Exitvera Capital

Our team

The partners who will sell your business

Exitvera Capital is deliberately small. Flavia and Steve lead every engagement themselves, which is why we work with a limited number of owners at a time.

Flavia Milano, Managing Partner at Exitvera Capital
Role
Managing Partner
Credential
CM&AP
Background
JPMorgan Chase, 18 yrs

Flavia Milano

Managing Partner · CM&AP — Certified M&A Professional

Flavia spent 18 years as a corporate banker at JPMorgan Chase, where she worked on deal structuring, corporate finance and business valuation. She brings that institutional discipline to the sale of owner-operated companies.

Since moving into M&A advisory she has led sales for owners nationwide and across a wide range of industries. Recent examples include a $22MM lumber and hardware retailer in Michigan, an $8.6MM grocery and liquor retailer in Massachusetts and two electrical contractors in Florida.

Flavia holds the Certified M&A Professional (CM&AP) designation and a B.S. in Economics from Long Island University. She has also founded and grown several businesses of her own.

Steve Barnette, Managing Partner at Exitvera Capital
Role
Managing Partner
Background
U.S. Army officer, operator

Steve Barnette

Managing Partner

Steve began his career as an officer in the U.S. Army. Over the following 30 years he built, bought and sold businesses across manufacturing, real estate, senior care and other industries.

Because he has been the owner in the room, he knows what buyers will scrutinize, where deals usually stall, and how to prepare a company so those issues are resolved before they cost the seller money.

Steve has led and co-led transactions across the country, from lower middle-market companies to deals well above $50MM. Recent examples include a $19MM bulk foods retailer acquired by a private equity group, a $7MM embroidery and printing company in Nashville and a dumpster manufacturer in Indiana.

Talk to a partner, not a sales team.

Every first conversation is confidential, with no obligation. You'll speak directly with Flavia or Steve about what your business could be worth and what a sale would look like.