Naples ultra-high net worth services firm finds exit strategy

Benson Blackburn founder Michael Benson says he considers the deal more of a "merger than an acquisition."

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 5:20 p.m. November 10, 2022
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When Michael Benson walked into his golf and country club in Naples recently, he was met with congratulations and attaboys all around on his pending “retirement.”

 

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