Main Contacts
Michael J. Eggers, CPA/ABV, MCBA, ASA, FIBA, ABAR
Robert W. Laversin, CPA/ABV, CBA, ASA, Cr.FE
Principals
Contact Information
3800 Blackhawk Road, Suite 140
Danville, California 94506
Phone: 925-964-0370
Fax: 925-964-0374
Website: http://www.abasf.com
American Business Appraisers, LLP, headed by Michael J. Eggers CPA/ABV, ASA, CBA, and Robert W. Laversin CPA/ABV, ASA, CBA, have performed business appraisals for businesses in the software, semiconductor, semiconductor equipment, telecommunications equipment, life sciences, financial services distribution, retail, food service, manufacturing, wholesaling, real estate and transportation industries. Clients include venture backed technology and biotechnology companies, venture capital firms, national, regional and local law firms, public corporations, small business owners, and high net worth individuals. Client companies range in size from $100,000 to $500 million in sales. Messrs. Laversin and Eggers have testified on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants but most often as court appointed experts in State and federal jurisdictions. Messrs. Eggers and Laversin are also skilled in Alternate Dispute Resolutions (ADR) serving as mediators, arbitrators and even as provisional directors in contested share disputes. They have been appointed special masters and stipulated as judicial officers to hear testimony and recommend decisions, as well as been court appointed receivers. American Business Appraisers, LLP is located in the San Francisco, California area.
Business Valuation Practice Services
Business valuation and appraisal
Intangible asset valuation and purchase price allocation
IRC SEC 409A Reports
Litigation support and economic loss and damages calculations
Michael J. Eggers, CPA/ABV, MCBA, ASA, FIBA, ABAR
Principal
Professional Certifications
Certificate in Educational Achievement and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) and Fellow of the Institute of Business Appraisers (FIBA)
Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in Business Valuation as certified by the American Society of Appraisers
Certified Public Accountant licensed in California
Professional Activities
Co-Chairman of Qualification Review Committee and Chairman of the Professional Standards Committee for The Institute of Business Appraisers
Special Master; Bay Area County Superior Courts
Instructor for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Institute of Business Appraisers, and the American Management Association
Education
B.S.C. Business with accounting emphasis, 1972, Santa Clara University
Robert W. Laversin, CPA/ABV, CBA, ASA, Cr.FE
Principal
Professional Certifications
Certificate in Educational Achievement and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Certified Business Appraiser (CBA); The Institute of Business Appraisers
Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in Business Valuation; American Society of Appraisers
Certified Forensic Accountant (Cr.FA); American College of Forensic Examiners
Certified Public Accountant licensed in California
Professional Activities
Instructor for The Institute of Business Appraisers
Member of the Qualification Review Committee of The Institute of Business Appraisers
Education
B.S. Business administration and accounting, 1969, California State University, Hayward
Graduate Program, 1980, University of Bridgeport, CT