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Jon Swift

Upstate SC Leading Broker

Company
Murphy Business Sales - Greenville

Greenville, South Carolina

Murphy Business Sales-Greenville was founded by Jon Swift in 2019 and has completed transactions in the UpState of SC and Western NC. The company just relocated in June 2024 from a shared office to a private office at 200 N. Main Street, Greenville. Prior to opening the Murphy office Jon was a banking executive with First Union, Wachovia, Regions and First Horizon banks where he was a corporate banking manager and worked on many major merger and acquisition transactions. He obtained his Series 7 and 63 licenses in 1998. He is also a SC licensed real estate agent and also holds a limited commercial license in NC. The Murphy organization has offices in over 40 states and has a team approach unmatched in the industry.Murphy Business Sales-Greenville was founded by Jon Swift in 2019. The company has completed transactions in the Upstate of South Carolina and Western North Carolina. In June 2024, the company relocated from a shared office to a private office at 200 N. Main Street, Greenville.

Before opening the Murphy office, Jon was a banking executive with First Union, Wachovia, Regions, and First Horizon banks, where he served as a corporate banking manager and worked on numerous major merger and acquisition transactions. He obtained his Series 7 and 63 licenses in 1998. Jon is also a licensed real estate agent in South Carolina and holds a limited commercial license in North Carolina.

The Murphy organization has offices in over 40 states and is known for its unmatched team approach in the industry.
Services Offered
The premiere Business Broker intermediary services provider in Greenville and the Upstate. We assist business owners with advisory services to market and sell their business. Murphy is recognized by attorneys, CPAs, Banks and others as the most professional advisor with the best process systems available. Murphy works with buyers who are seeking to acquire businesses through the purchase or acquisition, strategic planning and exit planning. Murphy is a leading provider of Business Valuations/Certified Appraisals that can be used for estate planning, partner buy-sell agreements and ESOPs which most other brokers do not have the depth of expertise. We also provide machinery and equipment appraisals for banks and other lenders. Using our Murphy network in 36 states and Canada, Murphy Business Advisors provides unparalleled buyer representation searches. I am a licensed SC Real Estate agent with a Commercial license in NC. This is key to provide one broker for a complete sale of the business along with the real estate either as a sell side or buy side broker. With my banking lending policy background and multiple contacts, I am to source the key debt capital and evaluate different financing alternatives. These can be used to arrange bank, SBA and private funding with non-bank lenders to help capitalize your business acquisition. Often times the key factor in a buy-sale transaction, especially in these difficult COVID times.
About

Jon Swift has over 35 years in Commercial and Corporate Bank lending and finance advisory experience where he held a Series 7 broker license. His career in the evaluation of business risk is a perfect match for the buying and selling of businesses. This has provided Jon a broad industry experience serving as a financial consultant and risk assessment. During his banking career, Jon served as President of two Chamber of Commerce organizations along with multiple board positions on several not for profit organizations. In addition Jon has owned 3 businesses of his own and through these ownership experiences along with a very successful banking career, provides a unique skill set to assist clients in the buy-sell business transaction. He is a graduate of Newberry High School in SC; Lenoir Rhyne University with a BS in Business Administration. NC School of banking in Chapel Hill, NC. Currently a member of Greenville County Chamber of Commerce, LRU Alumni Board and Chairman/CFO of Palmetto State Roofing & Sheet Metal, Co, Inc. He is married with 3 daughters.

Expertise

Experienced in but not limited to the following services and sectors. Contact for a full list.

  • Financial Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Service Businesses
  • Real Estate Sales
  • Valuation Services
  • Exit Planning Services
Areas Served
  • Greenville County, SC
  • Pickens County, SC
  • Spartanburg County, SC
  • Anderson County, SC
  • Oconee County, SC
Languages

English

Affiliations
  • Member Carolinas-Virginia Business Brokers Assn; Member of Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Lenoir Rhyne University Alumni Board; Greenville Spartanburg Association of CFOs; Green Valley CC; past board positions include Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, President; YMCA board of Trustees; American Heart Assn Board of Trustees/Burke County President; Western NC Homebuilders Assn, Board & Treasurer; Piedmont Educational Foundation-Trustee/President; First United Methodist Church; First Union National Bank/Wachovia-Area Executive/Corporate Bank; Regions Bank-Middle Market/Corporate Bank Team Lead/SVP for NC and Virginia. South Carolina Real Estate Licensed Agent;
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