THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENT PORTFOLIO VALUATION EXPERTISE
1. Non-liquid financial instruments are becoming increasingly complex and more challenging to value.
2. Regulators, auditors, investors, and politicians are increasing pressure for investment managers to adhere to well-defined and consistently applied valuation policies that comply with the current reporting standards and that increases transparency.
These facts make the need to engage an independent experienced valuation specialist more important than ever for Alternative Investment firms.
Engaging Marshall & Stevens to actively participate in the valuation process will answer the questions of expertise, independence, and transparency. Our Financial Valuation professionals are called upon to provide an independent opinion of value of wide range of the debt and equity instruments to assist our clients in complying with the following guidance:
- Debt and Equity Securities: ASC 320
- Equity Compensation: ASC 718, IFRS 2 and IRC 409A
- Derivatives and Hedging: ASC 815, IFRS 9
- Financial Services—Investment Companies: ASC 946, IFRS 10, IFRS 13
Complex financial modeling techniques required to value some of these instruments may include: Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, Binomial Lattice and Monte Carlo Simulation.
CLIENTS SERVED
We provide portfolio valuation advisory services to a variety of public and private entities that include:
- Corporations
- Business Development Companies (“BDCs”)
- Endowments
- Federal and State Investment Funds
- Fund Administrators
- Fund of Funds
- Hedge Funds
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Pension Funds, public and private
- Private Equity Funds
- Registered Investment Advisors
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
SERVICES
Our portfolio valuation advisory services are designed to provide clients with independent valuation assistance of portfolios that include investments of every size, type, and complexity. Our professionals work closely with regulators, auditors, and some of the world’s largest private investment funds, third-party administrators, and investors in nearly every industry.
Marshall & Stevens values a broad range of complex securities, strategies, and derivatives, including:
- Auction Rate Securities
- Carried Interest
- Collateralized Debt and Loan Obligations
- Convertible Notes
- Derivatives
- Equity – Preferred and Common
- Equity and Credit Swaps
- Floating and Fixed rate Liens
- Illiquid Debt and Equity Securities
- Limited Partnership Interests
- PIPE’s
- Structured Products
- Tax Liens
- Trade and Bankruptcy Claims
- Warrants and Options
How Marshall & Stevens can help with Portfolio Valuations
Our Transaction Opinion team collaborates with our internal multi-disciplinary professionals to provide the value analyses and fresh independent opinions to fiduciaries, financing sources and investors for public and private company transactions.
Equity Compensation
The valuation of equity as compensation is a requirement for tax reporting, Internal Revenue Code 409a, and financial reporting, per FASB ASC 718 – Compensation – Stock Compensation.
Private Equity Financial Reporting
Marshall & Stevens provides independent third-party valuation advisory services to public and privately held enterprises and investors across the spectrum including business development companies (“BDCs”), private equity
Solvency Opinion
A common myth is that when two parties are dealing at arm’s length there is no such thing as “too good of a deal.” This view ignores the laws relating to solvency.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The answer is simply, “What will your audit firm accept.” We provide all three solutions.
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Marshall & Stevens has a large team of valuation professionals, all of which have industries where they have a particular expertise, including: agriculture, automotive, chemical, construction and engineering, consumer products, energy and infrastructure, entertainment and media, food and beverage, healthcare, hospitality and gaming, manufacturing and distribution, real estate, professional services, technology.
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Marshall & Stevens meets the IRS’ “Qualified Appraiser” standard, valuing real estate, businesses, intangible assets, and equipment for estate and gift tax reporting purposes.
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Marshall & Stevens performs real estate appraisals for financing, estate and gift tax planning and reporting, buy/sell consideration, insurance, easements, property tax, and litigation.
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Marshall & Stevens has a team of specialists that perform Quality of Earnings and other transaction advisory services.
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Marshall & Stevens values companies and assets around the world. Our staff travels as necessary to conduct site inspections, management interviews and perform other due diligence.
The Marshall & Stevens Difference
Marshall & Stevens provides Fairness and Solvency Opinions, valuation analyses, investigative accounting, and expert witness services to assist public and private clients with their important transactions and litigation matters.
Client Highlights
Here are a few client success stories from
Portfolio Valuation Contacts at Marshall & Stevens
Background
Jonathan Adelson is a Managing Director, Business Development with Marshall & Stevens.
Mr. Adelson joined Marshall & Stevens in 2024. He leads business development efforts with public and private companies and private equity funds to deliver independent financial opinions with respect to valuation, solvency, capital adequacy and fairness in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, financings and financial and tax reporting matters for businesses, equity and debt securities, loans, derivative instruments, structured products, intangible assets, fixed assets real estate and more.
Prior to Marshall & Stevens, Mr. Adelson was a Manager at KPMG and a Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal. He has served in business development roles for Valuation Research Corporation, Adelson Strategies (a global business development and strategy firm), and Trio Media Ventures. He began his career in public policy.
Mr. Adelson volunteers with multiple organizations.
Professional Highlights
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Managing Director, Business Development, 2024-present - Valuation Research Corporation
Managing Director, 2017-2024 - Adelson Strategies
Managing Director, 2015-2017 - Trio Media Ventures
Founder, Head of Global Strategy & Business Development, 2015-2017 - Alvarez & Marsal
Managing Director, 2005-2015 - KPMG LLP
1998-2005
‣ Manager, 1999-2005
‣ Intern, Washington National Tax Practice, Summer 1998
- American Iron and Steel Institute
Law Clerk, Office of the General Counsel and VP of Public Policy, Summer 1995 - Liz Robbins Associates
Junior Associate, Washington Representatives, 1991-1994
- Bondville Fair (Bondville, VT)
Board of Directors, 2023-present - The M&A Advisor 2022 (New York, NY)
Advisory Board, 2022-2023 - The Stratton Foundation (Stratton, VT)
Volunteer, 2020-present - Stars of Hope (New York, NY)
Volunteer, 2019-present - Progressive Policy Institute (Washington, DC)
Board of Directors, 2016-present - Ithaca College Alumni Association (Ithaca, NY)
Board of Directors, 2002-2008
Background
Abdallah Alimirah is a Director in the Financial Valuation and Consulting Practice of Marshall & Stevens Incorporated. He is responsible for the valuation of businesses, debt and equity instruments, and intangible assets.
Mr. Alimirah joined Marshall & Stevens in 2012. He provides financial valuation analyses for public and private companies in a great variety of industries. Engagements include analyses required for financial reporting (purchase price allocation, impairment, equity instruments), estate and gift tax reporting, corporate tax reporting, ESOP, litigation, and transaction advisory including Fairness Opinions. He specializes in the valuation of complex securities.
Prior to Marshall & Stevens, Mr. Alimirah was a Valuation Consultant for Stern Brothers Valuation Advisors.
Mr. Alimirah earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Purdue University. He has earned the Accredited Senior Appraiser designation (“ASA”) from the American Society of Appraisers, business valuation discipline.
Professional Highlights
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2012-present
‣ Director, Financial Valuation, 2016-present
‣ Senior Associate, 2012-2015 - Stern Brothers Valuation Advisors
Valuation Analyst, 2008-2012 - Calyx Financial LLC
Investment Analyst, 2006-2007 - BearingPoint, Inc.
Intern, 2006-2006 - Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Summer Intern, 2003-2004
Background
Darleen Armour is a Managing Director for the Financial Valuation and Consulting practice with Marshall & Stevens. She is responsible for all financial valuation assignments in the West Region. Ms. Armour leads the Technical Standards Committee for the national Financial Valuation & Consulting practice.
Ms. Armour has been in the valuation business since 1987. Her experience includes Fairness Opinions, Solvency Opinions and the valuation of businesses, intangible assets, and securities for financial reporting purposes (purchase price allocation and impairment), estate and gift tax reporting, equity compensation/stock options (IRC 409A), ESOPs, and litigation support.
Ms. Armour works with public and private companies in a wide range of industries. She has a great amount of experience in the valuation of entertainment and media companies and their intangible assets including film libraries and music catalogs.
Prior to joining Marshall & Stevens, Ms. Armour has served as Director of BDO’s Valuation and Business Analytics practice, Senior Vice President at FMV Opinions, Inc., and Senior Vice President at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Inc.
Ms. Armour served as an Adjunct Professor at California State University, Fullerton teaching a Graduate Level Business Valuation/Mergers & Acquisition Course from 2010 to 2018.
Ms. Armour has been qualified as an expert witness, has provided testimony, and been a neutral third appraiser in arbitration and legal proceedings.
She is an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth having served on the Orange County Board of Directors from 2001 – 2020 and is a member of the Membership Committee for the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.
Professional Highlights
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- Membership Committee, Los Angeles Chapter
- Orange County Board of Directors, 2001-2020
- Marshall & Stevens, Inc.
October 2015-present
‣ Managing Director, Financial Valuation & Consulting, 2019-present
‣ Director, Financial Valuation & Consulting, 2015-2019 - BDO
Director, Valuation & Business Analytics, 2014-2015 - FMV Opinions
Senior Vice President, 2012-2014 - Cronkite & Kissell
Principal, 2001-2012 - Houlihan Lokey
Senior Vice President, 1987-2001
- California State University, Fullerton
Adjunct Professor, 2010-2018
‣ Business Valuation/Mergers & Acquisitions (graduate level)
Background
Greg Feldman is a Managing Director with Marshall & Stevens Incorporated and MS Capital. He is responsible for business development and client management.
Mr. Feldman joined Marshall & Stevens in 2010. He works with public and private companies and their trusted advisors to provide valuations of businesses, equity and debt instruments, intangible assets, machinery & equipment, and commercial real estate including cost segregation studies. Analyses are provided for buy/sell consideration, financial reporting, financing and recapitalization, tax planning and reporting, insurance placement and dispute resolution.
Prior to Marshall & Stevens, Mr. Feldman successfully served in business development and operational roles within a diverse group of industries including Big 4 and other international accounting firms, retail, consumer products, and printing.
Mr. Feldman has received extensive training in Sales, Sales Management, Negotiation, Project Management and overall Business Development.
He is active on several boards including Bloomingdale Youth Sports Association and the Tampa Chapter of Association of Corporate Growth (“ACG”) serving as the Membership Committee Chair.
Professional Highlights
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- Membership Committee Chair, Association of Corporate Growth, Tampa Chapter
- Marshall & Stevens, Inc.
Managing Director, Business Development, 2010-present - Grant Thornton LLP
Business Development Executive, 2010 - Ernst & Young
Business Development Executive, 2007-2010 - RR Donnelley (formerly Wallace Computer Services)
Regional Sales Manager, 1992-2007
Background
David A. Gaynor, ASA, is a National Practice Leader for our Financial Valuation Practice and Managing Director of our Healthcare Valuation Practice. Mr. Gaynor’s responsibilities include overseeing the delivery of valuation services to the Firm’s financial valuation clients.
Mr. Gaynor has more than 22 years of consulting experience, specializing in the valuation of businesses and business interests, intangible assets, liabilities, and complex securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, financing, estate and gift tax planning, charitable contributions, litigation support services, strategic planning, fairness opinions, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), accounting matters, and recapitalizations. Mr. Gaynor has served clients in a wide variety of industries, including the healthcare, food & beverage, restaurant, consumer products, telecommunication and manufacturing industries.
Prior to joining Marshall & Stevens, Mr. Gaynor led the Healthcare Valuation Group at Crowe, LLP. He has also been employed at CohnReznick, LLP and EisnerAmper, as well as Management Planning Inc. and Pluris Valuation Advisors, LLC.
Mr. Gaynor earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ.
Mr. Gaynor is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in business valuation with the American Society of Appraisers. In addition, Mr. Gaynor is a Member of the Appraisal Issues Task Force (AITF), a Board Member of the Towson University Family Network, and a Member of the Montgomery Township, NJ Budget and Finance Committee. Mr. Gaynor is a frequent writer and speaker on valuation topics.
Professional Highlights
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- Board Member, Towson University Family Network
- Member, Montgomery Township, NJ Budget and Finance Committee
- Marshall & Stevens, Inc.
December 2019-present
‣ Managing Director, Northeast Financial Valuation Practice Leader, 2023-present
‣ Managing Director, 2019-2023 - Crowe
February 2014-November 2019
‣ Managing Director, Healthcare Valuation Services Leader, 2019
‣ Senior Manager, 2014-2019 - CohnReznick LLP
Senior Manager, 2012-2014 - Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC
Vice President, 2010-2012 - Management Planning, Inc.
Vice President, 2008-2010 - Valuation Research Corporation
Vice President, 2007-2008 - Crowe Horwath LLP
Manager, 2004-2007 - EisnerAmper
Supervisor, 2002-2003