People: Daniel Turi, CFA, has joined Valuation Research Corp. (VRC) as managing director to lead portfolio valuations in the UK and continental European markets … John Sawyer has been promoted to a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal’s valuation services practice in Seattle; he specializes in the valuation of public and privately held businesses and complex financial instruments for purposes of tax reporting, financial statement reporting, and strategic consulting … Several promotions at Willamette Management Associates: In the Atlanta office, Samuel S. Nicholls, ASA, from vice president to director; Jacob L. Hudson, Benjamin H. Maitski, and Keegan M. Pando from associate to senior associate; in the Portland, Ore., office, Tia R. Hutton and Lerry A. Suarez from senior associate to manager; and, in the Chicago office, Grant R. Crum and Nathan M. Hesch from associate to senior associate.

Firms: Albany, Ga.-based Draffin Tucker has added Baldwin & Associates of Mount Pleasant, S.C., giving the firm its first presence in the state … Stout has been recognized as the top fairness opinion advisor in the United States in 2023 as ranked by LSEG in its Global M&A Financial Advisory Review; also, Stout was ranked third globally for fairness opinions in 2023 … Alvarez & Marsal has launched a financial services industry (FSI) practice in the United States.

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