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Chad M. Witter, CPA, ASA

Witter Consulting Group, Inc. – President

Cell (563) 940-1584          

cwitter@mchsi.com

Witter Consulting Group is a professional services company focusing on business valuations, litigation support, and transaction advisory consulting.  Prior to acquiring/starting Witter Consulting Group, Chad was the Director of Business Valuations at Ares Business Consulting, a private equity/business consulting firm.  Chad joined Ares in November of 2001 after leaving KPMG Consultant's Chicago Private Equity Valuation Practice.  While at KPMG Chad performed business valuations for the purposes of: SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, estate & gift, litigation support, corporate planning, purchase price allocations, pricing analyses, fairness opinions and to obtain venture capital financing.  His focus was on clients that operated in consumer and industrial markets with sizes that ranged from small middle market through multi-national Fortune 500 companies.  Chad has consulted on business interests on every continent but Antarctica. 

Relevant work experience:

  • Business and asset valuations across a variety of industries for financial reporting and tax planning purposes
  • Litigation support for issues such as: shareholder disputes, dissenting shareholders, marital dissolutions, business damages, and personal cash flows (deferred compensation, lost wages, lost pensions benefits, etc.)
  • Purchase price allocations for large publicly traded and middle market company acquisitions
  • ESOP valuations
  • Valuation of intangible assets such as trademarks, patents, licenses, etc.
  • Developing buy/sell agreements
  • Valuation and business plan consulting for the purposes of obtaining venture capital financing
  • Transaction advisory and business intermediary services
  • Purchase price and deal structuring negotiations
  • Raised private debt and equity capital for business expansions
  • Recognized as an expert witness in both Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin
  • Testifying experience in both jury and bench trials. 
  • Drafted an Iowa economic development initiative, which has been drafted into Senate Study Bill #1062.

Education and Certifications:

  • University of Northern Iowa – Bachelors degree in accounting

  • CPA (Certified Public Accountant

  • ASA (Accredited Senior Appraiser) -  American Society of Appraisers, arguably the most respected business valuation organization in the country. 

  • Successfully completed Level I of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exam and has not yet sat for Level II.

  • Attends advanced BV conferences and other continuing professional education (CPE) classes.  Chad also presents on topics such as business valuation and “how to buy or sell a business”. 

Memberships and Affiliations:

  • ASA - American Society of Appraiser

  • Quad City Estate Planning Council

  • United Way Young Leadership Co-Chair – 2005 Capital Campaign

  • Steering committee member for two not for profits

Accel KKR (Venture Capital) McDonalds Remington Arms Company      
Amway Corporation Midas Corporate Rockwell Collins      
General Electric Old Dutch Siemens Building Technologies      
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Quaker Oats Toro Company      

 

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