John Ashbrook has a valuation career spanning over two decades. He has provided business valuation and financial advisory services for numerous purposes including estate and gift taxation, income tax requirements, buy-sell agreements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and recapitalizations, employee stock ownership plans, fairness and solvency opinions, and other tax, corporate, and litigation related matters. He has extensive experience with engagements involving valuation discount opinions (FLP/FLLC), restricted stock and blockage discount opinions, undivided interest discounts, C to S conversions, promissory note valuations, and private equity and hedge fund interests.

John has provided valuation services to a broad client base, including middle market businesses, multi-billion-dollar enterprises, private equity funds and hedge funds, law firms, accounting firms, and high-net-worth individuals. Key business sectors served include: general manufacturing and distribution; consumer products, retail, and food and beverage; automotive; real estate; media and entertainment; and engineering and construction, among others.

Prior to joining Stout, John was a Managing Director at FMV Opinions, Inc. Prior to FMV, he was a Vice President at Houlihan Lokey.

Select Presentations and Speeches

  • Business Valuation Resources July 2014

    Fairness Opinions
  • Deloitte & Touche LLP May 2014

    Current State of Estate & Gift Tax Valuations
  • Pepperdine University July 2011

    Fundamentals of Business Valuation
  • University of Southern California April 2011

    Valuations of Private Companies
  • Columbia University March 2010

    Business Valuation of Private Companies
  • Greenberg Traurig June 2008

    Business Valuation: Early Stage Companies, Fairness and Hot Topics
  • NACVA Online Learning Lecture Series September 2007

    A Question of Fairness: M&A Transactions, ESOP Transactions and a Myriad of Other Possibilities
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