2026 SPEAKER LINEUP
The 2026 Exit Planning Summit features a variety of industry experts and exit planning thought leaders for introductory to advanced exit planning sessions.
Larry Starks
Meet Larry Starks:
Mr. Starks formed Waterview in 2003 and leads the firm. He has assisted the owners of closely held companies with the sale and valuation of their companies since 1985. Prior to Waterview, Mr. Starks managed the Southwest Region...
ABOUT LARRY
Meet Larry Starks:
Mr. Starks formed Waterview in 2003 and leads the firm. He has assisted the owners of closely held companies with the sale and valuation of their companies since 1985. Prior to Waterview, Mr. Starks managed the Southwest Region for Citigroup Capital Strategies. Citigroup Capital Strategies was the middle market M&A division of Citigroup and Smith Barney. Prior to Citigroup, he was in the Valuation Services Group at Arthur Andersen & Co.
Mr. Starks authored instructional materials for business valuation classes and was asked by the AICPA to lecture on the topic of business valuations and transactions. He is a past member of the faculty of the National Center for the Judiciary in Reno, Nevada. Mr. Starks has been featured on PBS’s Small Business School series regarding exit strategies, and he is a frequent speaker at Baylor University regarding mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Starks is a Series 62 and 63 Registered Securities Representative, Series 79 Investment Banking Representative, Series 24 Registered Securities Principal, and a Series 28 Financial and Operations Principal.
