Vance is a Managing Director of the Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Investment Banking Group and is responsible for new client development and managing all aspects of client transactions. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, valuations and capital raising. He joined Matrix in 2006 and has extensive experience advising companies involved in petroleum marketing, convenience retailing, fuels distribution, propane and heating oil distribution, and lubricants distribution. He has also advised municipalities and specialty retail chains as well as financially distressed companies both inside and outside of bankruptcy proceedings. Example clients include National Petroleum, WTG Fuels, Superior Plus Energy Services, Quarles Petroleum, Slidell Oil Company, Rusher Oil Company, Freeman Gas, Stop-N-Go of Madison, Dixie Gas & Oil, Revere Gas, West Oil, and Brabham Oil Company.
Prior to joining Matrix, Vance worked in the Business Assurance and Advisory Services Group for the public accounting firm Keiter in Glen Allen, Virginia, where his experience included a variety of assurance engagements. Vance also held a senior associate position in the Treasury group of Capital One Financial Corporation.
Vance received a B.S.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from Longwood University and an M.B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds the Certified Public Accountant designation. He is also qualified as a FINRA General Securities Representative (Series 7), General Securities Principal (Series 24), Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63) and Investment Banking Representative (Series 79).
Vance has authored and contributed to several articles related to mergers and acquisitions and is very active with several industry associations and trade groups including the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA), the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA).
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- M&A Update and Analysis: A Review of 2024 Activity and the Outlook for 2025 in the Fuels Distribution and Convenience Retailing Industry
- Fuels Distribution and Convenience Retailing M&A Activity in 2023: Setting the Story Straight
- A Refresher on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Federal Tax Structure: A Steadying Force on the M&A Market Amidst an Uncertain Economic Backdrop
- Feasible or Fantasy? Recent Climate Acts and Carbon and Emission Reduction Initiatives
- Consolidation Carousel in the U.S. Propane Industry: A Historical Perspective & Outlook
- Maximizing After Tax Proceeds in Corporate Transactions ‐ Part One
- Maximizing After Tax Proceeds in Corporate Transactions Part Two: Purchase Price Allocation Considerations in the Sale of a Pass-Through Entity