M. Mark Sarchet

Mark Sarchet is a senior finance professional who has valued and sold many businesses in a variety of industries. The breadth of his practice includes financial advisory, business and IP valuation, and valuations of financial derivatives and debt instruments. These analyses have involved public and private companies in numerous industry segments, from hedge funds to high tech.….. from medical instruments to food distribution …… from aerospace to software development, and more.

His experience spans valuations for business combinations; litigation disputes to assess damages claims; transfers of IP among related entities; options and deferred compensation (Section 409A); allocation of purchase price; fairness and solvency opinions; licensing/royalty agreements; estate and gift tax discounting; pre and post-bankruptcy plans; entertainment assets such as film libraries; IPO’s, etc. He has also critiqued numerous independent valuations as part of his management role at major accounting firms.

Businesses sold by Mr. Sarchet include healthcare, insurance brokerage, engineering, software, retail/restaurants, fitness equipment, and many more.

Prior to joining The Mentor Group Inc., he worked in senior valuation positions at Berger Lewis Accountancy Corp., BDO Seidman, and KPMG. Before that, he was a software engineer and project manager at Radix Technologies, Novellus Systems, Lam Research, and the NASA-Ames Research Center.

Education

BS, MSEE, University of Iowa
MBA, University of California Berkeley

Professional Affiliations / Licenses

American Society of Appraisers, Senior Member (ASA)
California Life Insurance Licensed Agent
Commercial Pilot

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