How to Value an Architecture Firm
January 17, 2020
It is not uncommon for us to be engaged to provide our opinion on the fair market value of architecture firms. In this short piece, we lo...
read moreHow Should Real Estate be Treated in a Valuation?
November 13, 2019
When our clients engage us to value a business, a number of different assets need to be taken into consideration. Real estate assets, inclu...
read moreValuation or Business Insight Report – What is right for you?
October 21, 2019
At Smythe Advisory, we are fortunate to have six qualified Chartered Business Valuators (CBV) that work on a variety of projects, including...
read moreSelling Assets or Shares – Which is right for you?
September 17, 2019
A common question we are asked when planning the sale of a business is do you sell assets or shares? In our experience, the following scena...
read moreHow to Increase Profitability: The Customer Sales Mix
August 27, 2019
We often come across situations where a business has plateaued in profitability and management is not quite sure how to address the situati...
read moreHow to Value an AI Company
July 29, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic over the last few years. With tech titans such as Google, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, Amazo...
read moreValuing Your Business – Does Management Really Matter?
July 10, 2019
Yes, management does matter. But rather than end here, let’s take a deeper look at management in terms of how it ultimately drives the va...
read moreHow to Value Your Craft Brewing Company
June 24, 2019
In today’s ever-changing consumer market, craft breweries are becoming increasingly prominent. As a result of this growing trend, we thou...
read moreSelling a Business – Why it Might be Harder than you Think
May 29, 2019
There have been an unprecedented number of M&A transactions reported over the past few years. Inexpensive capital and few alternative i...
read moreA Practical Approach to Setting Net Working Capital Targets
May 15, 2019
Net working capital (NWC) adjustments may be one of the most misunderstood elements of a business sale and negotiations over it can often s...
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Mike Berris
CPA, CA, CBV
Partner - Advisory Services
Mike has over 25 years of experience providing accounting and business advisory services, with a focus on the Canadian insurance industry.
Alex Wong
CPA, CA, CBV
Partner
Alex Wong is a partner at Smythe Advisory and is focused on being a trusted business advisor to his clients.
Paul Woodhouse
CPA, CA, CBV
Director of Valuation Services
Paul Woodhouse focuses on providing financial advisory and litigation support services to clients.
William Tam
CPA, CA, CBV
Senior Manager
William Tam is a senior manager at Smythe Advisory, and is focused on providing valuation and financial advisory services to his clients.
Gagandeep Ahluwalia
CPA
Manager
Gagandeep specializes in M&A advisory engagements, as well as business valuations in the contexts of management buyouts and succession planning.
Arthur Klein
M&A Advisor
Arthur’s mandate is to assist Smythe clients in Western Canada in preparing for and executing business divestitures or acquisitions.
