John Carvalho is the President of Stone Oak Capital Inc,. a mid-market M&A advisory firm. John has spent his entire career (16 years) advising on transactions between $5 and $150 million and has worked on deals with over $1 billion of aggregate value.

John is also the Co-founder of Divestopedia, the leading online publication related to mid-market M&A. John has written over 40 articles on the topic of valuation and M&A. In addition to articles, he has led preeminent research on M&A fees on a global basis.