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Robert Plenderleith
Partner
CPA, CA, CBV, CFF
Robert (Bob) is a Partner specializing in Business Valuation and Economic Loss Quantification.
Robert is an experienced Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Business Valuator (CBV), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) with a focus on private companies. He provides advice on corporate reorganizations, mergers & acquisitions/buy-sell transactions, financial reporting, strategic planning, tax and estate planning, matrimonial/family law, and shareholder transactions.
Robert has over 18 years of experience with insurance claims and has assisted insurance companies and insurance claimants to quantify losses, such as business interruption, inventory/stock loss, income replacement benefits, motor vehicle accidents, and slip-and-fall incidents. In addition, he has experience with commercial disputes related to breach of contract, professional liability, and theft of intellectual property.
Robert qualified as a Chartered Professional Accountant in 2006 after graduating from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree. In 2009, he completed all requirements of the CBV Institute, thereby obtaining his CBV designation and is also Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
In his spare time, Robert enjoys running, hiking, and exploring the outdoors.
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Business Valuation Group
Economic Loss Quantification Group
Innovation Committee
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Considerations When Preparing Guideline Public Company Multiples for a Private Business
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Determining the Economic Benefits of Customer-related Intangible Assets
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Unlocking the Value: Understanding Intangible Assets in Business Valuation
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Normalizing Earnings or Cash Flow
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CBVs and Legal Matters
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Minority Shareholdings – Does a
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How Should Redundant Assets be Treated in a Business Valuation?
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Forms of Payment and Non-Cash Consideration in Business Sale Transactions
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Working Capital in Business Transactions
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“Special Purchasers” and Their Impact on Fair Market Value
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Understanding “Enterprise Value”
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