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LEADERSHIP PROFILE

MIKE JERMAN
MANAGING PARTNER

BIO

Driven, experienced, technical accounting professional and leader focused on client service in large, listed, and private equity environments with significant private and public transaction experience.

EXPERIENCE

  • Previously a CFO of multiple private equity-backed companies in the energy, SaaS, and manufacturing industries; was a Director with PwC in the US and UK; was a Captain with the United States Air Force

  • Has led global public and private client engagements (Client sizes ranging from $200M to over $40B in revenue) in the industries of retail and consumer, energy, utilities and mining, and transportation and logistics

  • Significant experience in client equity and debt offerings, business combinations inclusive of public listing and reporting requirements, initial valuations and ongoing goodwill impairment analyses, share-based awards, restructuring, and global taxes

  • Significant stakeholder management experience, specifically with board and management experience, including Inhibitor Therapeutics (Ticker INTI), as well as multiple PE portfolio companies in the energy industry 

  • Specialised in rapid project mobilisation and deployment of skilled resources for emergency issues, design, and implementation of small to large-scale assurance requirements and advisory projects

  • Additional experience includes leading PwC’s latest data acquisition methods and tools, client acquisitions and systems implementations to include new SOX-compliant control plan implementations across multiple systems, leading co-sourced internal audit projects, and time spent driving PwC’s Lean efficiency initiatives

  • Member of the PwC national office within the SEC PCAOB quality group supporting Europe and the EMEA regions with complex accounting and audit consultations

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS INCLUDE

  • An MBA from the University of Oxford

  • Registered CPA in the State of Florida

  • FICPA Council Member

  • Board member and Audit Committee Chair of Inhibitor Therapeutics (Ticker: INTI), also serves on the board of multiple PE-backed energy companies

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CARRIE REOH
PARTNER

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BIO

Driven problem solver with exceptional attention to detail, strong interpersonal and organizational skills focusing on accounting and reporting for private start-up companies

EXPERIENCE

  • Previously a Controller within the private oil and gas industry with a tenure of more than 12 years, leading several  teams while managing multiple work streams

  • Significant experience working with companies within the oil and gas sector, specializing in start-up ventures, having successfully served a diverse range of clients in a variety of asset classes including liquid natural gas, EPC services and offshore operations 

  • Well-versed in technical accounting matters helping companies implement and establish strong processes and procedures focusing on making sure proper accounting/internal controls and analytical systems and approaches are in place to enhance financial accuracy and effectiveness

  • Extensive experience with multiple ERP implementations for growing companies including design configuration and testing. Adeptly tailored ERP solutions to multiple unique operational intricacies of each organization, ensuring systems align with specific business processes 

  • Significant and impactful experience in overseeing and leading accounting teams, characterized by a track record of optimizing financial operations, fostering team cohesion and driving strategic financial initiatives to achieve organizational goals

  • Exemplifies a meticulous focus on steering project management aspects within work streams, with a dedicated commitment to enhancing efficiency and consistently delivering results that align with stakeholder expectations

  • Considerable experience presenting to Boards of Directors, Audit Committees and Executive Leadership teams, including presentations on work performed, required quarterly and annual communications

  • Education includes an MBA the Eastern Illinois University; is a registered CPA in the state of Texas

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS INCLUDE

  • MBA from Eastern Illinois University

  • Registered CPA in the state of Texas

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JON PRIOR
PARTNER

BIO

Committed, driven leader and problem solver with an exceptional attention to detail, strong interpersonal and organizational skills with extensive financial experience, including accounting and reporting for public and private companies

EXPERIENCE

  • Previously a Director within the Audit practice of PwC with a tenure of more than 12 years, leading several large teams while managing numerous concurrent work streams throughout

  • Significant experience with companies across a wide range of financial services sectors, specializing in the real estate industry, having served clients involved in a variety of asset classes including commercial real estate, industrial, retail, multifamily and senior housing, ranging from startups and other small organizations to multi-billion dollar public companies

  • Well-versed in technical accounting matters relating to lease accounting from both the lessor and lessee perspective, including vast experience relating to the adoption of the new leasing standard under ASC 842, as well as other technical accounting areas such as business combinations and revenue recognition 

  • Extensive SEC experience, including a thorough understanding of the annual and quarterly reporting requirements and the various technical aspects of equity and debt offerings, as well as the accounting implications of these transactional activities

  • Significant audit experience, including a comprehensive understanding of the necessary components of a strong control environment under the COSO framework, including the implementation, design, evaluation and testing of internal controls, as well as a strong understanding of current audit methodologies and data-driven audit approaches in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and AICPA

  • Meticulously focused on leading project management aspects of work streams in order to drive efficiencies and achieve results consistent with stakeholder expectations

  • Considerable experience presenting to Boards of Directors, Audit Committees and Executive Leadership teams, including presentations on work performed, required quarterly and annual communications, regulatory matters and fee negotiations

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EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS INCLUDE

  • MS and BS in accounting from the University of Central Florida 

  • Registered CPA in the state of Florida

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ADAM WEBSTER
PARTNER, LEADER OF OUR DILIGENCE PRACTICE

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BIO

Seasoned M&A professional with extensive experience supporting private equity firms, private companies, and public companies. Execute on M&A transactions of all sizes and across industries.

EXPERIENCE

  • Previously a Director within the Transaction Services practice of PwC (15+ year tenure) supporting clients from pre-LOI stage discussions through diligence to signing and post-signing support. 

  • Leads high-performing teams in conducting comprehensive due diligence on acquisitions and divestitures for private equity, private companies and public companies including cross-border transactions, across the industries of industrial products, business services, aerospace & defense, space, retail & consumer, and transportation & logistics.

  • Wide-ranging experience supporting clients on deals of all sizes, including less than $1.0m in EBITDA to greater than $600m in EBITDA for a variety of stakeholders.

  • Guides clients through diligence observations to help make strategic value-oriented M&A decisions, including EBITDA adjustments and trends identified through the Quality of Earnings, negotiating net working capital targets based on recent trends or changes in the working capital profile of the business, identification, and quantification of debt and debt-like items, and post-close support around purchase price true-up mechanisms.

  • Prior to working in M&A, supported private and public companies as part of the Assurance practice at PwC and was part of the Lean Six Sigma group at Lockheed Martin.

  • Exemplifies a meticulous focus on steering project management aspects within work streams, with a dedicated commitment to enhancing efficiency and consistently delivering results that align with stakeholder expectations

  • Considerable experience presenting to Boards of Directors, Audit Committees and Executive Leadership teams, including presentations on work performed, required quarterly and annual communications

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS INCLUDE

  • MBA from the University of Central Florida

  • Registered CPA in the state of Florida

  • Active member of the AICPA and FICPA

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