M&A Executive · 75+ Transactions · $500K to $2B+ Deal Range

Mike Ye

25 years on the buy side of acquisitions, divestitures, and portfolio exits — across deals from $500K to over $2B, in media, healthcare services, retail, and technology. That judgment, now available directly.

For 25+ years I sat on the buy side — the side that decides what a business is actually worth and what's really being bought. At Penske Media, I led the acquisitions of Rolling Stone and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. At Surgical Care Affiliates, I led the acquisition of Long Beach Outpatient Surgery and oversaw the post-acquisition build-out that tripled its value over eight years. At L Brands, the $778M divestiture of Express. At Intel Capital, exits across a 500+ company portfolio — from sub-$1M wind-downs to nine-figure strategic acquisitions.

Across deals from $500K to over $2B — and across media, healthcare services, retail, and technology — the question was always the same: what is this business really worth, and what would we find if we looked closely? That judgment is what Exit Desk makes available to owners preparing to sell.

• Judgment-as-a-Service
  The structured externalization of how decisions are made when consequences are real.
• Dependency vs. Leverage
  Are you building durable leverage — or operating inside a dependency that can be changed unilaterally?
• Timing Asymmetry
  Is time working for you or against you — and does delay increase optionality or silently erode it?
• Signal vs. Narrative
  What information reflects underlying reality — and what exists primarily to persuade?
• Scarcity vs. Growth
  When scarcity compounds faster than growth, traditional valuation frameworks break.