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Hooke Associates, LLC is a business valuation and investment banking firm serving a regional, national and international clientele. Business valuation services are provided for a wide variety of needs, including, but not limited to, private company stock options, pre-IPO stock options, tax compliance, litigation support, intangible asset valuation related to M&A transactions, and ESOP plan valuations . Clients range from public to family-owned firms, from private equity backed firms to large multinationals in a broad range of industries. Investment banking services: Hooke Associates provides investment banking and corporate advisory services including sell side and buy side M&A representation, LBO and recapitalization advice, fairness opinions, business interest and securities valuation, and board presentation and capital raising. With its low overhead, the firm typically prices assignments 30% below competing valuation firms and investment banks. Principal: Jeff Hooke, Managing Director, founded the firm in 1999. He was formerly an investment banker with Lehman Brothers and Schroder Wertheim, respectively. He was also a merchant banker for Emerging Markets Partnership, a $5 billion private equity fund specializing in developing nations, and International Finance Corporation, the $20 billion private sector affiliate of the World Bank. Mr. Hooke has closed over 150 M&A transactions, public offerings and private financings, and he has completed over 70 valuation assignments both in the U.S. and abroad. He is the author of three authoritative books: M&A A Practical Guide to Doing the Deal; Security Analysis on Wall Street: A Comprehensive Guide to Today's Valuation Methods (required reading for the CFA exam); and The Emerging Markets: A Practical Guide for Corporations, Lenders and Investors. He is a frequent lecturer for universities and corporate groups. Mr. Hooke holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania. The contact information for Hooke Associates, LLC is set forth below:8300 Greensboro DriveSuite 1040McLean, VA 22102Phone: (703) 761-4591Email: jhooke@hookeassociates.com