As director of corporate development, Jason Donker helps to lead and implement The HFW Companies’ merger-and-acquisition (M&A) initiatives and provide acquisition deal support in expanding HFW’s portfolio of AE Partner Firms across a national footprint.
Jason, as part of his role, also supports the development of strategic growth partnership plans, the creation and negotiation of deal terms, and the development of a strong deal flow pipeline across a national footprint. He is based in Tampa, Fla. Jason works with HFW’s M&A team and other stakeholders to close those transactions.
He previously served as finance manager at Tampa-based Cascade Residential Services, a $100 million-plus-revenue company with 500 employees. Other experience includes corporate financial planning and analysis, managing deal transactions, managing deal portfolios, and mediating conflicts and negotiations between buyers and sellers.
Jason earned a Master of Science degree in Finance from Florida State University and, later, a Master of Science degree from the University of South Florida in Exercise Science. He also completed Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Real Estate, both at Florida State University.