Michael McLain
Business Valuations
Michael McLain, CPA/ABV, ASA, has provided services to public and privately held companies throughout the United States for nearly 25 years. His expertise lies in the areas of business valuation, stock option valuation, fair value measurement for financial reporting, asset impairment testing, damages and lost profits analysis, and taxation.
He’s been sought after and utilized in valuation and investigation cases and has provided assistance on complex financial matters to attorneys, accountants, judges and the FBI. Michael has performed hundreds of valuations of privately held companies that conduct business in a wide variety of industries, has been selected to serve as a valuation expert in litigation cases, and has been qualified in various court jurisdictions in Kansas and Missouri. His services are utilized for:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Estate planning
- ESOP transactions
- Buy/sell agreements
- Litigation
- Shareholder disputes
- SEC disclosures
- Stock option pricing
- and divorce.
Prior to joining O’Keeffe & O’Malley, Michael held the position of director of business valuations for the Kansas City office of a national accounting firm, where he performed valuations of small to large companies and assisted those companies in related transactions and financial reporting. In addition, he has participated in tracing misappropriated funds, calculating damages and developing financial reports for civil litigation. Michael graduated in 1987 from the University of Northern Iowa with a major in accounting. He also holds a Master’s Degree.