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M&A, Private Equity

& Corporate Finance.

Former dealmakers who identified acquisition targets, managed due diligence, negotiated reps and warranties, issued fairness opinions, raised debt and equity, and advised on restructurings — with global transactional experience.

PRACTICE AREA  · EXPERT WITNESS & CONSULTING

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About this practice

PRACTICE OVERVIEW

SEDA's experts identified acquisition targets, managed due diligence processes, negotiated and assessed reps and warranties, provided M&A and PE advice, issued fairness opinions, raised debt and equity, and advised on many restructurings.

SEDA's experts have experience in structuring, executing, and negotiating M&A and PE transactions spanning globally — from leveraged buyouts and strategic acquisitions to cross-border mergers, carve-outs, and financial restructurings.

Our practitioners provide authoritative expert testimony on deal process, valuation methodology, fairness opinions, due diligence standards, board decision-making, and the obligations of advisors in complex M&A transactions.

WHY SEDA

Direct experience in pre-transaction due diligence, SPA pricing, and closing accounts disputes across global transactions.

Former investment bankers who structured, executed, and negotiated M&A and PE transactions across leveraged buyouts, SPACs, strategic acquisitions, and cross-border deals.

Deep expertise in fairness opinions, valuation disputes, earn-out calculations, representations and warranties, and the full range of M&A transaction advisory.

SUB-PRACTICE  AREAS

Areas of expertise

01

Deal Process & Board Decision-Making

Related: Corporate Governance & ESG · Capital Markets

02

Fairness Opinions & Valuation

Related: Damages, Forensics & Fraud · Capital Markets

M&A and SPAC deal process, investment banker obligations, board decision-making under Revlon and Unocal standards, and adequacy of sale processes.

Expert opinions on SPA pricing mechanisms, closing accounts disputes, working capital adjustments, earn-out calculations, and representations and warranties claims.

03

SPA & Post-Closing Disputes

Related: International Tax & Accounting · Damages

Expert analysis of fairness opinions — including the appropriateness of valuation methodologies, financial projections used, and comparisons to market transactions.

04

Private Equity & Leveraged Buyouts

Related: Alternative Asset Classes · Financing

Expert testimony on LBO structures, leveraged finance terms, PE fund governance, management fee arrangements, and LP/GP disputes in private equity transactions.

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David Locala

David Locala

Bio

Managing Director

David Locala has 30+ years of investment banking experience, specializing in technology M&A and capital markets. He has advised on over $200 billion in transactions, including buy- and sell-side M&A, leveraged buyouts, contested deals, and complex financings.

Former 

Citigroup – Managing Director and Global Head of Technology 

Deutsche Bank – Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Technology

Mitchell I. Gordon

Mitchell I. Gordon

Bio

Managing Director

Mitchell Gordon is an expert witness in corporate governance, capital markets and SPAC-related litigation. He has served as President and Chief Financial Officer and has sat on the boards of multiple SPAC vehicles.

Former

Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corp./SPAC - President and CFO
Interpool (NYSE: IPX) - EVP and CFO

Craig Coben

Craig Coben

Bio

Managing Director

Craig Coben is a world-class investment banking expert with over 25 years of experience, including serving as Vice Chairman of Global Capital Markets and Global Head of Equity Capital Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, specializing in IPOs, SPACs, and a full range of equity and equity-linked products.

Former 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Vice Chairman of Global Capital Markets and Global Head of Equity Capital Markets

Deutsche Bank – Managing Director, EMEA Equity Capital Market

Natasha Kassian

Natasha Kassian

Bio

Managing Director

Natasha Kassian has over 30 years of buy-side experience providing legal and compliance guidance to registered investment advisers across a broad range of products, asset classes, investment strategies, and jurisdictions.

Former 

Citadel Americas LLC - Aptigon – Chief Compliance Officer

Millennium Management LLC – Global Head of Corporate and Regulatory Compliance

Sekhar Bahadur

Sekhar Bahadur

Bio

Managing Director

Sekhar has almost 35 years of experience in investment banking. He ran Deutsche Bank’s Sponsor Coverage Business, which covered private equity firms as investment banking clients, and then took responsibility for the firm’s European Leveraged Finance business.

Former

KKR Capital Markets Limited –Director

Deutsche Bank – MD and Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Financial Sponsors Group

Kathryn Porter

Kathryn Porter

Bio

Managing Director

Kathryn Porter is an independent energy consultant with 25+ years of experience across the energy and finance sectors. She specializes in utilities, oil and gas, and has broad expertise in equities, debt capital markets, M&A, loans, and risk management.

Former

Société Générale - Director, Commodities Structuring

EDF Trading - Head of Structuring & Pricing

Stephen Schiller

Stephen Schiller

Bio

Managing Director

Mr. Schiller has over 25 years of experience in financial restructuring and M&A, advising stakeholders in distressed and bankrupt situations. He specializes in valuation, liquidity analysis, strategic alternatives, expert testimony, and settlement negotiations.

Former

Citigroup – MD, founding member of Financial Restructuring Group, and senior member of Mergers and Acquisitions Group

Crispin Osborne

Crispin Osborne

Bio

Managing Director

Crispin Osborne has over 30 years of experience in global investment banking and corporate finance, with senior roles at Barclays, Citigroup, and Credit Suisse First Boston. He brings extensive expertise across Equity Capital Markets, M&A, and Debt Capital Markets, with broad international experience including privatizations and emerging markets.

Former 

Barclays, London - Chairman, Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets EMEA

EMPG International - Chief Executive Officer

Citigroup, London - Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets

Credit Suisse, London - Head, Media and Telecommunications Group, Investment Banking 



Mike Airheart

Mike Airheart

Bio

Managing Director

Mike has 33 years of experience in wholesale banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he advised corporate and investment banking clients on debt capital raising. As a Senior Corporate Banker, he managed multinational clients, specializing in corporate finance, credit origination, portfolio management, and risk.

Former

Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Managing Director

Alastair McIntyre

Alastair McIntyre

Bio

Managing Director

Alastair McIntyre is an expert in mining, and precious and base metals markets. He has extensive experience across metals banking and trading, physical and derivative metals transactions, mine development, royalty transactions, off-take and metal loan agreements, capital raising, M&A, IPO advisory, and technical and financial due diligence.

Former

Behre Dolbear - Senior Managing Director 

Landsbankinn - Director, Commodity Trade Finance


William Hunter

William Hunter

Bio

Managing Director

William Hunter is a highly experienced M&A banker who has over 25 years of experience supporting companies and investors on complex transactions and business valuation. Throughout his career he has focused on middle-market deals, often family businesses.

Former

Generational Group - Managing Director and Investment Banker

Citigroup Capital Markets (formerly The Geneva Companies) - Investment Banker


Martyn Till

Martyn Till

Bio

Managing Director

Martyn Till is a retired senior tax advisor with extensive experience in the UK and international tax landscape, having spent most of his 30-year career at KPMG LLP as a Corporate Tax Advisor. He specializes in the tax aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and mid-market Private Equity transactions.

Former

KPMG LLP - Tax Partner and Senior Tax Manager

HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS - HM Inspector of Taxes

Robert Ohrenstein

Robert Ohrenstein

Bio

Senior Advisor

Robert Ohrenstein is a market-leading transaction adviser to private equity and similar investors. His career includes leadership roles at KPMG, where he served as Global Head of Private Equity and Vice Chair, as well as advisory positions in various commercial and charitable organizations.

Former

KPMG – Vice Chair, Global Head of Private Equity

Cameron Perrett

Cameron Perrett

Bio

Managing Director

Cameron Perrett is a corporate finance, private credit, and capital markets expert with more than 25 years of experience across banking, advisory, and institutional finance in Australia, Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Former

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) - Head of Financial Institutions Coverage for Global Insurers, Pension Funds and Asset Managers / Head of FI Advisory

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - Head of FI Deal Advisory Asia



Arvind Krishnamurthy

Arvind Krishnamurthy

Bio

Managing Director

Arvind Krishnamurthy is a private credit, private equity, specialty finance and alternative investments expert with nearly 30 years of experience originating, structuring, underwriting and managing complex investments across the capital structure.

Former

Metropolitan Partners Group - Managing Director, Senior Advisor

Caxton Alternative Management LP - Principal


Ignacio Maldonado Trinchant

Ignacio Maldonado Trinchant

Bio

Managing Director

Ignacio Maldonado Trinchant has 24 years of experience in investment banking and capital markets, including serving as Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets for Iberia, MENA, and Turkey at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Former

Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Managing Director & Head of Equity Capital Markets, Iberia, MENA & Turkey

Santander Investment Securities - Analyst; Associate, Equity Capital Markets


Mark J. Epley

Mark J. Epley

Bio

Managing Director

Mark Epley is a seasoned investment banking executive with over 35 years of experience in corporate finance leveraged finance and M&A. He served as Chairman of the Financial Sponsors Group Americas at HSBC Securities, where he led global coverage teams and delivered significant growth.

Former

Nomura Securities Internatiinal - Global Head FSG

Deutsche Bank Securities - Global Head FSG

Morgan Stanley & Company - Executive Director

Neil Crowder, CFA

Neil Crowder, CFA

Bio

Managing Director

Neil Crowder (CFA), former Partner and Head of Investment Research at Goldman Sachs, is a recognized expert in global financial institutions with over 35 years of experience spanning the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and other emerging economies.

Former

Goldman Sachs - Managing Partner, Head of Investment Research

CBS Property Group - Chairman Of the Board

Chayton Capital LLP - Chief Executive Officer


Simon Thackray

Simon Thackray

Bio

Managing Director

Simon Thackray is a seasoned corporate and investment advisor with over three decades of experience spanning capital markets, private equity, and operational leadership. Mr. Thackray is a global expert in equities, capital markets and corporate valuation with a particular focus on research and analysis.

Former

Jefferies - Managing Director, Senior Equities Analyst

CLSA - Senior Analyst

Citi - Direcor, Senior Industrial Analyst

RBS Markets & International Banking - Director, Senior Equities Analyst


Glover Lawrence

Glover Lawrence

Bio

Managing Director

Glover Lawrence is a senior strategy and corporate development executive with 30+ years of experience in transformational M&A, specializing in the technology and software sectors. He has led over 75 transactions totaling $17+ billion across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Former

Aspen Technology - SVP Corporate Development

Avid Technology - VP Corporate Development

McNamee Lawrence - Co-Founder and Managing Director

Morgan Stanley - Financial Analyst

Marc Skaletsky, CPA

Marc Skaletsky, CPA

Bio

Managing Director

Marc Skaletsky is an accounting, finance, and international tax expert with nearly 50 years of experience. He specializes in complex M&A, tax strategy, and compliance, and has led initiatives across technology, client relations, and business transformation.

Former

KPMG LLP - Partner, International Tax Services

Grant Thornton LLP - Managing Director of International Tax Services

Michael Biehl

Michael Biehl

Bio

Managing Director

Michael Biehl is the former Vice Chair and CFO of KPMG and a recognized authority in taxation and private equity. With over 30 years of leadership experience, he has advised global businesses and executive teams on complex transformations, cross-border M&A transactions, and strategic growth initiatives.

Former

KPMG LLP - Vice Chair and CFO 

Howard Mills

Howard Mills

Bio

Senior Advisor

Mr. Mills is a former Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department and a retired Deloitte Managing Director. He has also served as Senior Advisor to McKinsey’s Insurance Practice and currently sits on the boards of Genworth Financial and The Doctors Company Group.

Former

Deloitte - Managing Director, Global Insurance Regulatory Leader

New York Insurance - Department Superintendent

Mark B. Cohen

Mark B. Cohen

Bio

Managing Director

Mark B. Cohen brings nearly four decades of experience in restructuring and distressed investing, spanning Investment Banking, and Private Credit. Throughout his career he has led complex restructurings, and delivered high-return capital solutions for sponsors, corporates, and institutional investors.

Former

RBC Capital Markets - Managing Director

Deutsche Bank - Managing Director

George Lucaci

George Lucaci

Bio

Managing Director

George Lucaci is an expert in asset-gathering across the fund management industry including alternative investments. He presently serves as Global Head of Distribution for FolioBeyond having previously held leadership roles in the hedge fund and private equity industry after a long career in investment banking.

Former

Mercury Capital Advisors, LLC - Partner and Senior Advisor

Channel Capital - Senior Managing Director

Normandy Asset Management - Head of Risk Analysis

Ankur Keswani

Ankur Keswani

Bio

Managing Director

Ankur Keswani, former Head of Corporate Credit at Serengeti Asset Management, is a seasoned credit investor and portfolio manager with over twenty years of experience in high yield and distressed credit, special situations, bankruptcy and restructurings, and post-reorganization equity investing.

Former

Serengeti Asset Management - Head of Corporate Credit & Senior Managing Director

Goldman Sachs - High Yield and Distressed Trader & High Yield Healthcare Research


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