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Study Group: Former C-level Executives in the Accounting & Financial Analysis Councils in Member Programs

Council Members in this Study Group: 306

This study group may include chief financial officers, chartered public accountants, controllers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as finance, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting and fraud, financial accounting and reporting, bankruptcy, pension benefits, cash flow, company valuation, working capital, hedge accounting, and mergers and acquisition, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Richard Baland, Sole Proprietor, Richard Baland, CPARichard Baland

Sole Proprietor
Richard Baland, CPA
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Richard Baland is an Independent Healthcare Consultant. Previously, Mr. Baland was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville, Louisiana. He has also served Lutheran Social Services (LSSS), Yukon-Kuskokwim...

Philip Searle, Founder, Chazey PartnersPhilip Searle

Founder
Chazey Partners
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Phil Searle is the Founder and Managing Director of Chazey Partners, which provides expert business advisory services in finance, shared services, outsourcing and technology. He is on the Ed Board for Shared Services News and is an Advisory Board Member...

David Green

Principal
Trinity Development Group
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David Green is the Principal of Trinity Development Group. Trinity has offices in Tampa, FL and Atlanta, GA and is a real estate investment company focused on sourcing and acquiring distressed debt secured primarily by commercial residential and office...

Peter Happe

Partner, Tax Advisor, CPA
Schlutter Bornheim Seitz
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Peter Happe is Tax Partner of the law firm Schlutter Bornheim Seitz in Cologne, Germany. Before that he was CFO of a Zurich based asset manager of a private equity fund investing in real estate. Until 2006 Dr. Happe was a tax partner with Dewey Ballantine....

GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)

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Investors Are Finally Dealing With The Real Seller of Troubled Assets

September 19, 2009

FDIC Packages Loans From Failed Banks | www.washingtonpost.com

The FDIC has rediscovered a program they used in the early 90s that was successful in the resolution of problem assets. My analysis takes a closer look at why the program is necessary, the details of the program, and the implications of setting the program in motion.

In Tampa: Lot Owners Woo Builders With Offer of Free Lots

April 1, 2009

Building in a bear market | money.cnn.com

This article is spot on.  From an insider's perspective I could not agree more with the author.  The Tampa residential market is decimated and it takes wild creativity to spur building activity.

Someone Play A Dirge For Corus

February 5, 2009

Condo King Corus Weights Its Options | online.wsj.com

This article clearly demonstrates the dire straits Corus Bank is facing as it deals with a soaring number of problem loans and an REO department full of repossessed condos.  The facts presented in this article are more than enough to make most people doubt Corus' ability to continue as a going concern.  Three factors are pressuring the bank heavily: a loan portfolio comprised almost exclusively of condo construction loans of which more than 1/3 are now non-performing, Treasury’s rejection of the banks application for TARP funding, and the distinct possibility the bank will face heightened capital requirements.

More Pain Ahead for Florida and New York - Most Others are Out of the Woods

February 3, 2009

Home prices fall at record pace | money.cnn.com

It is frightening to continually be bombarded with news of falling home prices and falling values for just about every other asset class known to man.  Many articles focus only on the price declines of homes without any consideration for the reasons why values are declining so much or when values will stabilize.  An analysis of trends and history can provide some insight into this situation.  Most people can handle bad news it is the uncertainty that is hard to deal with.  A look at home price trends shows that the bleeding should stop in 2009.

Land Is Valued Using Cash Buyers Discount Rates

November 19, 2008

How To Evaluate Land | www.builderonline.com

Lenders must face reality that today's value for land loans and A&D (acuisition and development) loans will yield pennies on the loan dollar.  There is no pretty way out for lender's exposed to this type of debt.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Independent Consulting Firm
  • Consulting Firm

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Principal
  • Consultant
  • President
  • Owner
  • Partner

GLG Live Meetings with this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)

November 25, 2008 | London

GLG Seminar: (London) German Corporate Tax Reform Act 2008/2009 with Peter Happe

April 26, 2007 | London

GLGi: German Tax Reform Act - Implications for Investors in Germany

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