She is a 30-year + banking industry veteran with expertise in both SBA and Conventional lending products focused on the unique needs of lower middle market businesses. In this capacity, she focuses on Searchfund acquirers of privately held, lower middle market companies using SBA and Conventional loans for transactions up to $50MM in enterprise value. She is widely regarded as one of the industry’s “go-to” resources nationally for her expertise in M&A deal structuring for the Searchfund ecosystem from Self_Funded/SBA to Traditionally funded Searchers using non-recourse Conventional debt structures. Prior to joining Live Oak, Lisa served as a Director and Business Development Officer for Banc of California’s National M&A lending division. Lisa has also led business development efforts for Union Bank, Fortune Bank, and established a sales presence for Well Fargo in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, and prior to that led overall banking operations as the COO for The Money Store/First Union.

Lisa received her undergraduate degrees (BS/Finance with a second concentration in Economics) and MBA degree from California State University, Sacramento. Live Oak Bank is a proud sponsor of Searcherfunder.COM; The Searchfund Alliance; Search fund Coalition; The Think Like a CEO podcast series. Ms. Forrest is a frequent speaker/panel moderator for
ETA conferences and events and various M&A/ETA association events.

Lisa is an avid golfer, outdoor enthusiast and dog lover.
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Carl Allen - M&A Expert with Over $47 billion in deals: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4

Walker Deibel - the best-selling author of Buy Then Build: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook

Mike Mausteller - Business Coach, Executive Coach, Trainer, and Speaker: https://youtu.be/yYLEAfafxWc

Simon Bedard - Founder and CEO of Exit Advisory Group, M&A firm in Australia: https://youtu.be/obNiIbx5mJ0

Kison Patel - CEO and Founder of DealRoom and and M&A Science Academy: https://youtu.be/VR4nSM8HT18
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