A partner with Plante Moran, Matt specializes in leading financial due diligence engagements for proposed acquisitions by private equity funds and their portfolio companies, real estate investment trusts, and middle-market companies strategically expanding their businesses.
Matt analyzes the quality of earnings and the assets and liabilities to be acquired to confirm that the seller’s representations are accurate and to identify the potential risks and opportunities in a transaction. In addition, he assesses the future earnings and cash flow to determine if the historical earnings are sustainable post-closing. Matt has supported these services within the following industry groups: distribution, education, retail, plastics, manufacturing/automotive, construction and real estate, and software.
He has a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Northern Michigan University.