Fritz Strehlow

Fritz Strehlow is a Managing Director with Mentor Securities LLC and The Mentor Group Inc. with expertise and extensive experience in business valuations, mergers and acquisitions, raising equity, and business management. His work has involved private and public entities - corporations and partnerships. In addition, he is an expert witness in financial valuations.

Industry expertise includes all types of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, as well as government agencies. More specifically, businesses have ranged from auto parts to restaurants; from aerospace to machine tooling; from agricultural irrigation products to electronics; from medical services and devices to financial institutions; from printing to plastics, etc. He has appeared as a business valuation expert witness before Superior Court on numerous occasions.

Valuation purposes included buy-sell agreements, estate planning, estate taxes, financing, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy solvency, employee stock ownership plans, marital dissolutions, general litigation support, and business planning.

He has particular experience in the plastics industry, as an employee and owner-manager, as well as an appraiser and intermediary. In addition, Mr. Strehlow owned an independent appraisal and business brokerage business. He also served as Vice President and General Manager of Wescorp South, a diversified manufacturing company.

Education

• Sir George Williams University, Montreal
• Institute of Business Appraisers Courses
• American Society of Appraisers Seminars

Professional Affiliations / Licenses

• American Society of Appraisers (Candidate)
• Business Opportunity Council of California (Director)
• Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA)
• ProVisors
• Speaking Engagements and Seminars – M&A and business value