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Jack McMurchie and Taylor Garnett Join Cetane Associates

HOUSTON, Texas – June 25, 2025 – Cetane Associates is pleased to announce that Jack McMurchie and Taylor Garnett have joined its financial advisory firm as Analysts. They both provide support to Cetane’s M&A deal execution team.

Jack McMurchie

Before joining Cetane Associates, Jack McMurchie spent three years at Turner Stone & Company as an audit professional, leading and supporting engagements for both SEC-registered and privately held clients. His work included analyzing financial statements, testing internal controls, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. He holds a BBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Oklahoma.

Taylor Garnett

Taylor Garnett has over three years of experience in commercial banking, specializing in financial services for Healthcare and Not-for-Profit organizations. Before joining Cetane Associates, she was an Associate at Texas-based Amegy Bank, where she supported financing for a wide range of clients including churches, nonprofits, private schools, arts organizations, and healthcare institutions. Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University.

Barrett Conway, Managing Director and Principal of Cetane commented “As Cetane continues to expand across the home and commercial services sectors, bringing on professionals like Jack and Taylor is essential to sustaining our momentum. Their financial expertise and strong work ethic enhance our ability to serve clients nationwide.”

About Cetane Associates

Cetane is a leading provider of financial advisory services to business owners in the propane, heating oil, pest control, lawn care, landscaping, and HVAC & plumbing industries. Clients engage Cetane to advise on sales, spin-offs, and acquisitions, as well as to perform valuation and ad hoc corporate finance assignments. For more information, please visit www.cetane.com.


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We were very pleased to have such a knowledgeable and experienced company in our corner with the team at Cetane. It was obvious that they knew the best process and how to get the ball over the goal line. Their advice throughout the process was greatly appreciated and we thoroughly enjoyed working with them.

— Steve Lombardi, Brodeur’s Oil, Moosup, CT