Derek Solomon, Cpa, Ma, Cva Email & Phone Number

Corrigan Krause is a regional CPA firm with offices in Westlake, Medina and Solon, Ohio. We provide a full range of consulting, accounting, tax and finance solutions to the challenges that companies and individuals face in the ever-changing business environment. We take pride in working as business advocates, providing value-added personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for the future.My specialties include providing advisory services primarily in the following areas:• Business valuations, analysis and modeling, and value enhancement consulting• Succession planning and exit planning for closely-held business owners and family members, key employees and/or external opportunities • Business acquisitions and sales, related financial analysis, due diligence and tax planning components• Individuals, privately-held businesses and estate tax planning, consulting and compliance• Cash flow and operational forecasting and modeling, feasibility studies, start-up business and financial projections• Other areas of economic and organization consulting

Contract and project work related to acquisition due diligence, financial modeling and strategic planning.

Finance Group - Cleveland, Ohio

Diverse financial responsibilities related to Millennia's portfolio of over 150 residential and commercial properties in over 20 states, primarily related to property financing, acquisitions, low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) transactions, mortgage refinancings, lender due diligence and new equity opportunities.Directed communications with Millennia's investors, including property performance updates; property operations, financial summaries, analyses and projections; collaboration with Millennia's development, construction and operations groups; investor distributions of cash flow and from property sales and refinancing transactions; assisting and advising investors on financial, tax and property planning issues.Worked collaboratively with Owner/CEO, CFO and finance/operations leaders on critical initiatives, focusing on well-supported and organized decision-making to move the company forward.

Director in the Private Company Services Department of Cohen & Company, a CPA and consulting firm ranked as one of the top firms in northeast Ohio and top 75 nationally. My experience and responsibilities included high-level consulting engagements in Corporate Finance, Transaction Services and Real Estate & Construction Groups, with clients in manufacturing, real estate, information systems and other industries, including:• Feasibility study consulting projects, including sophisticated financial modeling and forecasting; risk assessments; market and economic analysis and research; financial plans and strategic planning.• Due diligence for business acquisitions and sales, including quality of earnings, transaction structures, concentration assessments, etc.• Real estate and construction projects, focusing on integrated models for project planning and financing strategies; development schedules and project budgets; investor payback and rate of return analyses; capital structures, tax credits and various financing alternatives.• Business start-up, turnaround and workout consulting, including financial modeling and budgeting, trend analyses, forecasting and strategic planning.• Tax and estate planning such as sales and transfers of ownership, real estate, shareholder buy-outs, executive compensation and retirement plans.My responsibilities also included Cohen & Company’s Litigation Services and Business Valuations Group, where my expertise involved:• Consulting on various matters, including business valuations for successions, transactions, sales and acquisition planning; economic damages; and other engagements, including review of claims, discovery, risk evaluations, financial and economic analyses.• Economic and business research and analysis.• Work with attorneys and staff in preparation for mediations, depositions, settlement conferences and other consulting for case resolution.• Presentations to professional groups and organizations.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Accounting Sequence Non-Degree Program, Accounting And Tax

Master'S Degree, Economics

Concentration in Economics; Finance electives in MBA program

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