Michael J. Burke

Mike Burke has over 30 years of corporate finance and valuation experience. His experience includes roles in corporate lending, alternative finance, investment banking, business valuation, and private equity.

Throughout his career, he has advised countless clients on finance and valuation issues across a broad range of industries.

As a member of Stout’s Portfolio Valuation practice, Mike focuses on the valuation of illiquid securities for private equity funds, hedge funds, business development corporations, and funds-of-funds. He has expertise in the areas of litigation finance, manager valuations, and in-phase valuations required for private investments held in registered vehicles.

Prior to joining Stout, Mike was a Director in the Portfolio Valuation Group at Kroll (f.k.a Duff & Phelps). Prior to Kroll, he was owner and president of an alternative finance company. Prior to that, he led the investment activity in secondary transactions for SVG Advisers, a global private equity fund-of-funds business. Mike was a member of the board of directors of SVG Advisors and served as Chief Compliance Officer for its U.S. broker-dealer.

Prior to SVG Advisers, Mike worked in a boutique investment banking and valuation firm which became part of Fleet Securities, Inc. (now Bank of America). During this time, he led valuation engagements for a variety of purposes, including tax reporting and M&A. He also led M&A mandates for middle-market companies and worked on a variety of fairness and solvency opinions. Mike began his career with a predecessor to PNC Bank, where he received formal credit training.