Generational Equity LLC

Generational Equity LLC is a leading business advisory firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, growth consulting, wealth management, and digital transformation for middle market companies. Founded by Dr. John Binkley and Ryan Binkley, the firm has spent two decades helping business owners unlock value and manage successful transitions. With a commitment to long-term strategy, it continues to deliver guidance that strengthens companies throughout their lifecycles. Based in Richardson, Texas, the firm operates through more than 350 professionals working across 16 offices in North America. Its portfolio includes Generational Capital Markets, Generational Wealth Advisors, Generational Consulting Group, and DealForce, each offering specialized services for owners seeking growth or exit planning solutions. This structure ensures that clients receive coordinated support designed to meet their needs at every stage. Generational Equity has earned a strong reputation in the M&A market with more than 1,600 completed transactions and a proprietary buyer network of over 28,000 qualified prospects. Industry groups have repeatedly recognized its performance with awards for investment banking, valuation excellence, and consulting. These achievements reflect its consistent leadership in deal volume across businesses valued from $25 million to $1 billion. The firm maintains a client-centered philosophy grounded in respect, stewardship, diligence, integrity, transparency, and excellence. Its approach emphasizes treating each client according to their goals while placing each business owner's future at the center of the advisory process. Through this values-driven model, Generational Equity LLC provides strategic guidance in M&A advisory, valuation, consulting, wealth management, capital markets, digital transformation, and buyer-seller matchmaking through DealForce. Its teams serve industries such as automotive, business services, education, energy, construction, consumer products, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, technology, and transportation. Recent transactions include the acquisition of Security Fire Systems by Blackford Capital, the closing of Ace Controls with Blackford Capital, a completed sale of Crystal Kitchen and Bath to Merit Management Group, and the strategic acquisition of Graphic Engravers. The firm also supports community initiatives by contributing to groups such as Here’s Life Africa, CEOC, Dallas Mavericks Foundation, Folds of Honor, Feherty’s Troops First Foundation, Defenders of Freedom, and North Texas PGA Hope.