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Professional Background Mr. Adams is president of Adams Capital, Inc. He is an expert in the valuation of businesses, business interests, and tangible and intangible property for mergers and acquisitions, corporate recapitalization, privatization, gift and estate tax planning, bankruptcy proceedings, dissenting shareholders, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, and financial and tax reporting. Prior to forming Adams Capital, Inc., Mr. Adams practiced business valuation services with Coopers & Lybrand LLP and KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, two of the international "Big Six" accounting and consulting firms. Mr. Adams has managed major international acquisition engagements in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay. Mr. Adams’ industry experience includes agribusiness, automotive, distribution, entertainment, foods, healthcare, high technology, insurance, manufacturing, mining, petrochemicals, plastics, real estate, retail, telecommunications, textiles, and utilities. Education and Professional Affiliations Mr. Adams received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA with concentration in finance from Georgia State University. He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), and past president of the Atlanta ASA Chapter. Mr. Adams is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society of Cost Engineers. Mr. Adams is also a member of the Estate and Gift Tax and Personal Finance Committees of the GSCPA. Expert Testimony Mr. Adams is recognized as a qualified expert witness and has provided courtroom testimony in California, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania Writings, Presentations and Articles Current Status of Valuation Discounts, Presentation to 41st Annual Estate Planning Institute Co-Sponsored by the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Society of CPAs, Georgia State Association of Life Underwriters, and the Georgia Bankers Association. Appraisals and Valuations - Advanced Topics in Discount Determination and Minority Ownership Interest Valuation, Presentation to New York University’s 54th Institute on Federal Taxation, New York, New York. Estate and Gift Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions - Case Study, Co-Author and Instructor of national American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Business Valuation (NBV6) course. Minority Interest Valuation - Discounts and Premiums, Co-Author and Instructor, of national American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (NBV5) course. The Income Approach and The Asset-Based Approach to Valuation, Instructor of national American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (NBV4) course. Discounts and Premiums, Presentation to Valuation Network Limited/Valuation International Limited, Portland, Oregon. Property Taxation, Presentation to the Atlanta Chapter of Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, Atlanta, Georgia. Valuation of Tangible Assets, Presentation at National Valuation Partner Symposium. Independence, Ethics, and Contingent Fees, Publication for an International "Big 6" Accounting and Consulting Firm. Valuation of Tangible Assets, Guidelines and Procedures for an International "Big 6" Accounting and Consulting Firm. Real Estate and Tangible Asset Appraisal, Presentation to National Partner/Manager Real Estate Symposium. Property Taxation, Instructor for Regional Course Accountants’ Forum. Frequent speaker on business
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