M. Mark Sarchet, Asa Email & Phone Number

Westlake Village, Ca, Us

Assist business owners in valuing their businesses and intangible assets, and perform equity research due diligence for capital raises and sell-side mergers and acquisitions.

Cerritos, Ca, Us

I meet with business owners to discuss their exit strategies, the value of their businesses, and how to exit their businesses and invest the capital gains to achieve their long-term financial goals. Once I list a business, I work hard to find qualified buyers, and assist with every stage of the transaction process.I work with businesses large and small, public and private, their owners, presidents, CFOs, partners, and finance people. I work with professional practices, accounting firms, law firms, and wealth managers. I work with companies in the software, networking, aerospace, aviation, medical devices, medical services, semiconductor, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial and legal services, and numerous other industries.What makes me unique is that I am an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers, a licensed real estate agent, and a licensed life and health insurance agent. Having these licenses and credential allows me to work seamlessly and efficiently with business owners through any and all phases of a business valuation, business transaction, and investment of the proceeds of the sale to provide maximum benefit to my client.

Senior financial professional, the breadth of whose practice includes financial advisory, and valuation of business enterprises, intangible assets (including intellectual property), licensing agreements, economic damages, financial derivatives, and debt instruments for public and private companies in numerous industry segments, from hedge funds to high technology firms.…. from professional (medical, dental, legal) practices to manufacturing and distribution companies…… from sole proprietorships to multinational organizations.Valuations are performed for purposes of strategic intent, adverse party investigations, corporate transactions, fairness and solvency opinions, license/royalty agreements, emergence from bankruptcy, management planning, statutory tax planning and compliance, deferred compensation, and financial reporting (e.g., purchase price allocation). Intangible assets valued include developed and in-process technologies, licensing/royalty agreements, distribution agreements, customer relationships, patents, trademarks / trade names and other intellectual property.Valuation have been performed for clients across the country, including: • Los Angeles and Orange Counties; • San Diego; • San Francisco Bay Area; • Chicago; • Denver; and, • Northern New Jersey.

Assist small to mid-sized business owners successfully value, market, and sell their businesses.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Performed purchase price allocations for nine acquisitions in various industry segments for financial reporting purposes. Performed one valuation of a customer relationship intangible asset for a partner buyout and a business enterprise valuation for litigation purposes. Delivered high quality valuation analyses and reports, and responded to audit review questions.

Highlights: • created and implemented project management and tracking procedures; • created and implemented work flow documentation; • implemented new templates for intangible asset analysis and reporting; • supervised and mentored junior staff in purchase price allocation and business enterprise valuation; and, • Brought several new clients to the firm resulting in two significant engagements in late 2011 (purchase price allocation and IRC 409A). Managed or directly performed purchase price allocations, intangible asset impairment analyses, and business enterprise valuations.

Managed or directly performed: 1) purchase price allocations; 2) intangible asset impairment analyses; 3) business enterprise valuations; and, 4) valuations of financial derivatives and debt instruments. Reviewed third party valuation analyses. Supervised and mentored junior staff in purchase price allocation and business enterprise valuation. Brought several new clients to the firm resulting in several significant engagements.

Managed or directly performed: • purchase price allocations; • intangible asset and goodwill impairment analysis; • business enterprise valuations; and, • valuations of financial derivatives and debt instruments. Clients were primarily in high technology industries in Northern California. Reviewed third party valuation analyses. Recruited key personnel through personal contacts. Delivered high quality valuation analyses and reports, and responded to audit review questions.

New York, Ny, Us

Managed or directly performed: • business enterprise valuations; • purchase price allocations; • valuations of intangible assets; • intangible asset and goodwill impairment analysis; and, • valuation of debt instruments and financial derivatives.Clients were primarily in high technology industries in Northern California. Valued technology licensing agreements, supply agreements and a manufacturing cross utilization agreement. Trained staff on high technology development methodologies, valuation approaches, and complex financial models. Delivered high quality valuation analyses and reports, and responded to audit review questions. Reviewed third party valuation analyses.

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Software Project Manager for the Low-band Subsystem Demonstration Unit, a signal and communications intelligence program sponsored by Wright-Patterson AFB.Hightlights:• Managed 45+ engineers designing and implementing next generation signal processing software for airborne signal and communications intelligence (SIGINT/COMINT) applications.• Negotiated schedule and product feature set variances to affect program recovery and restore credibility with the customer on a program seriously behind schedule and over budget.• Hired several key engineers through personal contacts.

Fremont, California, Us

Manager of Software Development for Physical Vapor Deposition ("PVD") EquipmentHightlights:• Managed 20+ engineers designing and implementing GUI, process control, and factory automation software.• Negotiated with Japanese and Korean joint venture partners to develop product migration and customer support strategies to increase equipment purchases in those countries.• Resolved serious quality issues in Korea and Japan• Implemented structured software development process and software quality assurance (SQA), measurably decreasing software development time and increasing software reliability.

Fremont, Ca, Us

Managed 20+ engineers developing GUI, process control, and factory automation software.• Worked closely with key customers to resolve major quality issues in Korea and Japan.• Implemented structured software development processes and software quality assurance (SQA).

Moffett Field, California, Us

Led four teams of 30+ engineers responsible for the cockpit displays, out-the-window displays, motion control, and system software for the Vertical Motion Simulator, the world’s largest six degree of freedom ("6-DOF") flight simulator.• Wrote major sections of the technical and management volumes for the successful recompetition of the five-year, $20 million NASA SimLab and $3 million PAS simulation service contracts.• Improved contract performance, increasing NASA award fee in each of three consecutive quarters.• Worked with NASA administrators to implement Total Quality Management (TQM) for the department.

Worked with major aerospace companies and the U.S. Air Force on various projects supporting the Strategic Defense Initiative, including Lockheed Missiles and Space Systems, Boeing, Honeywell Control and Guidance, and others.

Wrote operating system software for aerospace applications, including the offensive avionics system for the B-52, and the V-22 Osprey.

Mba, Finance, General

Msee, Biomedical And Computer Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Bs, General Science And Mathematical Sciences