Davin R. Gustafson

Dave Gustafson is a principal in our business valuation and litigation consulting group, completing over a thousand valuation engagements in his nearly twenty years in the profession. He has worked on projects in a variety of industries for firms with revenues ranging from under $1 million to over $1 billion. Dave has provided valuations for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), estate and gift taxes, mergers and acquisitions, divorce, litigation, buy-sell agreements, S corporation elections, blockage opinions, pre-IPO stock transactions, recapitalizations, charitable contributions, stock bonus plans, and trust administration. Interests valued include entity value, common and preferred stocks, options, partnership interests including family limited partnerships, limited liability corporation interests, and interests subject to various contractual restrictions.

Dave has presented numerous seminars on business valuation, estate planning and ESOP issues for The ESOP Association, the Ohio Employee Ownership Center, and other industry organizations. A member of The ESOP Association, Dave has served on its Board of Governors and as Chapter Officer or Committee Chair for nearly twenty years. Contact Dave at esops@applegrowth.com.

Practice Specialization
• Business Valuation
• Litigation Consulting
• ESOP Valuation, Feasibility & Advisory Services

Education & Designations
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - Bowling Green State University
• Juris Doctor - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
• Licensed Attorney - Ohio

Professional
• The ESOP Association
• National Center for Employee Ownership
• American Society of Appraisers
• Ohio Employee Ownership Center
• Cleveland Bar Association

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