Michael Pickerstein, ASA, CFE
Manager
Vantage Point Advisors
San Diego | Los Angeles | New York | Portland | Seattle | Dallas-Fort Worth
Office 718.233.2995
Fax 858.876.3088
As a Manager at Vantage Point Advisors, Inc., Michael Pickerstein provides valuation services for purposes of ESOP formations and adequate consideration analyses, merger and acquisitions planning and analysis, fairness opinions, gift and estate tax compliance, marital dissolution, litigation support, and shareholder dissension/oppression valuations. His industry experience includes manufacturing, retail, wholesale, distribution, apparel, biotechnology, recreation, entertainment, real estate, construction, digital banks, fintech, marketing, software development, staffing services, and medical cannabis. During his tenure in the valuation profession, Michael has performed valuations of business entities for ESOP updates, purchase price allocations (ASC 805), goodwill impairment testing (ASC 350), board advisory, tax reporting, and share-based compensation (IRC 409A and ASC 718).
Prior to joining Vantage Point Advisors, Michael was a Manager at Oxford Valuation Partners, where he extensively valued enterprises for share-based compensation purposes, from a wide variety of companies ranging from VC-backed privately held companies through Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, Michael performed valuation for gift and estate, shareholder dissension, and other matters.
Additionally, Michael spent five years in the advisory practice at Marcum LLP, where he was an integral member of their ESOP valuation team, as well as providing valuation services for a wide variety of purposes. Michael began his career in the assurance practice of Arthur Andersen and continued his early career at KPMG.
VANTAGE POINT ADVISORS
Vantage Point Advisors specializes in corporate valuation and related financial advisory services. The firm provides purchase price allocation and goodwill impairment studies in connection with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805, Business Combinations and ASC Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, stock option and stock plan valuations in connection with ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation and IRC 409A, fair value studies in connection with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging and ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, ESOP valuations, fairness opinions, valuation opinions for gift and estate planning purposes, valuation opinions for marital dissolutions, intangible asset and intellectual property valuations, and valuations for other general corporate purposes. Financial advisory services include assisting clients in developing value creation, growth, and exit strategies