Topic:  The Ins and Outs of 409a Valuation

Speaker: Wade Hansen, Chairman and CEO, and Gordon Lin, Senior Director, Cabrillo Advisors

Presentation: 
A 409a valuation is a tax requirement for all privately held companies, and it is complicated and important topic for all CFOs; it impacts the equity compensation for executives and the stock-based expense for the company; it implies the valuation of the company for shareholders and potential investors; and it has to be done correctly to meet legal/tax requirements.

Wade will discuss:
- the ins and outs of 409a valuation
- how companies can optimize the process
- who are the key stakeholders
- what to watch out for. 

Speakers' bios: 
 

Wade Hansen:
Wade is the Chairman and CEO at Cabrillo Advisors and brings a great depth of experience and strategic perspective spanning more than 25 years in senior advisory, deal execution, business valuations and entrepreneurial roles.

During his time at Intrepid Investment Bankers he was responsible for growing the firm’s origination and coverage activities in key sectors, including technology, healthcare and life sciences. Prior to founding Cabrillo Advisors, and its predecessor firm MHT Partners in Dallas, Texas, Wade was a founding principal at Dell Ventures in Austin, Texas, where he invested in high-tech (software, semiconductor) business services, and Internet based companies. Wade began his postgraduate career at McKinsey & Co, where he served high-tech and pharma companies on matters of M&A and post merger management. He started his career in Ernst and Young’s Audit Department, where he was a licensed CPA in the State of Texas.

Wade has an MBA with distinction from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business and graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting summa cum laude. Wade holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 79 licenses.

Gordon Lin:
Gordon Lin is a Senior Director in Cabrillo Advisors’ Orange County office. Gordon also co-heads Cabrillo’s life science practice and leads the firm’s Shanghai efforts.

Gordon has business valuation experience in a number of industries including banking, real estate, insurance, energy, utilities, manufacturing, technology, media and entertainment, aerospace, and professional services. Gordon Lin has provided valuations of companies across all stages of development, and of various types of securities, including common and preferred equity, debt and convertible instruments, restricted securities, stock options, warrants, and other derivative instruments, as well as a variety of structured interests within private equity, hedge fund, and venture capital firms.

Prior to joining Cabrillo Advisors, Gordon spent four years at FMV Opinions, where he worked on valuation and transaction advisory assignments relating to litigation support, corporate planning, estate planning, purchase price allocation, financial reporting, restructuring, solvency and fairness opinions, and mergers and acquisitions.

Gordon received his Master of Business Administration degree from the USC Marshall School of Business, where he concentrated in financial analysis and valuation. Gordon received his undergraduate degree in international studies from University of California, Irvine. He is a FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, 66 and 79 Registered Securities Representative.