Brendan Love

Brendan Love is the Managing Director of Valuation Services at Andersen, where he plays a significant role in the Valuation Services Group. His expertise encompasses a wide range of valuation activities, including:

• Valuation of Businesses and Business Interests: This involves assessing the worth of companies and their various interests.
• Intangible Assets and Intellectual Property: Brendan specializes in valuing non-physical assets that can significantly impact a business's value.
• Debt and Derivatives: His work includes valuing complex financial instruments such as stock options.
• Tangible Assets: He also assesses physical assets, contributing to comprehensive valuation reports.

Brendan's engagements serve various purposes, including financial reporting, tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, bankruptcy support, litigation support, and strategic planning. His clients range from small businesses to large multinational corporations across diverse industries, including manufacturing and technology.12

He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and has completed all required business valuation courses from the American Society of Appraisers. Additionally, Brendan is involved in teaching national valuation training for Andersen and contributes to the firm's publications on key valuation topics.13

Brendan is based in San Francisco, California, and has over 13 years of experience in the field.24