With over 15 years of valuation experience, Lidia specializes in the valuation of businesses, intangible assets, and equity securities for financial and tax reporting, M&A, and litigation support purposes. Before joining CFGI, Lidia was a Manager in the Transaction Services practice of PwC. She was a leading advisor to clients on valuation principles, methodologies, and assumptions used in the valuation of debt and equity securities, complex instruments, inventory, customer relationships, technology, IPR&D, and trade names. Lidia has extensive experience working directly with Big 4 auditors and possesses the ability to anticipate expected concerns and roadblocks presented by the audit review process and offers pro-active solutions prior to the review stages of an engagement.
Lidia has advised multi-national public companies and small private firms in identifying and solving complex issues related to cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and internal reorganizations. Her primary industry focus includes the Life Sciences, Technology, and Private Equity, with general transaction sizes ranging from $5.0 million to $7.5 billion.
Lidia’s valuation experience includes reporting requirements under ASC 805 (Business Combinations), ASC 820 (Fair Value Measurements), ASC 350 (Intangibles – Goodwill and Other), ASC 718 (Compensation – Stock Compensation) and 409(a), and ASC 360 (Property, Plant, and Equipment).