DR SHANNON PRATT (IN MEMORIAM)

Shannon P. Pratt, CFA, FASA, ARM, ABAR, MCBA, CM&AA, was the founder and Editor Emeritus of Business Valuation Resources, LLC.

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He performed valuation assignments for the following purposes: transactions (acquisition, divestiture, reorganization, public offerings, and public companies going private); taxation (federal income, gift and estate, and local ad valorem); financing (securitization, recapitalization, and restructuring); litigation support and dispute resolution (including dissenting stockholder suits, damage cases, and corporate and marital dissolution cases); and management information and planning. He also managed a variety of fairness opinion and solvency opinion engagements.

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Dr. Pratt testified on hundreds of occasions in litigated matters such as dissenting stockholder suits, various types of damage cases—including breach of contract, antitrust, and breach of fiduciary duty cases—divorces, and estate and gift tax cases.

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Dr. Pratt was a professor of business administration at Portland State University from 1963 to 1969. During this time, he directed a research center known as the Investment Analysis Center, which worked closely with the University of Chicago’s Center for Research in Securities Prices. He entered the business valuation profession in 1969.

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Business Administration, Finance, Indiana University

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, University of Washington

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Dr. Pratt was an Accredited Senior Appraiser and Fellow (FASA) of the American Society of Appraisers, its highest designation, and was certified in Business Valuation and Appraisal Review and Management. He was a CFA charterholder. He was a Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) with the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA) and was also the organization’s first Life Member. He was Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR) with the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) and was a recipient of NACVA’s Magna Cum Laude Award. He was a Master Certified Business Counselor (MCBC) and was Certified in Mergers and Acquisitions with the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (CM&AA).

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Dr. Pratt was a lifetime member emeritus of the Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers. He was also a lifetime member emeritus of the Advisory Committee on Valuation of The ESOP Association. He was a recipient of the Magna Cum Laude Award of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts for service to the business valuation profession. He was a member and past president of the Portland Society of Financial Analysts, a recipient of the 2002 Distinguished Achievement Award, and a member of the Association for Corporate Growth. Dr. Pratt was also a past trustee of The Appraisal Foundation.