South Park Advisors Supports Queens University 44th Estate Planners Day
South Park Advisors Supports Queens University 44th Estate Planners Day
Charlotte, NC: South Park Advisors is pleased to announce that the company is a General Sponsor for the Queens University 44th Estate Planners Day, scheduled for May 19, 2022.
Rob Snowden notes, "This is one of the best conferences in the region, and South Park Advisors is proud to continue our support of this timely and comprehensive financial education program."
According to Queens University, Estate Planners Day is the longest continually running public event in Queens' history – celebrating 44 years!" Additionally, the website states, "Estate Planners Day is a single-day conference that offers a comprehensive education program for estate planning professionals. Nationally recognized experts will provide recent federal and state law updates and will cover topics in the fields of estate, tax, accounting, insurance, and financial and charitable planning.
For more information and registration details, visit Estate Planners Day | Queens University of Charlotte.
About South Park Advisors: South Park Advisors is an independent business valuation firm that caters primarily to meeting the needs of private, closely-held businesses. With offices in Charlotte, NC, Rochester, NY, and Phoenix, AZ, the company focuses on serving owners of middle-market companies with sales of up to $500MM. www.southparkval.com
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Rob Hilton Speaking at NCEO Employee Ownership Conference 2022

Rob Hilton, ASA
Managing Director
95 Allens Creek Road
Executive Square Bldg. 2, Suite 231
Rochester, NY 14618
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2022
South Park Advisors
(585) 473-3713
rhilton@southparkval.com
Rob Hilton Speaking at NCEO Employee Ownership Conference 2022
Rochester, NY: South Park Advisors is pleased to announce that Rob Hilton, managing director, and ESOP expert, will serve as a speaker at the NCEO Employee Ownership Conference in Seattle, WA, April 25-28, 2022.
On April 26, 2022, Rob will join Rich Heeter, Managing Director of Capital Trustees, LLC, and Drake Nicholas of Barley Snyder to share insights about several complex negotiation issues in ESOP transactions, including claw-back and earn-out provisions, non-compete contracts for key employees, and the appropriate application of warrants and other incentives. Additionally, the session will build off actual transactions and cover specific challenges such as customer concentration and unvetted financial information.
For conference details and registration, visit Home | NCEO Employee Ownership Conference | Seattle, WA, April 25-28, 2022.
Rob Hilton, managing director, co-owner of South Park Advisors, and ESOP expert, has more than 20 years of experience providing valuation services to both private and public companies ranging in size from less than $1 million to $1billion in sales. Rob is Executive Vice President of the New York/New Jersey Chapter of the ESOP Association. Rob is a regular speaker at national and regional ESOP conferences. He also frequently speaks on exit planning at various local, regional, and national events.
About South Park Advisors: South Park Advisors is an independent business valuation firm that caters primarily to meeting the needs of private, closely-held businesses. With offices in Charlotte, NC; Rochester, NY; and Phoenix, AZ, the company focuses on serving owners of middle-market companies with sales of up to $500MM. www.southparkval.com
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Jacob Galperin Joins South Park Advisors Phoenix AZ Office

Jacob Galperin
Sr. Valuation Associate
11811 N. Tatum Blvd. Suite 3031
Phoenix, AZ 85028
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2022
South Park Advisors
(480) 608-4919
info@southparkval.com
Jacob Galperin Joins South Park Advisors Phoenix AZ Office
South Park Advisors is pleased to announce that Jacob Galperin, has joined the firm’s Phoenix, AZ office as a senior valuation associate.
Prior to joining South Park Advisors, Jacob served as an acquisitions analyst for Michigan-based RHP Properties, the nation’s largest private owner and operator of manufactured home communities.
Janet Chase, a managing director located in South Park Advisors’ Phoenix office, notes, “We are excited to have Jacob join our team, as he brings enthusiasm and dedication to business valuation process.”
About South Park Advisors: South Park Advisors is an independent business valuation firm that caters primarily to meeting the needs of private, closely-held businesses. With offices in Charlotte, NC, Rochester, NY, and Phoenix, AZ, the company focuses on serving owners of middle-market companies with sales of up to $500MM. www.southparkval.com
Business Valuation Expert David J. Peer Joins South Park Advisors

David Peer, ASA
Managing Director
95 Allens Creek Road
Executive Square Bldg. 2, Suite 231
Rochester, NY 14618
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2022
South Park Advisors
(585) 473-3713
info@southparkval.com
Business Valuation Expert David J. Peer Joins South Park Advisors
South Park Advisors is pleased to announce that David J. Peer, ASA, has joined the firm’s Rochester, NY office.
David has more than 15 years of experience providing valuation services to private companies ranging in size from less than $1 million to over $1 billion in sales. His diverse valuation experience includes employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), business succession and exit planning, estate and gift tax reporting, shareholder litigation, mediation, family law matters, equity transactions, buy/sell agreements, buying and selling businesses, forensic accounting, and recapitalizations.
Prior to joining South Park Advisors, David served a director in the Advisory and Consulting Services group at Marcum LLP, a top-ranked national accounting and advisory firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurial, middle-market companies, and high net worth individuals achieve their goals.
Rob Hilton, a managing partner of South Park Advisors, notes, “David brings a wealth of experience to the South Park Advisors team. We are excited to be adding a highly regarded valuation professional with deep ESOP industry expertise to our team. Knowing his dedication to clients, he will fit right into the South Park culture in how we do business.”
About South Park Advisors: South Park Advisors is an independent business valuation firm that caters primarily to meeting the needs of private, closely-held businesses. With offices in Charlotte, NC; Rochester, NY; and Phoenix, AZ, the company focuses on serving owners of middle-market companies with sales of up to $500MM. www.southparkval.com
Kristin Coffey Receives Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) Certification

Kristin Coffey, CVA, CDFA
Managing Director
95 Allens Creek Road
Executive Square Bldg. 2, Suite 231
Rochester, New York 14618
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2021
South Park Advisors
(585) 473-3713
info@southparkval.com
Kristin Coffey Receives Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) Certification
Rochester, NY: South Park Advisors is pleased to announce that The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA™) has granted Kristin Coffey, CVA, the distinguished designation of Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®). Rob Snowden, founder of South Park Advisors, notes that “I commend Kristin for her ongoing commitment to enhance her skills that ultimately benefits her clients.” CDFA® professionals provide the client and attorney with data analysis that shows the financial effect of any given settlement.
The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts is the authority on divorce planning theory and application in North America. IDFA has established standards for certification of divorce financial analysts that are objective, reliable, and meet current benchmarks for certifying bodies. The IDFA helps to ensure the financial health and welfare of the divorcing public through the certification of individuals as Certified Divorce Financial Analysts.
Kristin has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry, working as a financial analyst, business valuation analyst, and consultant. Before joining South Park Advisors, Kristin served as a senior consulting manager at Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner, LLP, a full-service accounting firm in Buffalo, NY. Additionally, Kristin has held positions with Bonadio & Co., LLP, Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. LLP, and Empire Valuation Consultants, LLC.
Additionally, Kristin completed Collaborative Practice Training and Divorce Mediation Training in 2019-2020 to enhance her abilities as a financial neutral facilitator in a collaborative divorce setting. Kristin is a member of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation (NYSCDM) and the Collaborative Law Association of the Rochester Area (CLARA).
About South Park Advisors: South Park Advisors is an independent business valuation firm that caters primarily to meeting the needs of private, closely-held businesses. With offices in Charlotte, NC, Rochester, NY, and Phoenix, AZ, the company focuses on serving owners of middle-market companies with sales of up to $500MM. www.southparkval.com
De-risking a Business: Rob Snowden on XPX Charlotte
Rob Snowden joined Tom Bixby (LEVEL Management Partners), Michael Stier (FocusCFO), and Adam Boatsman (BGW CPA) for a program produced by XPX Charlotte titled De-risking a Business.
From the original article:
All businesses have strengths and weaknesses, however certain weaknesses ding a company’s value more than others. In this session:
- You’ll learn how buyers weight strengths and weaknesses to better assess how they will value a business.
- You’ll better understand how to prioritize strategic initiatives based on how each impact perception of value for a company.
- You’ll better understand how the process of qualifying both financial and strategic buyers will help in alleviating certain value dingers a client of yours might have today.
- Size matters when applying multiples to M&A transactions – better understand the milestone areas where multiples increase and what is expected in a target company with that multiple increase.


