About Us
At ESOPable, we work with business owners who built something real — and want to leave it standing.
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We specialize in engineering clean, financeable ownership transitions for founder-led companies where continuity, compliance, and culture matter. Whether it’s an ESOP, an internal sale, or a trust-based succession, our approach is built for industries where you can’t afford disruption — including manufacturing, marine services, construction, environmental compliance, regulated care, and government-adjacent contracting.
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Instead, we focus on quiet, sustainable transitions that protect what matters most — your people, your contracts, and your legacy.
The ESOPable Team
Bill West
Founder & CEO
Bill West is the force behind ESOPable. A Marine Corps veteran and business expert, Bill has spent his career guiding business owners through complex transitions with clarity, discretion, and precision.
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With deep experience in SBA-backed financing, Bill has built, bought, and sold banks, led high-performing lending teams, and structured successful exits across capital-sensitive, compliance-heavy industries. He brings a calm, structured approach to every engagement — advising closely held companies where stability and succession go hand in hand.
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Bill personally leads every project, ensuring every transition is built to last.
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Be unstoppable. Be ESOPable.
Services provided by Acquisition Experts LLC - William V West Jr PLLC, State of Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker-Associate
Dee Constantino
Operational Team Leader
Led by Dee Constantino, our operational team handles the modeling, documentation, diligence, and communication required to structure complex ownership transitions with confidence. We bring deep experience in banking, portfolio management, and economic development — with a clear understanding of how ownership changes affect not just the seller, but the company, employees, and ecosystem around it. This isn’t a brokerage model. It’s a strategy-led advisory firm focused on continuity, capital, and control.
Transaction Team
Acquisition Experts, led by brokers Dale Armor and Ken Elkin, provides licensed Florida business brokerage services for ownership transitions involving real estate or third-party buyers. As trusted collaborators, Dale and Ken support transactions that extend beyond internal ESOP structures — including real estate transfers, lease assignments, and capital-backed buyer coordination. Their team brings decades of transactional experience and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality, deal integrity, and closing certainty.
Specialist Network
Our work is supported by a handpicked network of professionals — ESOP trustees, SBA lenders, ERISA counsel, tax advisors, valuation experts — each selected for their credibility and ability to operate within SBA, IRS, and DOL guidelines. These professionals are engaged when needed, not pushed by default, and coordinated to align with your trusted advisors. Our team of advisors has worked on over half of the SBA supported ESOP transitions to date.
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