The Clarion team members are expert in the valuation of businesses, complex securities and intangible assets in support of business transactions.  We bring our passion for client service, our deep industry segment and reporting issue knowledge, and proven state-of -the-art models to the most complex valuation issues.


Mark Johnson  ASA - Independent Affiliate

Mark has 30+ years of Machinery and Equipment valuation expertise including providing valuation services and valuation reviews for clients of the major audit firms (including KPGM).  Today, Mark is an idependent equipment valuation expert that we have worked with closely and he is a professional that we highly recommend.  He can be reached by contacting us or going directly to his web site at johnval.com.


About Us

Professionals

Ryan Yamauchi - Partner

Ryan has 8+ years of valuation experience.  He holds a C.F.A. and is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley. Ryan focus is on the valuations for financial reporting, tax reporting  and transaction purposes.


Paul du Vair - Independent Affiliate (Corporate Value Consulting)

Paul has 25+ years of business valuation experience and is a former senior member of the Mesirow Consulting Valuation Practice.  His expertise includes addressisng valuation issues related to acquisitions/divestitures, bankruptcy, joint ventures, disputes and financial and strategic planning


Responsive client service and the  highest quality work product; a combination for success.

 

Our committment to our clients includes that we are readily available both during, and after, normal working hours.  We understand that valuation conclusions can have a down stream impact on the issuance of financial statements and tax returns, and, can influence the timing and success of transactions.  We are fully committed to addressing your complex and time sensitive issues as quickly and throughly as circumstances allow.


Our committment to our clients also includes providing a high quality work product that is credible and throughly supported, thereby minimizing review questions and revisions amd limiting the third party review expense.


We have the experience and skill set to address both basic and complex valuation issues, and, the flexibility to support you as your valuation isssues evolve with your corporate stage of developement and the business environment.


Our client relationships frequently extend for years or decades.

Clarion Consulting Group 

formerly a Mesirow Consulting Valuation Practice

Matthew Steele - Independent Affiliate (Corporate Value Consulting)

Matt has 15+ years of valuation experience and is a former member of the Mesirow Consulting Valuation Practice.  His expertise includes various industry segements including, media, entertainment,sports, consumer products and industrial products.

Business Valuation and Advisory Services

Ben Wei  - Partner

Ben has 17+ years of valuation experience within major public account and professional services organizations.  He is  C.F.A., he holds both a B.S. and a M.B.A. degrees from U.C.L.A., and is associated with the American Society of Appraisers. Ben's focuss is on addressing the valuation issues of emerging companies.

James Wilson - Managing Partner

Jim has 35+ years of business valuation experience within major public accounting (pwc and KPMG) and professional services organizations (Mesirow Financial, Standard and Poors and Navigant Consulting).  Jim is a highly experienced in the valuation of intellectual property, businesses, common and preferred equity, complex derivative securities, and contigencies.  

VALUATION PROFESSIONALS 
TRUSTED ADVISORS

Rod Wycoff MAI - Independent Affiliate

Rod has 30+ years of real estate valuation expertience including providing valuation services.  Today, Rod is an idependent real estate valuation expert that we have worked closely with and he is an expert that we highly recommend.  He can be reached by contacting us or directly through his email at rod.wycoff@gmail.com


Our Mission


​Responsive Client Service

We judge our sucess through our ability to develope long-term trusted advisor relationships.  Many or our client relationships extend for more than 10 years and extend over multiple client companies.  We udnerstand that each engagement is an important investment for our clients (and for us).  We strive to surpass your expectations, and in doing so, insure your success and your desire to work closely with us on future projects.

 

Quality work product

We beleive that quality starts with the form, depth and resoanbleness of the analysis, but, does not end until all constituency inquiries are fullly resolved. 


Our work is routinely reviewed and accepted without issue by all the major accounting firms (including pwc, KPMG, E&Y, D&T and others).  And, our work product has been accepted the the SEC, the PCAOB, the IRS, and, as support for testimony in court and bankruptcy proceedings.  

 

Issue Expertise

Whether your business is an emerging entity, established middle market company or a major publicly traded entity, or professionals have provided hundreds of opinions of value for companies in a similar stage of developement.


Whether the valuation issue relates to financial reporting (US GAAP/IAS), tax reporting or transactional related (pricing or capital adequacy), our professionals have provided hundreds, if not thousands, of opinions of value for similar purposes. 


We are equally expereienced in addressing both common and complex valuation issues.  We take pride in our ability to adequately value complex derivatives, contigencies and multi-tiered capital structures.


Clear Communication 

Our Professionals have the skill and experience to address the most complicated analyses, including those that require Monte Carlo and correlated variable modeling and we pledge to communicate the methods, assumptions, models and results of every analysis clearly and concisely (as a "clarion" would).