Published: May 14, 2008 02:19 pm            

McDade joins Decosimo Advistory Services

CHATTANOOGA, TN —J oseph Decosimo and Company, PLLC, a leading regional accounting and business advisory firm, names Brent A. McDade, CBA•BVAL, Managing Director with Decosimo Advisory Services, the firm’s business valuation, litigation support and transaction advisory practice.

Mr. McDade's 12 years of business valuation experience includes the appraisal of equity securities, debt instruments and derivatives. He has provided valuation services related to mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, fairness opinions on transactions, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, estate and gift tax matters, shareholder disputes, and marital dissolutions.

"Brent's valuation expertise enhances our ability to maximize value for middle-market companies," said Tom Decosimo, Principal with Decosimo. “As a practice leader joining our six other senior business valuation professionals, Brent strengthens our ability to handle complex engagements and reinforces our position as a regional leader in advisory services.”

"Brent’s experience inside the courtroom as an expert witness provides attorneys throughout the region with a powerful resource for their litigation team,” added Mike Costello, Litigation Services Principal with Decosimo.

Prior to joining Decosimo, Mr. McDade was the leader of the controversy services group for one of the largest business valuation firms in the country. As a Certified Business Appraiser and Business Valuator Accredited for Litigation, Mr. McDade provides business valuation services, expert witness services, consulting expert services and analytical support to clients around the country. He has provided expert testimony on business valuation and economic damages matters in federal and state courts, and he is a frequent speaker on business valuation topics to groups of business owners and their advisors.

Decosimo has one of the leading corporate advisory practices in the region, providing Business Valuation, Litigation Support and Transaction Advisory services to a broad base of customers in a wide variety of industries. Over the last 30 years, the firm's advisory team has been involved in more than $15 billion in transactions including the acquisition and financing of five Major League Baseball franchises and the roll up of more than one hundred bottlers in the Coca-Cola and 7up bottling systems.

For more information about Decosimo’s advisory services, contact 800-782-8382 or visit www.decosimo.com.

        

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