Doug Guinasso

Doug Guinasso is a director in Andersen's Valuation practice. Doug has provided consulting and valuation services to individuals and domestic and foreign businesses for over seven years. He has experience with the valuation of closely held businesses, business interests, intangible assets, intellectual property, debt instruments, and derivatives (including stock options and option-embedded securities). These engagements were conducted for a variety of purposes, including mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, litigation support, strategic planning, fresh-start accounting, and tax planning and reporting.

Services provided on recent engagements include:

• Purchase price allocations and impairment analyses related to FASB ASC 805 and 350, including preparation of responses related to comments from Big Four and mid-tier accounting firms
• Common stock valuations for tax planning and financial reporting to comply with Sec. 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and FASB ASC 718 regulations
• Valuation consulting related to tax planning and compliance, including appraisals performed for estate and gift tax reporting, domestic and international tax planning (including reorganizations, restructuring, and ownership/control changes), and charitable contributions
• Valuations of carried and capital interests related to certain private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds
• Fair-value reporting of portfolio investments
• Financial analysis to assist with business planning and acquisitions
• Valuation of stock options, complex option-embedded securities, debt instruments, and convertible notes
• Review of valuation analyses performed by other appraisal firms for dispute and litigation purposes