Duff & Phelps Expands its Transaction Advisory Services Practice with New Managing Director

NEW YORK – Duff & Phelps, the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor, today announced that Jonathan McCarter has joined the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services practice as a managing director. Based in the firm’s Houston office, McCarter will focus on the energy, chemical and oilfield services sectors.

Ray Newman, head of Duff & Phelps Transaction Advisory Services practice, commented, “Buyers and sellers alike are increasingly focused on the technical and operational value drivers that help ensure a successful transaction. Jon’s career demonstrates a unique ability to identify, document and defend this kind of analysis on behalf of our clients. We are confident that our clients, particularly those in the still volatile energy sector, will benefit from his expertise and insight.”

McCarter joins Duff & Phelps from Houlihan Lokey, where he served as National Energy Leader of the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services practice. He started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and eventually moved to Ernst & Young as a Partner in the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services practice. McCarter is a Certified Public Accountant in both Texas and Ohio and a frequent speaker at various energy industry conferences.

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