Team Leadership
Arkona is a rapidly growing M&A firm that provides strategic planning and advisory services to a diverse range of corporations and individuals. Our attorneys, accountants, bankers and advisors offer diversified expertise throughout the entire M&A process, from pre-planning to integration. In today’s M&A environment where greater than 90% of corporate mergers end up in litigation, our clients rely on our experience and expertise to mitigate exposure and maximize valuation. We provide advisory services on a full range of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, spin-offs, divestitures and other restructurings.
Mark Alford
Mark Alford is an entrepreneur with over 16 years of experience as a founder of companies in healthcare, wellness and technology sectors. He divested his first internet company for a seven-figure valuation at the age of 29. Utilizing his marketing, sales, operations and leadership expertise he has served as a consultant for Sony and other Fortune 500 companies, including Google.
Mr. Alford’s diversified background and global experience enable him to better understand the needs of organizations and to continuously improve processes throughout the companies he works with. He is well equipped to work with owners and founders operating in the constantly evolving sectors he specializes in. Mr. Alford graduated with honors from the University of Utah and holds a B.S. in engineering. He has also studied M&A, finance, strategy and negotiation at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He currently resides on the board of several organizations.