Wendel Swan joined The CDI Group in March of 2007 as a Partner after having spent 38 years advising and counseling businesses owners in a variety of capacities.

Upon graduating from law school in 1968, Wendel began his professional career in the tax department of Lybrand, Ross Bros & Montgomery (now PriceWaterhouse Coopers) where he worked on both individual and corporate matters and gained valuable insight into auditing and accounting practices.

From 1970 to 1986 he practiced law in a 15-member law firm in Illinois where he specialized in corporate law, estate planning and taxation. His clients included senior management of Deere & Company and several of the heirs of John Deere. He represented diverse corporations and business owners on touching virtually every aspect of business ownership and management. In particular, he did extensive work on shareholder and partnership purchase and cross-agreements and business transfers.

In 1986, Wendel moved to Alexandria, Virginia to head the business brokerage division (with 16 agents and two offices) of a regional real estate firm (now Weichert Realtors). There he represented broad categories of business sellers, offering full range of services from evaluation through settlement, including preparation of all requisite documents such as purchase and sale agreements, confidentiality agreements, due diligence documents, transfers, covenants, notes, security agreements and accountings.

In 1995, he moved to the Commercial Real Estate department of McEnearney Realty, working on both business transfers and then almost exclusively on commercial real estate sales and leasing. Eventually he chose to return to mergers and acquisitions and business transfers, which he did in 2006.

Wendel joined The CDI Group to concentrate on providing Mergers and Acquisitions services to corporate accounts and individual business owners. His extensive experience and expertise in handling sell-side and buy-side transactions, communications skills and his practical understanding of corporate problems and the solutions make him an ideal fit for The CDI Group.

• B. A., Knox College
• J.D., University of Denver College of Law

Wendel’s personal activities and interest are eclectic.  He has served on the boards of various local not-for-profit organizations and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Textile Museum in Washington DC.  He has an abiding interest in the arts, but is also an enthusiastic jogger and cyclist.