Don Hankins – Founder, M&A Broker

Don Hankins is founder and owner of The Oil & Gas Advisor and Alamo Corporate Group, Inc.

“. . . Don’s knowledge and understanding of the industry helped us get top dollar for our business. He was very attentive to our concerns and kept us informed throughout the process. I highly recommend Mr. Hankins to anyone wanting to sell their propane business. He will certainly represent us at our next sale.”

Specialist expertise in the oil and gas industry in the following areas:

Business Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures – Energy business sales and acquisitions; business strategy, valuation and feasibility.

Refined Productions and Midstream Transportation – Managed 3,600 miles of interstate refined productions pipelines and terminals and intrastate gathering and distribution lines for Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gases.

Propane Distribution – Founded and grew by acquisition an interstate propane distribution company. Over 100 independent companies bought, sold or valued.

Experience: – Founded Alamo Corporate Group in 1997, specializing in business sales and acquisitions. Fortune 100 management experience including C Level Operations position with Union Pacific Pipeline and Calnev Pipeline, both interstate energy transporters, and in oil and gas exploration and development operating and financial management with Union Pacific Resources and Skelly Oil. Founded Independent Gas, a propane company, which rapidly became one of the top 50 in the U.S., before merging into a publicly traded company. A successful small business owner in three industries, who delivers broad and deep experience in advising owners in successful energy distribution business sales, purchases and growth strategies.

Certified as Merger & Acquisition Advisor, Machinery & Equipment Appraiser, Business Intermediary, and Counselor – A respected leader honored by his professional peers where he has been named fellow, selected to chair or serve as officer and/or director on numerous professional organization boards and committees, as well as authoring and teaching numerous courses. He also has extensive training and education specific to the profession of business brokerage and sales of mid-market private companies.

Affiliations:

The M&A Source, The International Business Broker’s Association (past board), Alliance of Mergers and Acquisition Affiliates, Texas Association of Business Brokers (recent president), Institute of Certified Business Counselors (past board), Association for Corporate Growth.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR