M&A Updates
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies—2023 Year End Review and 2024 Outlook
by Bob Bartell, CFA, Mark Kwilosz, Stephen Burt, Chris Janssen, Jennifer Terrell, Raphael (Ray) Newman
Chris Janssen joined the firm in 1994. He is a managing director in the Chicago office and Head of The Duff & Phelps Opinions practice of Kroll, practice, which provides independent financial advice to boards of directors and special committees on M&A, spin-offs, dividends, stock buybacks, restructurings and financing transactions.
Chris Janssen joined the firm in 1994. He is a managing director in the Chicago office and Head of The Duff & Phelps Opinions practice of Kroll, practice, which provides independent financial advice to boards of directors and special committees on M&A, spin-offs, dividends, stock buybacks, restructurings and financing transactions.
Chris specializes in providing fairness opinions, solvency opinions and business valuations for public and private companies and their boards of directors. Chris’ experience includes:
Prior to joining the firm, Chris was a commercial lender with the Northern Trust Company in Chicago.
Chris holds an MBA in finance and marketing from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA in economics from Northwestern University. He is a FINRA Series 7 and 63 registered representative.
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Duff & Phelps Opinions is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of fairness opinions in the U.S., EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), Australia and Globally in 2023 according to LSEG (FKA Refinitiv).
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by Bob Bartell, CFA, Mark Kwilosz, Stephen Burt, Chris Janssen, Jennifer Terrell, Raphael (Ray) Newman
by Chris Janssen, Jennifer Terrell, Mark Kwilosz
by Ken C. Joseph, Esq., Alyssa Heim, David Larsen, Chris Janssen, Kenneth D'Aurizio
by Ricky Lee, David Lu, Bob Bartell, CFA, Patrick Wu, Chris Janssen, Matthew Schwartz