Tina Wright, MBA, M&AMI, CBI, CM&AP, is a nationally recognized business broker and mergers and acquisitions advisor serving business owners throughout Central North Carolina, including Raleigh, Cary, Durham, the Research Triangle, Greensboro, High Point, Sanford, and Pinehurst/Moore County. She is co-owner with her husband, Steve Wright, of Transworld Business Advisors of Central North Carolina, an award-winning business brokerage and M&A advisory firm.
Tina represents owners of privately held and family-owned companies who are considering selling their business, obtaining a business valuation, or developing an exit strategy. She provides confidential advisory services throughout the process, including financial recasting and business valuation, market positioning, confidential marketing, buyer identification and qualification, negotiations, deal structuring, financing coordination, due diligence, and closing. Tina manages the details of the transaction so business owners can remain focused on operating and growing their companies.
Her transaction experience includes service companies, manufacturing businesses, construction and skilled trades, healthcare companies, wholesale and distribution businesses, franchises, and transactions involving commercial real estate. She works with both established small businesses and larger lower-middle-market companies that require a more targeted mergers and acquisitions process.
Tina has received national recognition for her transaction performance and contributions to the business brokerage and M&A profession.
Awards & Recognition
• International Business Brokers Association (IBBA): Platinum Chairman's Circle Award; Chairman's Circle Award
• M&A Source: Executive Club Award
• CVBBA: Multi-Million Dollar Award
• United Franchise Group (UFG): Circle of Excellence - 4 years
• Transworld Business Advisors: Team Player of the Year; Mentor of the Year; President's Award for outstanding contribution to the growth of the company
• Additional Recognition: President's Award of Excellence - 6 years; Platinum Club Award; Presidential Recognition Award
She holds the M&AMI designation as a Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary, the CBI designation as a Certified Business Intermediary, and the CM&AP designation as a Certified M&A Professional. Tina also holds an MBA and is a licensed North Carolina Real Estate Broker (NC License #221257). Tina is also a member of C12 Business Forums.
Raised in a family of entrepreneurs, Tina understands the personal and financial significance of selling a business. She and Steve have owned and managed businesses together, and she brings more than 20 years of real estate experience and strong negotiation skills to each engagement. Her approach combines firsthand business ownership experience, disciplined transaction management, and strategic negotiation to help business owners protect confidentiality, maximize value, and navigate the sale of their company through a successful closing.
