Brian Sipes has joined Duff & Phelps’ Transaction Advisory Services practice. Mr. Sipes specializes in buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence. He has experience in analyzing the quality of earnings, key business and earnings drivers, financial projections and working capital along with the review of purchase agreements and post-closing purchase price disputes. He will be based in the firm’s Dallas office.
Mr. Sipes joins Duff & Phelps after being a director in Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Services group and previously was the director of Corporate Development for Flowserve Corporation, an S&P 500 industrial manufacturer. Prior to Flowserve he was a director in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Transaction Services Practice providing M&A support to financial and strategic buyers and sellers.
Mr. Sipes has advised on well over 200 transactions ranging in size from $10 million to $5 billion, encompassing an array of industries, including manufacturing, oilfield services, distribution, food and beverage, consumer products, building materials, transportation, healthcare, technology and financial services. He has a BBA in accounting from Bucknell University and an MBA from Northwestern University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Duff & Phelps advises clients in the areas of valuation, M&A and transactions, restructuring, alternative assets, disputes and taxation and has more than 1,000 employees serving clients from offices in North America, Europe and Asia (www.duffandphelps.com).
2014 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 11-14-14
