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Mary Ann K. Travers
ASA

Office Managing Principal, Chicago and Oak Brook and Valuation Services Leader  

225 West Wacker Dr.

Suite 2600

Chicago, Illinois 60606-1224

United States

Mary Ann Travers is a principal in the Crowe consulting services group and leads the firm’s valuation services group. In addition, she is the office managing principal for the Chicago and Oak Brook, Ill. offices. Mary Ann has more than 25 years of consulting experience specializing in the valuation of businesses and business interests, intangible assets, liabilities, and complex securities.

Her expertise includes assisting clients in the areas of:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Income and estate tax planning
  • Litigation support
  • Economic analysis
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Recapitalization


Most recently, Mary Ann has focused on purchase price allocation and goodwill impairment studies performed in connection with business combinations and model validation and testing in the capital markets and banking industries. 

Mary Ann is a chairperson for the Women Leading @ Crowe program and an adviser for Crowe University. 

Prior to joining Crowe, Mary Ann was an economic consultant and investment banker. She also worked in the Deloitte & Touche LLP valuation group for more than 10 years where she led a national industry team.

Experience

Valuation Services

  • Developed valuation studies used for financial reporting, litigation, tax, acquisition, regulatory, and accounting purposes
  • Determined appropriate discounts for lack of control and lack of marketability associated with partnership interests
  • Prepared valuation and model validation risk assessments
  • Provided value-at-risk measurement and testing for complex financial instruments

Industry experience

  • Provided valuation services to clients in manufacturing, sports franchises, retail, specialty chemical processing, consumer products, healthcare and medical, financial services, construction, distribution, technology, professional services, publishing, food processing, paper and packaging, plastics, and automotive industries

Professional affiliations

  • American Society of Appraisers member
  • Appraisal Issues Task Force member
  • Business Valuation Association member

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics
    University of Chicago