Bookmark

Kim is a managing director of the northeast financial valuation practice and a director of the solvency and fairness opinion practice. She specializes in business enterprise, equity, and intangible asset valuations for various purposes including M&A, debt financing, bankruptcy, litigation support, tax planning, purchase price allocation and other tax and financial reporting requirements.

In addition, she provides financial analyses and business valuations for public and private companies for purposes of fairness and solvency.

Kim has served domestic and international clients in a variety of industries.  She is experienced in valuing and determining the remaining economic lives of various intangible assets, including:

• Trade names
• Patents
• Licenses
• In-process research and development
• Copyrights
• Computer software and technology
• Core deposits
• Noncompetition/nonsolicitation agreements
• Customer-related intangible assets

Kim joined American Appraisal in 2002 as a manager. She was promoted to director in 2004 and to her current position in 2009.  Previously, she served as a manager in the New York and Chicago offices of Arthur Andersen LLP’s valuation practice.  Prior to that, Kim worked for a large money-center financial institution in its leveraged finance group.

Education

• New York University, Stern School of Business, Master of Business Administration - Finance and Marketing
• DePaul University, Bachelor of Science - Finance

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Appraisers, Candidate

Speeches and Publications

• “Valuation and Tax Planning Issues Related to Mergers and Acquisitions,” copresented with True Partners Consulting International, New York Chapter of Financial Executives International, March 2012
• “Fairness Opinions and Advisor Independence,” American Appraisal website, September 2011
• “Postacquisition Accounting: Coordination of Purchase Accounting and Tax Planning,” copresented with True Partners Consulting International at its client seminar, September 2011
• “Solvency Opinions: What Borrowers and Lenders Need to Know,” American Appraisal website, September 2011
• “2011 Accounting and Auditing Update,” copresented with KPMG LLP, New Jersey Chapter of Financial Executives International, December 2011
• “Recent Developments in Fair Value Accounting - Comparing IFRS to US GAAP,” New York Chapter of Financial Executives International, February 2010
• “Fair Value Reporting in the Current Economic Environment:  Implications of SFAS 157, SFAS 141R and Other Developments,” New Jersey Chapter of Financial Executives International, April 2009

Kim has also made several presentations to various law firms on the technical aspects of solvency and fairness opinions.