XPX Greater Boston Panel: Navigating Interest Rate Changes and Political Shifts in 2025

Join us for a discussion on the impact of a new administration on Business Owners and Deal Flow.

Our Speakers:

Andrew Crain
Partner
Mirus Capital Advisors

Andy Crain is an investment banker at Mirus Capital Advisors, providing M&A advisory services to owners of industrial, consumer, business services, healthcare, and technology companies throughout New England and nationwide. He has advised founder- and family-owned businesses for 20 years, completing more than 50 transactions with aggregate value over $2 billion.

Andy previously served as fifth-generation owner and CEO of his family’s food manufacturing business, and began his career as a corporate attorney at Foley Hoag LLP. He is a graduate of Williams College and the University of Michigan Law School, a FINRA-registered General Securities Principal, and a Grammy Award-winning singer in the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

Derek Mohamed
Managing Director & Wealth Partner
J.P. Morgan

Derek Mohamed is a Managing Director and Wealth Partner with J.P. Morgan in Boston, where he leads a practice focused on providing family-office style private wealth services for entrepreneurs and business owners and their families, with a focus on exit planning. He is a Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA) and a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA). He has been one of the Forbes magazine top wealth advisors in Massachusetts for many years and his team has also been named as one of the top wealth management teams in Massachusetts as well.

James Turner
Founder & CEO
5th|Line

Started an entrepreneurial career with an e-commerce business out of his college apartment. After selling off the business upon graduation he spent some time in the stock market trading options. Realizing his true interest in the field of growing businesses, he shifted to starting to work with companies looking to accelerate their growth. Over the last 6 years James has managed over $250MM in client transactions, advising over 50 companies in securing alternative capital solutions for their companies. Today James is charged with leading development & execution of the firm's vision, driving growth in overall sales & business development.