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Adam is an experienced accountancy and business valuation expert witness with a specialism in expert determination. Over Adam's 35-year career he has acted as lead advisor in M&A deals, provided transactions support to clients and prepared financial due diligence reports. Adam's work as an expert witness in private client and matrimonial cases covers contentious business valuations, quantum of damages, professional negligence and completion accounts disputes. Adam has also been an auditor with particular expertise in mutual trading businesses, charities, and solicitors reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Experience
An experienced chartered accountant and forensic expert, Adam also acts as lead advisor on M&A deals for local clients and been an auditor reporting on UK statutory accounts for companies. A graduate of Cambridge University, he has worked at a Big 4 firm and now leads the corporate finance & forensic services offering at our Thames Valley office. Over his career, Adam has worked with small businesses, charities, professional practices, financial services businesses, banks, major international clients and sovereign governments.
Notable achievements
Adam has given oral expert evidence before the English High Court and the Family Court.
He has been a non-executive director of the Buckinghamshire growth hub, Buckinghamshire Business First since 2011
Adam is a former Chair of the Network of Independent Forensic Accountants (for five years from 2015 to 2020)
Previous board member of the Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership
Professional qualifications/memberships
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
Member of the Academy of Experts
Member of the Expert Witness Institute
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