Jim Budyak Cpa/Abv, Asa, Cfa Email & Phone Number

I have over 38 years of valuation experience and specialize in allocation of purchase price engagements, fairness and solvency opinions, bankruptcies and restructurings, and litigation support. I have extensive experience with income tax and financial reporting audits and have been deposed on valuation matters. I have served clients in most major industries, studied dozens of countries and visited over 40. Prior to joining Valuation Research, I held various financial valuation positions with American Appraisal Associates. I have authored numerous articles on valuation and am a regular speaker on valuation, tax-related topics and global due diligence and country risk analysis. I am a past elected board member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) Business Valuation Committee (BVC) and Milwaukee Investment Analysts Society. I have the designation of chartered financial analyst (CFA), and hold an Accreditation in Business Valuation (ABV). I am also an accredited senior appraiser (ASA) and a certified public accountant (CPA). I earned a master’s degree in business administration with dual concentrations in finance, investments and banking and computer information systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor’s in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Specialties:KEY WORDs: Business Valuation, Intangible Assets, Solvency, Fairness & Capital Adequacy Opinions, Fair Value, Fair Market Value, Allocation of Purchase Price, Closely Held Stock, Valuation Discounts, Litigation Support, Country Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis, Economic Analysis, Bankruptcy, Fresh Start Accounting, ESOPs, Options, High Yield, Debt, Equities, Worthless Stock, Shareholder Disputes, Private Companies, Commercial Damages, Business Appraisal, Goodwill Impairment, Asset Impairment, Patent and Trademark Valuation, Tax Valuation, Gift & Estates, Competent Toastmaster.