Education:

Princeton, 1964 (B.A., Economics, with honors)

NYU Business School, 1966 (MBA, Top of class)

Expertise: Mr. Purcell has over 40 years of experience in every area of investment banking including the following:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Leveraged Buyouts and Recapitalizations

Fairness Opinions and Fairness Issues

Adequacy Opinions

Solvency Opinions

Bankruptcy issues, including fraudulent conveyance

Valuations

Advice to Special Committees of Boards

Due Diligence and Disclosure Issues

Fiduciary Issues

Damage issues and analysis

Lender Liability

Fee issues

Document Interpretation and Standards from investment banking point of views

Criminal cases involving alleged securities violations and insider trading

Financing of Debt and Equity (both public and private, taxable and tax-exempt, including structured financings)

Venture Capital

Leasing and Real Estate Financing

Background: Mr. Purcell was a Managing Director at Dillon Read for almost 25 years and has been a Senior Advisor to a number of medium-sized investment banks. He also has served as interim CEO of a public company and has served on Boards of Directors. Mr. Purcell is currently Senior Director to the Investment Banking Firm of Seale & Associates, Washington, DC. area.

Mr. Purcell has been an expert in more than 100 cases with over 100 Law Firms, including cases for the SEC and the I.R.S. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants. Subjects include all areas mentioned above.

MCS Associates is a nationally recognized consulting group that has provided financial, operations and regulatory/compliance consulting services nationwide to financial institutions, insurance companies and regulatory agencies as well as real estate and financial services organizations for over 30 years.

Expert Witness and Litigation Consulting are a primary focus of our services. We undertake expert witness assignments throughout the United States and our clients include several hundred leading law firms around the country, working on behalf of both plaintiff and defendant financial institutions, borrowers, depositors, investors, developers, insurance companies and their insured, securities/insurance/real estate brokers/agents, regulators and government agencies, and individuals.

Together with MCS Associates’ specialized resources in banking, financial services and real estate, we also draw on key strategic alliances in insurance, economics, academia and the securities industry to meet a wide range of expert witness needs. Our litigation experts include experienced bankers, lenders, consultants, regulators, managers, brokers & agents in insurance, real estate, and securities; insurance claims and underwriting managers; economists, accountants, appraisers, real estate analysts, and academics.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Banking Operations/Administration

Check Fraud

Lending Policies, Custom and Practice

Loan Underwriting & Credit Administration

Sub Prime Loan Originations, Underwriting, Securitizations & Servicing

Bankruptcy, Foreclosures and Workouts

Trust & Fiduciary Issues / Operations

Securities Brokerage & Investments

Valuations & Damages Analysis

Forensic Accounting

Employment / Compensation

Real Estate Brokerage & Management

Title Insurance & Escrow

Real Estate Appraisal & Transactions

Insurance Industry Custom & Practice

Insurance Coverages / Claims Handling

Insurance Bad Faith

Don Smith is a nationally known marketing & sales expert. 40 years as a (1) Fortune 1000 hands-on executive, (2) Consultant with world-class companies, (3) Faculty at Cornell Graduate School of Business, (4) Marketing & sales seminar leader. His expert witness references are outstanding. His 50+ expert engagements include jury trials, arbitration hearings, depositions and numerous expert reports.

Areas of Expertise

Business economic loss: Define lost sales, share and profits.

IP: Patents copyrights, trademarks, trade names & trade secrets.

Sales channels: Distributors, dealers & reps.

Market research: Define market size, growth, share, pricing, trends & customary practice.

Marketing & sales effectiveness:My expertise and research quantify this common contract dispute.

He is a nationally known public speaker in the development of new products, revitalizing existing products & managing distributors. He has in-depth, practical business experience and excels at explaining complex business issues.

Clients range from family owned businesses to Fortune 1000 companies including AT&T, Borax, DuPont, ITT, Lockheed-Martin, Lutron, Motorola (Moscow), Rubbermaid, Snap-on Tools, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai), Toshiba & West.

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Alistair Hynd has over 15 years experience in Corporate Finance. He heads the Project Finance and Financial Modelling Team that functions at Baker Tilly Corporate Finance, LLP (Baker Tilly). Mr. Hynd specialises in Project Finance, PFI, PPP and Debt Advisory plus Financial Modeling. Mr. Hynd is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and member of the Institute's Corporate Finance faculty. He is also a full member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Mr. Hynd's team at Baker Tilly can become involved in Project Finance or Financial Modeling in three ways:

Financial Adviser to the Government – structuring projects, evaluating bids, and negotiating detail

Financial Adviser to the Consortium – assembling the bid, refining and optimising it, and acting as interface with funding markets

Acting for the Banks and other Lenders - providing reassurance that the model on which they are lending is fit for purpose.

Other Services Include

Capital Markets: Reporting Accountants, Flotation e.g. advice on Financial Structuring, Accounting Systems and Policies, Share Option, Director / Employer Benefits, Audit and Taxation services

Due Diligence: Historic Performance, Cash Flows, Assets and Liabilities, Forecasts, Working Capital Requirements, Financial Systems and Controls, Taxation

Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity:Preparing / Maximise Value from Business Sales, Negotiate Terms and Raise Private Equity / Debt Finance to Support Management Buy Out or Buy In, Raising Private Equity / Debt Finance for Growth, Cash Out or Recapitalisation, etc.

Valuations: Shares, Businesses, Options and Warrants, Various Derivatives, Brands and other Intellectual Property, Film and Media Rights,Income Producing Assets

Paul A. Baumann is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Florida, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Mr Baumann also holds several designations as an ABV, CFF, and ASA. He has over 20 years experience providing testimony, and recognized as an expert in the field of Business Valuation and the Calculation of Economic Damages. Mr. Baumann provides Forensic Analysis and Expert Witness testimony for litigation purposes throughout the United States for matters involving Commercial Damages, Lost Profits, Fraud, and Shareholder Disputes.

Baumann Moreau Consulting Group (BMCG) is regularly engaged tax and accounting services, and in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructuring, negotiated underwriting, and private placements. BMCG's reports are used to comply with statements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (e.g. FAS 123, 141, 142, 157) and for presentation to the Internal Revenue Service.

Services Include:

International Merger & Acquisitions

Business Valuation for Compliance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

Commercial Damage Analysis

Dissenting Stockholder Suits

Fraud Investigations

Estate / Gift Valuations

Intellectual Property Valuations

Transfer Pricing and Fairness Opinions

Biz Virutoso is the premiere Business Development company for startup, small and medium-sized companies. Their professionals excel in the field of business development and marketing. Biz Virtuoso's experts have decades of experience in the various fields of Business Development, Process Improvement, Branding, Marketing and Executive Coaching.

Virtuoso Business Plans:

Plans with detailed information to obtain loans or lines of credit

Plans to attract private investors or new partnerships

Plans for businesses looking for operational or expansion funds

Virutoso Consulting:

Brand development

Logo & website creation

Marketing collateral development

Marketing strategy development

Sales and marketing consulting & training

Turn key marketing execution

Formal business launch & re-launch incentives

Executive coaching & training

Human resource, labor and employment consulting

Sales and development training

Business assessments

Strategy review and development processes

Virtuoso Assistants:

Day to day business assistance

Event planning and execution

Executive office assistance

Account management

Appointment setting

Database management

Travel arrangements

Blog administration & HTML coding

Bookkeeping

Bulk mailings

Over 27 years securities and expert experience, formal AIFA fiduciary training.

The expert who wrote a major Wall St broker dealers' compensation plan, accounting manual, margin account, money market mutual fund sweep policy, customer account surveillance compliance reports and designed one of the first structured products in the 1980s.

FiduciaryFORENSICS examines all parties and transactions. Fiduciary performance, breach of fiduciary duty, liability, damages analysis, model portfolio, recovery. Rule 405, Suitability, Supervision, Failure to diversify, Taxes, Asset Allocation, Hedge Funds, Private Placements, RMBS, CDO's, CDS, Disclosure, ADVs.

Compensation, Valuation training, recruit, retirement, raiding, termination, customer account distribution, payment for order flow, order flow profit, broker dealer or branch profit analysis, U5 or U4 issues in employment matters.

FINRA (NASD) securities Arbitration; Trust, Estate, Probate; ERISA defined benefit pension 401k & Profit Sharing plans; Charities, Not for Profits, Foundations, Endowments and Divorce, Marital Settlements, QDROs.

Additional Areas of Expertise - Compensation, Training, Employment

Stock broker, Series 7 licensees, Financial planner, CFP's, Supervisors, Branch manager, Regional and national Executives, Product Managers, External product Wholesalers, Product Coordinators, Traders, Stock Loan, Securities Lending, Prime Broker, Margin, Structured Products, Principal Protected products.

Branch and Regional P&L analysis, valuation, Product Marketing, Distribution, Sales Force and Market Penetration Studies.

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Carlo Scevola & Partners is an International Fiduciary Company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with branches in six continents. We specialize in International Planning, Strategic Consulting and Wealth Management.

Our clients trust us for everything from setting up an Offshore Company to Mergers and Acquisitions to Business Finance and Asset Protection. CS&P’s customer-centric methodology ensures that each client gets a custom-tailored solution which addresses that business’ individual objectives and requirements.

Our team has expertise in every functional category and every important geography. From finance to operations to human resources to marketing – from the Americas to Europe to Africa, Asia and Oceania – CS&P can bring together experienced executives who know how to advise you and will make your enterprise a success. All this while always protecting your privacy.

Services Offered:

Business and Strategic Consulting

S.W.O.T. Analysis

Pre-investment Feasibility Studies / Competitive Background Assessments

Business Plan Research, Writing and Production

Strategy Definition / Implementation

Reworking of Operating Processes for International Suitability

Industrial Partnership Scouting / Matching

Tailor Business Model to Market Environment, Jurisdiction and Local Authorities Requirements

Corporate Finance:

Mergers, Acquisitions and CessionsCommercial Due Diligence or Investment / Financial Appraisals

Company Reorganization and Restructuring

Financial Feasibility Plans for Industrial Expansion

Scouting / Recruiting Highly Qualified Financial Management

Exit Strategies in the event of Buy-outs, Buy-ins, Spin-offs or MBOs, MBIs and LBOs

Listing on Stock Exchanges

Offshore Consulting:

International Tax Planning

Corporate Structuring, Maintenance and Trusts

International Contracts Law

Jurisdictions

Residency and Citizenship

International Banking

Logistic Support

Government Licenses

Aircrafts and Vessels

Intellectual Property

CS&P Operates In More Than 80 Countries Around The World.

Michell M. Cohen is a Certified Public Accountant. He has earned his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and Accounting. His primary areas of expertise are in Manufacturing, Distribution, Restaurants, Catering, Realtors, Landscapers, Interior Design, Medical Professionals, Personal and Corporate Tax Planning, Cash Flows, Business Consulting, Strategic Business Planning, Finance and Management.

Memberships and Affiliations:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Financial Management Consulting Group is an affiliation of well-experienced consultants serving banking interests throughout the country. Our years of experience, as bankers, as bank consultants, and as regulators provide valuable insight into case matters.

We can assist both from the industry perspective and from the regulatory perspective, offering a comprehensive assessment and well supported opinion. We have qualified as experts in numerous State and Federal jurisdictions, and on numerous banking related matters. We are dedicated to providing clients with quality, results-oriented service.