Afshin Sayani leads and manages complex business valuation engagements for purposes such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory, tax planning, regulatory compliance, and financial restructuring.  He specializes in the valuation of businesses and business interests for transaction and management planning, fairness and solvency opinions, gift and estate tax, transfer pricing, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and financial reporting.  Additionally, he serves as a valuation consultant in litigation disputes and arbitration cases, providing defensible valuations, expert witness testimony support, and consultation on complex financial matters.

Prior to joining BVA, Mr. Sayani was a Finance Business Partner with Signify Health, Inc., where he developed financial analyses to support strategic partnerships, portfolio investments, and M&A opportunities.  Preceding that, Mr. Sayani was a Strategy and Transactions Manager with Ernst & Young, LLP, where he supported the transaction strategy of companies with transformative, consolidation-driven, and bolt-on acquisitions, in association with strategic decision making, tax planning, and financial reporting purposes.

Mr. Sayani holds a Master of Aerospace Engineering from the University of Sheffield, where he graduated with first-class honors, and a Master of Science in Quantitative Finance from Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School.  Mr. Sayani is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder and an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) of the American Society of Appraisers.