strategy is customized around your ownership goals, financial position, and transition timeline.
Guidance reflects practical experience with capital spending, purchasing decisions, and operational performance.
Ongoing mentorship helps leaders navigate daily operations and major transaction decisions confidently.
Experienced partners guiding complex financial and transaction decisions.

Partner
Mark Elender is a seasoned business consulting Partner at Magnified Consulting, bringing decades of diverse, real-world experience to privately owned and family-run businesses across the Carolinas and beyond. With a proven track record that includes involvement in over $2.5 billion in mergers and acquisitions and advising on $300 million in large capital purchasing decisions, Mark specializes in helping businesses achieve sustainable growth, improved efficiency, and successful transitions. Serving clients in Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, and surrounding regions, he takes a personalized approach to every engagement, crafting tailored strategies that address each client's unique challenges and goals. Mark is deeply committed to delivering measurable results and providing the long-term mentorship that empowers business owners to build lasting value and achieve new levels of profitability.

Partner
Amanda Gurski is a dynamic Partner at Magnified Consulting with extensive experience helping small and medium-sized businesses across the Southeast thrive in competitive markets. She brings a client-focused mindset and a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by privately owned and family-run businesses in industries such as Manufacturing, Retail, Professional Services, and Real Estate. Amanda is instrumental in delivering tailored consulting solutions that drive efficiency, reduce operational costs, and increase profitability. Her commitment to long-term mentorship ensures that clients receive ongoing support well beyond the initial engagement. Serving businesses in Charlotte, Charleston SC, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, and surrounding areas, Amanda is dedicated to helping business owners amplify performance and build sustainable, lasting success.

Partner
Brian Elender is an accomplished Partner at Magnified Consulting, leveraging decades of diverse business experience to guide privately owned and family-run businesses toward exceptional growth and operational excellence. With deep expertise in capital strategy, Brian has contributed to facilitating $12 million in capital spending for high-growth startups and advising on major financial decisions that drive long-term value. He works closely with businesses generating over $10 million in revenue across industries including Construction, Technology, and Transportation, serving clients throughout Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, and the greater Southeast. Brian is passionate about crafting innovative, customized solutions that help clients reduce risks, optimize performance, and achieve successful business transitions — ensuring every strategy is aligned with both immediate goals and long-term vision.
Energy services broadly refer to businesses and support functions that help produce, distribute, manage, finance, or optimize energy resources. In an M&A and financial advisory context, energy services can include operators, infrastructure providers, contractors, technology firms, and service companies that support oil and gas, power, renewables, utilities, or industrial energy markets.
Connect with our team for practical, transaction-ready guidance.
Backed by significant merger and acquisition involvement.
Guidance informed by major capital purchasing decisions.
Decades of practical leadership and consulting experience.
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