Tuesday, August 3
Speaker:
Chris Mellen, President
Delphi Valuation Advisors, Inc.
Co-author Valuation for M&A: Building Value in Private Companies
Topic: Valuation for Mergers & Acquisitions
Date: August 3, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 1 pm Eastern /10 am Pacific
Dial in: (712) 432-0075, access code 357239
Registration: http://indigoventure.com/maillist/?p=subscribe&id=29
Chris M. Mellen
Chris Mellen is the president and founder of Delphi Valuation Advisors, Inc. and the Managing Director of Ambus Appraisers, LLC d/b/a American Business Appraisers® National Network, specializing in the valuation of closely held businesses, professional practices and intangible assets. He holds the Accredited Senior Appraiser (“ASA”) and Master Certified Business Appraiser (“MCBA”) designations, and is the first business appraiser in Massachusetts to hold both designations. He also holds the Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (“ABAR”) and Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (“CM&AA”) designations. He has an MBA with a concentration in finance from Babson College and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in industrial relations and economics from McGill University.
Chris’ experience includes completion of over 2,000 valuations of such entities and assets. He has performed business valuations over 22 years in a wide range of industries for such purposes as tax planning and compliance, strategic planning, financing, mergers and acquisitions, post-acquisition purchase price allocation, financial reporting (ASC 350/718/805 f/k/a FASB 142/123R/141R), estate planning, exit planning, buy-sell agreements, marital dissolution, shareholder disputes, and appraisal review. Chris currently serves on the Appraisal Issues Task Force and the Editorial Board for Business Appraisal Practice. He has served as Governor of the Northeast Region (New England, New York and Eastern Canada) of the The Institute of Business Appraisers (“IBA”) for six years, on the faculty of the IBA for eight years, on the Qualifications Review Committee for the IBA for six years, and as President of the Boston Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers for one year. He also served as national Chairman of the Business Valuation Committee of BKR International, consisting of approximately 35 accounting and consulting firms across the country for over four years.
Chris has held senior level positions in the valuation departments of two major accounting firms — Tofias, P.C. as a Principal and KPMG as a Director of Valuation Services. In addition, he has published several articles on valuation-related matters, led numerous seminars, and provided expert testimony in court. Finally, Chris is co-author of ASA’s BV301 seminar on Intangible Asset Valuation and of the second edition of the book Valuation for M&A: Building Value in Private Companies. In connection with this book, Chris is co-recipient of the 2010 AM&AA Middle Market Thought Leader of the Year Award, which is designed to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the middle market M&A advisory profession through the publication of works that promote research, higher standards of excellence, and professional competence.
A founding partner of the firm, Howard has over thirty years’ experience as a CPA licensed in Massachusetts. His extensive experience includes 
