Our Story
We are a team of former entrepreneurs and corporate M&A advisors, specialized in providing clients with a premium high-touch advisory service
MP Advisory is a transaction advisory boutique, helping entrepreneurs exit with maximum value.
Whether you need full sell-side support or a-la-carte deliverables to support your process, we will help.
Mike Polgur, CPA
President
Mike's passion is maximizing business exit outcomes for entrepreneurs. He has spent most of his career advising clients across M&A, accounting, finance, and due diligence.
Before sell-side M&A, Mike performed quality of earnings (QofE) financial due diligence for a variety of buyers, lenders, and sellers on over 40 transactions. Across his roles at MorganFranklin Consulting, UHY, and Calculate, Mike gained experience in a variety of industries, including healthcare, software-as-a-service, vertical technologies, business services, consumer goods, eCommerce, telecom, oil & gas distribution, real estate, manufacturing & distribution, construction, and home remodeling. Mike has also helped companies prepare for traditional and SPAC IPOs by providing reporting, technical accounting, and audit readiness services.
Mike has prior experience in zero-based budgeting and FP&A from his time managing a $250 million global budget across different geographies, product types, and venture stages at ZX Ventures. Mike additionally has finance transformation experience from his time at EY, where he was focused on providing Fortune 500 insurance clients with technical accounting support and translating the impacts of accounting transformation across the operating model. Mike began his career in a finance rotational program at New York Life Insurance Company, with rotations in Controllership and FP&A as well as Enterprise and Operational Risk Management.
Mike earned a B.S. in Accounting and a Master of Accounting, with honors, from CUNY Baruch College. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New York.
Ben Hofer, CM&AA
Partner
Ben's passion is helping business owners build to sell. Having established multiple businesses, Ben understands the business owner's mindset.
After earning a B.Eng. degree in Civil Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology, Ben joined the data team at PDT (a quantitative hedge fund) in Manhattan.
Despite the high-growth opportunity, Ben had a burning desire to become a business owner. After learning how to operate a construction business for another firm, Ben established Tribeca Builders - a General Contracting business.
During the pandemic, Ben saw an opportunity and pivoted to a full-time consulting position with a boutique firm; advising clients such as BlackRock, The City of Philadelphia, and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
After observing the post-COVID deal frenzy, Ben identified an opportunity that aligns with his passion - helping business owners exit. Ben established Deal Memo - a firm that specializes in developing M&A transaction materials and positioning businesses for sale. Deal Memo helps an average of 20 businesses per month (and growing) across all industries and deal sizes from sub-$1M main street to $100M+ middle market businesses.
Having successfully established a team at Deal Memo, Ben now focuses on helping business owners maximize their exit potential at MP Advisory.
