JAL Acquisition Team

Eran Salu, JD, MBA, CPA
Managing Director
Eran Salu is the founder and Managing Director of JAL Equity, where he has acquired almost 50 companies over the past 15 years using personal capital. Prior to JAL Equity, Eran worked as an M&A Advisor at Morgan Stanley (in New York and Menlo Park) and SG Capital (in Los Angeles) and has executed over $20BN in merger transactions. Eran is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business (as a Palmer Scholar) and the UC Berkeley School of Law.

Piero Rossi
Managing Director
Piero Rossi is a Managing Director of JAL Equity, focusing on origination and integration of commercial printing and direct mail acquisitions. Prior to JAL Equity, Piero worked for 30 years in operational roles with top companies in the printing industry, including most recently as the EVP of Operations for ColorArt. With an extensive reorganizational/restructuring successful track record, Piero’s experience is pivotal to mergers and acquisitions including expanding capabilities and consolidations, working alongside private equity and privately held companies alike in both national and international markets (America, Europe, & Asia).

Steven Paley
Managing Director
Steven Paley is a Managing Director of JAL Equity, focusing on financial and operational analysis of acquisitions. Prior to JAL Equity, Steve spent 35+ years in senior financial and operational roles in middle market retail, service and distribution organizations within diverse industry sectors, domestically and internationally. Steve is a CPA and began his career with KPMG after graduating from Miami University (OH).

Brandon Deis
Associate
Brandon Deis is an Associate at JAL Equity, responsible for identifying new opportunities, performing financial analysis and modeling for investments under consideration, coordinating with business owners and third-party professionals to complete due diligence, and providing critical support wherever necessary to ensure a timely a timely and successful closing is achieved. Prior to joining JAL Equity, Brandon worked as a sell-side M&A professional focused on the execution of middle market M&A transactions nationwide. Brandon graduated from San Diego State University where he studied Finance and Marketing.