About Us

Phil Holt, MBA, CBB, CBI is President and Principal Broker (DRE #01731143) of Sunbelt Business Sales and Acquisitions. He has over 45 years in selling, buying, owning and operating small and mid-sized businesses. In addition to business brokerage, he has direct operational experience extending through wireless communications, deep sea diving, marine construction and commercial real estate development and brokerage.
His breadth of business experience, across the country and worldwide, has given him a keen perspective on the challenges and opportunities presented to small and mid-sized businesses and the issues faced by their owners in seeking to convert the equity in their companies into cash and other investments. He is particularly skilled in developing innovative and cost-effective solutions to problems arising in business sale and financing transactions.
He is member of both the International Business Brokers Association and the California Association of Business Brokers. He has earned and maintains numerous certifications as a business broker and as a mergers and acquisitions advisor/intermediary. He received his MBA from San Francisco State University and his BA from the University of Alaska.
Phil has been honored for exceptional community service with awards for his extensive work with organizations such as the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, the Alameda Food Bank and The San Francisco Foundation.
Previously, he served as a U.S. Navy SEAL. He lives with his wife in Alameda, CA and enjoys flying, scuba diving and long-distance bicycle touring.