Daniel Herron

Daniel Herron is the President and CEO of Herron & Associates, LLC, a global middle-market investment bank headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia. The firm provides mergers & acquisitions (M&A), capital formation, market intelligence, business valuation, and exit-planning services, and positions itself among the top middle-market investment banks serving the transportation and logistics sector. Herron sits at the center of that practice as its founder and leader.

Over a roughly 40-year career, Herron has built a reputation as an industry specialist and trusted advisor for owners of logistics, warehousing, and third-party logistics (3PL) businesses. Under his leadership, Herron & Associates reports having identified and executed more than 125 M&A transactions representing approximately $5 billion in aggregate enterprise value. The firm concentrates on the lower and middle markets, typically working with companies whose earnings range from about $500,000 to more than $20 million.

His background is operational as well as advisory. Prior to (and alongside) building Herron & Associates, his experience spans senior roles in the logistics industry, with prior affiliations reported at companies such as K2 Logistics, LLC, SEKO Worldwide, Inc., and Pilot Freight Services — giving him direct operating and commercial exposure to the freight and logistics markets he now advises.

On the education side, Herron completed executive education in Mergers & Acquisitions through the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

• Sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory for owners of transportation and logistics companies — not venture equity investing.
• Sector specialization: freight forwarding, logistics, warehousing, and 3PL — a deliberately narrow, deep vertical rather than a generalist mandate.
• Company size sweet spot: lower-to-middle-market operating businesses with roughly $500K–$20M+ in earnings.
• Full lifecycle services: M&A execution, capital formation, market intelligence, business valuation, and exit planning — meaning the firm engages owners years before a transaction, not just at closing.
• Value driver: the pitch is deep domain relationships and a track record (125+ deals, ~$5B enterprise value) that let sellers reach the right strategic and financial buyers in logistics.