Sean H. Hayes, CVA – Expert Insurance Agency Appraiser and M&A Transaction Advisor

Mr. Hayes is exclusively focused on providing business valuation, M&A and capital services to privately-held insurance brokers and agencies and other insurance industry entities nationwide. Mr. Hayes has 29 years of business valuation, M&A, capital raising and litigation support experience and completes hundreds of insurance agency valuations and transactions every year, encompassing all types of valuation and M&A work; including SBA 7(a) lending, estate/gift taxes, buy-side and sell-side transactions, litigation support expert witness testimony, financial reporting and corporate planning.

Mr. Hayes holds a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in accounting and finance and a minor in economics from Jacksonville University of Jacksonville, Florida; an AACSB accredited business school founded in 1934. Mr. Hayes is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and certified member of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). Worldwide, the CVA certification is held by only around 6,500 valuation professionals and the CVA certification has been accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). Mr. Hayes is a member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA), and a Sustaining Member of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL). He is also a recognized Insurance Agency Valuation Expert designated by Business Brokerage Press, Inc. and a regular contributor to the Business Reference Guide: The Essential Guide to Pricing Businesses and Franchises. Mr. Hayes is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, where he serves insurance industry clients and their advisors throughout the United States and internationally.