Financial Poise

About Garth Tebay

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Garth Tebay

Mr. Tebay is a practicing Certified Public Accountant, Certified Valuation Analyst, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, and Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor with over 46 years of experience. He is the founder and Managing Partner of Value Defined, LLC, a business valuation, M&A, forensic and litigation support firm in Sylvania, Ohio. He is also associated with Weber Clark Ltd., accounting, tax and consulting firm in Sylvania, Ohio as well as Managing Director of Family Office Direct Investment Services (FODIS) and a Core Service Provider of the Business Growth Alliance LLC (BGA). Mr. Tebay is a frequent speaker at the National Valuation Conference of NACVA/CTI and other professional associates as well as instructor for the NACVA Certification Program and Current Update in Valuation.

Mr. Tebay received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1972 from Findlay College in Ohio. He then received certification as a Public Accountant in 1975. In 1997, he became a Certified Valuation Analyst, awarded the CM&AA (Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor) in 2001, and Master Analyst in Financial Forensic in 2008. He is the recipient of the Circle of Light Award and currently serves on the Executive Advisory Board of NACVA.

Financial Poise Contributions

  • Structuring and Planning the M&A Transaction 2020 Webinar premiered on July 23, 2020 Webinar Series: Private Company M&A Boot Camp 2020
  • Focus on Valuing a Brand and Other "Soft" Assets Webinar premiered on November 8, 2019 Webinar Series: Valuation in Corporate Transactions 2019
  • How to Value Your Assets 2019 Webinar premiered on October 11, 2019 Webinar Series: Valuation in Corporate Transactions 2019
  • When, Who & Why to Value Your Assets Webinar premiered on September 13, 2019 Webinar Series: Valuation in Corporate Transactions 2019
  • Structuring and Planning the M&A Transaction 2019 Webinar premiered on August 6, 2019 Webinar Series: Private Company M&A Boot Camp 2019
  • The Basics - Working With an Expert Webinar premiered on February 28, 2019 Webinar Series: Valuation Fights in Litigation: Battle of the Experts 2019
  • When Do You Need One & Where Do You Get One? Webinar premiered on January 31, 2019 Webinar Series: Valuation Fights in Litigation: Battle of the Experts 2019