WilliamsMarston Clears the Way for a Foreign Entity Acquisition
Learn how WM assisted a $250 million public company in acquiring a foreign entity, necessitating the first-time audit of five separate entities under U.S. GAAP.
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Learn how WM assisted a $250 million public company in acquiring a foreign entity, necessitating the first-time audit of five separate entities under U.S. GAAP.
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Meet the TeamLanden C. Williams
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Landen brings over 20 years of consulting and executive management experience to WilliamsMarston. Prior to WilliamsMarston, he was a Managing Director in the Accounting Advisory Services practice at KPMG LLP where he advised Fortune 100 companies on the accounting and reporting for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restatements, revenue recognition and other complex transactions. He was also one of the firm’s leaders on the new revenue recognition standard; frequently speaking to clients and industry groups on the new standard.
Prior to KPMG, Landen was a Managing Director in the Financial Restructuring practice of FTI Consulting, Inc. where he advised distressed companies on restructuring strategies, liquidity and cash management, and cash flow modeling. Landen started his career in the Audit and Advisory practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he rose to the level of Manager. While at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, his clients included large SEC registrants in the technology, software and life sciences industries.
Throughout his career, Landen has advised senior management and board members of private and public companies on the accounting and reporting for complex transactions and restructuring. His broad industry experience includes biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, software, technology, telecommunications, manufacturing and financial services. Landen is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Boston College with concentrations in accounting and finance.
Jonathan T. Marston
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Jon brings over 20 years of accounting, tax, valuation advisory and executive management experience to WilliamsMarston. Jon’s primary practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, technical accounting and process improvement. He has also served in various interim capacities at the CFO, Director of Corporate Development and Corporate Controller level. His clients include several large private equity firms, private equity-backed companies, and public companies with revenues ranging from $200M to $10B.
Prior to WilliamsMarston, Jon was a Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Transaction Services Advisory practice. While at PwC, Jon provided due diligence, technical accounting, and financial and strategic advice to clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions ranging from $5M to over $20B.
Throughout his career, Jon has advised SEC registrants, foreign public companies, private companies, private equity and VC firms. He has advised management and investors on issues pertaining to US GAAP, IFRS, SEC reporting, financial and operational performance, quality of earnings, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, initial public offerings, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Jon has significant experience with acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, purchase agreements and purchase price adjustment mechanisms. His broad industry experience includes software, technology, telecommunications, health industries, industrial products and consumer retail sectors in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Jon holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Boston College with a concentration in Accounting.
Travis Hannon
Partner – Southeast Region Advisory Leader
Partner – Southeast Region Advisory Leader
Travis has spent 22 years working with private-equity backed companies across a wide spectrum of industries including manufacturing, healthcare, software and services businesses. His expertise involves consistently delivering positive accounting advisory outcomes to clients in the ripples of transaction-related change events, including acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs and capital market transactions. Travis’ clients and their equity sponsors benefit from his depth of technical accounting expertise combined with a pragmatic, outcome-focused, approach to client service.
Prior to joining WilliamsMarston, Travis was a partner and co-founder of Paradigm Advisory, LLC where he helped build and lead Paradigm’s private equity advisory practice. Travis began his career in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Private Company Services practice, where he worked with a wide variety of private-equity backed companies.
Travis holds a B.A. in Accounting from The University of Georgia and is a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia.