Derek Jones is a business broker with Vested Business Brokers, where he helps business owners and investors buy and sell companies across a wide range of industries. Based in Dallas, Texas, Derek serves clients throughout the state and works with buyers and sellers nationwide. His industry expertise spans healthcare — including medical practices, home health, and durable medical equipment (DME) — childcare and early education, restaurants and hospitality, energy and midstream services, technology and software/SaaS, e-commerce, and professional and service-based businesses. With over a decade of experience in project management, financial accounting, and business operations, Derek brings hands-on M&A expertise to every engagement — including sell-side representation, business valuation, financial analysis (SDE and EBITDA normalization), exit and succession planning, and buyer prospecting. He guides deals across the full range of lower-middle-market and Main Street transactions, from small owner-operator businesses to more complex multi-million-dollar sales. Derek has also started, developed, and sold several successful businesses of his own, giving him a firsthand understanding of what it takes to build and transition a company. He holds an MBA from Texas Christian University and is passionate about finding and creating new investment opportunities. He enjoys working with entrepreneurs and investors who share his vision and values. When he is not busy with his professional endeavors, Derek loves spending time with his wife of 27 years and their children and grandchildren.
