Why Banister
Banister Financial is the Southeast’s leading business valuation firm and one of the leading such firms in the nation. Our professionals have nearly 75 combined years of experience in valuing companies, professional practices, FLPs and LLCs for estate and gift tax, divorce, disputes and other litigation matters, mergers and acquisitions, ESOP, incentive stock option plans, ESOPs, equitable distribution, dissenting shareholder matters, and other reasons.
Experience
Our valuation professionals have expertise in a wide variety of industries and can meet a variety of complex valuation needs for companies large and small.
Certified Business Valuation Ability
Banister Financial is one of the few firms in the country where each of the professional staff has been certified as an Accredited Senior Appraiser by the American Society of Appraisers, the premiere credentialing body in the business valuation field, as well as holding the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. For a list of our professionals with the ASA designation go to the Professionals section of our website. All of our professionals hold graduate degrees in business or law from top universities. Furthermore, all of our professionals have varied and valuable prior experience ranging from financing merger and acquisition transactions, corporate banking, consulting, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Our valuation professionals are not theoretical business appraisers like so many in our field. Our professionals have real world experience in addition to top-notch valuation skills.
Validation
Banister Financial's valuations have been time-tested and accepted for years by clients, buyers, sellers, the IRS, and the Courts. Our valuation advice has been validated by real world transactions.
Proven Expert Witness
Skills
Banister’s professionals have appeared as expert witnesses in numerous valuation cases at the state and federal levels, including U.S. Tax Court. We have been appointed numerous times by the Courts as independent business appraisers in disputes for family law and dissenting shareholder matters.
Instruction at Graduate
School Level
Two of Banister Financial's professionals, George Hawkins and Michael Paschall, serve as guest lecturers for the Law and Valuation course that is offered by the Wake Forest University School of Law and the Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management (MBA Program).
Experience
Our valuation professionals have expertise in a wide variety of industries and can meet a variety of complex valuation needs for companies large and small.
Certified Business Valuation Ability
Banister Financial is one of the few firms in the country where each of the professional staff has been certified as an Accredited Senior Appraiser by the American Society of Appraisers, the premiere credentialing body in the business valuation field, as well as holding the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. For a list of our professionals with the ASA designation go to the Professionals section of our website. All of our professionals hold graduate degrees in business or law from top universities. Furthermore, all of our professionals have varied and valuable prior experience ranging from financing merger and acquisition transactions, corporate banking, consulting, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Our valuation professionals are not theoretical business appraisers like so many in our field. Our professionals have real world experience in addition to top-notch valuation skills.
Validation
Banister Financial's valuations have been time-tested and accepted for years by clients, buyers, sellers, the IRS, and the Courts. Our valuation advice has been validated by real world transactions.
Proven Expert Witness
Skills
Banister’s professionals have appeared as expert witnesses in numerous valuation cases at the state and federal levels, including U.S. Tax Court. We have been appointed numerous times by the Courts as independent business appraisers in disputes for family law and dissenting shareholder matters.
Instruction at Graduate
School Level
Two of Banister Financial's professionals, George Hawkins and Michael Paschall, serve as guest lecturers for the Law and Valuation course that is offered by the Wake Forest University School of Law and the Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management (MBA Program).
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Included among the many speaking engagements are seminars for the North and South Carolina Bar Associations and their many sections, as well as numerous local and regional organizations throughout the Southeast.
Integrity
Banister Financial provides unbiased, independent business valuation advice and stakes its reputation on every valuation report. Clients, buyers, sellers, and the courts make important financial decisions based on valuations that can dramatically impact people’s lives. If you are looking for an unbiased and objective valuation opinion, Banister Financial is the business valuation firm for you.
Contact Us
If you or a client has a valuation need involving a company, professional practice, or family limited partnership/LLC, contact George Hawkins or Michael Paschall at Banister Financial to discuss the situation, information needs and estimated costs.
Contact Information for a Business Valuation
Included among the many speaking engagements are seminars for the North and South Carolina Bar Associations and their many sections, as well as numerous local and regional organizations throughout the Southeast.
Integrity
Banister Financial provides unbiased, independent business valuation advice and stakes its reputation on every valuation report. Clients, buyers, sellers, and the courts make important financial decisions based on valuations that can dramatically impact people’s lives. If you are looking for an unbiased and objective valuation opinion, Banister Financial is the business valuation firm for you.
Contact Us
If you or a client has a valuation need involving a company, professional practice, or family limited partnership/LLC, contact George Hawkins or Michael Paschall at Banister Financial to discuss the situation, information needs and estimated costs.
Contact Information for a Business Valuation
George Hawkins, ASA, CFA
Managing Director
Phone: (704) 334-4932
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Michael Paschall, ASA, CFA, JD
Managing Director
Phone: (704) 334-4932
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Authors of Respected
Business Valuation Book
Two of Banister Financial’s professionals (George Hawkins and Michael Paschall) are co-authors of the CCH Business Valuation Guide (now in its Eleventh Edition), a book on business valuation published by CCH, Incorporated. Hawkins and Paschall also serve as co-editors of the CCH Business Valuation Alert, a quarterly valuation newsletter published by CCH.
Other Publications
Banister professionals have published over 100 articles on valuation issues in such leading national publications as Business Valuation Review, Shannon Pratt's Business Valuation Update, Judges & Lawyers Business Valuation Update, Valuation Strategies, Business Valuation Digest, CCH Business Valuation Alert, and the American Journal of Family Law. Banister professionals have also been published in publications such as The Will and the Way (newsletter of the Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association) and Family Forum (newsletter of the Family Law section of the North Carolina Bar Association)
National Recognition
Three of Banister Financial's business appraisers (George Hawkins, Michael Paschall, Gary Gerlach) serve (have served) on the prestigious International Board of Examiners of the American Society of Appraisers. Until the completion of two three year terms in July 2008, George Hawkins headed the Business Valuation section of this Board. This Board reviews valuation reports submitted by candidates throughout the nation in their final requirement to attain the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) certification in business valuation. Also, in July 2009, George Hawkins completed two three-year nationally elected terms on Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers, the governing board for business valuation of the leading accrediting society.
Speeches
Banister Financial's professionals have spoken regionally and nationally to chapters of the bar, valuation societies, and seminars sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service. Included among the many national speaking engagements are the Business Valuation Conference of the American Society of Appraisers, the Business Valuation Conference of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the National Trust Closely Held Business Association, the American Bar Association-American Law Institute, the American Bar Association, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Business Valuation Book
Two of Banister Financial’s professionals (George Hawkins and Michael Paschall) are co-authors of the CCH Business Valuation Guide (now in its Eleventh Edition), a book on business valuation published by CCH, Incorporated. Hawkins and Paschall also serve as co-editors of the CCH Business Valuation Alert, a quarterly valuation newsletter published by CCH.
Other Publications
Banister professionals have published over 100 articles on valuation issues in such leading national publications as Business Valuation Review, Shannon Pratt's Business Valuation Update, Judges & Lawyers Business Valuation Update, Valuation Strategies, Business Valuation Digest, CCH Business Valuation Alert, and the American Journal of Family Law. Banister professionals have also been published in publications such as The Will and the Way (newsletter of the Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association) and Family Forum (newsletter of the Family Law section of the North Carolina Bar Association)
National Recognition
Three of Banister Financial's business appraisers (George Hawkins, Michael Paschall, Gary Gerlach) serve (have served) on the prestigious International Board of Examiners of the American Society of Appraisers. Until the completion of two three year terms in July 2008, George Hawkins headed the Business Valuation section of this Board. This Board reviews valuation reports submitted by candidates throughout the nation in their final requirement to attain the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) certification in business valuation. Also, in July 2009, George Hawkins completed two three-year nationally elected terms on Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers, the governing board for business valuation of the leading accrediting society.
Speeches
Banister Financial's professionals have spoken regionally and nationally to chapters of the bar, valuation societies, and seminars sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service. Included among the many national speaking engagements are the Business Valuation Conference of the American Society of Appraisers, the Business Valuation Conference of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the National Trust Closely Held Business Association, the American Bar Association-American Law Institute, the American Bar Association, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
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