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Assisted Tier 1 automotive-parts company with acquisition accounting
Cory Thompson is the firm’s Co-Chief Client Service Officer. He also serves as President of the Accounting & Reporting Advisory and Transaction Advisory groups. He has more than 20 years of experience providing a broad range of transaction and valuation advisory services for financial and tax reporting purposes as well as corporate strategic planning matters.
Cory’s experience spans a diverse client base, from middle-market businesses to multi-billion-dollar SEC reporting enterprises, as well as private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and accounting and law firms. He has served numerous industries and has extensive experience in the diversified industrials and automotive spaces.
Cory has lectured and presented numerous continuing education seminars on the subjects of mergers and acquisitions as well as valuation.
Select Publications
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Transaction Advisors April 2013
New Money? §409A Implications for Financial Sponsor Transactions
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Financial Management and Accounting for the Construction Industry September 2011
Accounting and Reporting
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Construction Financial Management Association, CFMA Building Profits January 2008
A Contractor’s Primer on SFAS 157 & SFAS 159
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Business Valuation: A Primer for the Legal Professional December 2007
Contributing Author to Book Written by Stout's Jeff Risius
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CFMA Building Profits January 2007
Intellectual Property Valuations in the Construction Industry
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AIRA Journal, Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors June 2006
The Definitions of Value in Bankruptcy
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AIRA Journal, Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors August 2005
Blind Application of Valuation Multiples Can Blur the Result
Select Presentations and Speeches
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4th Annual Hot Topics for Financial Executives Seminar, The Art and Science of the Deal May 2014
Post Transaction Valuation Issues
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Detroit Chapter of Financial Executives International February 2014
New Rules and Trends in Fair Value Measurements for Private Companies
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Ann Arbor SPARK Business Law & Order January 2014
Tax Planning Panel Discussion
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9th Annual SEC Reporting & FASB Forum for Mid-Sized & Smaller Companies September 2013
Valuations: What, Who, When, HOW?
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Stout Webinar December 2011 Webinar
State of the Union on Fair Value Financial Reporting and the Valuation Community
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2011 National FEI CFRI Conference November 2011
State of the Union on Fair Value Financial Reporting and the Valuation Community
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2nd Annual Hot Topics for Financial Executives Seminar, hosted by Financial Executives International (Detroit Chapter), PwC, and Stout Risius Ross November 2011
Valuation and Financial Hot Topics
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Michigan Association of CPAs (MACPA) Spring Accounting & Auditing Conference May 2011
Fair Value Considerations in a Merger or Acquisition
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Stout Webinar September 2010 Webinar
Valuation of Share-Based Payment Awards
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Stout Webinar March 2010
Fire Sales & Financial Reporting
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Stout Webinar November 2009 Webinar
Impairment Testing Procedures and Pitfalls
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CPE MEGA Conference June 2009
Accounting for Business Combinations in the Context of SFAS 141(R) & SFAS 157
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Grand Rapids Office of BDO Seidman, LLP Meeting November 2007
FAS157, Fair Value Measurements
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Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) Fall Accounting Conference 1 September 2007
Asset Impairment
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CPE Mega Conference 4 (MEGA4) June 2007
Hot Valuation Topics in Financial Reporting
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2007 Mergers & Acquisitions Conference June 2007
Asset Impairment
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Members in Industry Accounting and Auditing Update February 2007
Hot Valuation Topics in Financial Reporting
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Michigan Association of CPAs (MACPA) Fall Accounting Conference 2 October 2006
Navigating through the Issues Pertaining to Purchase Price Allocations (SFAS 141) and Goodwill Impairment Testing (SFAS 142)
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Michigan Association of CPAs (MACPA) Fall Accounting Conference September 2006
Navigating through the Issues Pertaining to Purchase Price Allocations (SFAS 141) and Goodwill Impairment Testing (SFAS 142)
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Walsh College MBA Accounting Class July 2006
Business Valuation and Financial Reporting
Practice Areas
Focus Industries
Education
B.S., Accountancy and Finance, Miami University
Licenses & Designations
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Professional Memberships
CFA Institute
CFA Society of Detroit
YPO Mid-America Chapter
Community Engagement
Cory has served or is serving on the following non-profit boards:
CFA Society of Detroit (Board Member at Large)
Corporate Work Study Program Council – Detroit Cristo Rey High School
St. Francis de Sales High School Foundation, Inc. (Investment Committee)
YPO Mid-America Chapter (Assistant Learning Officer)
