
Corporate Finance
Comprehensive support throughout mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Chris Janssen joined Duff & Phelps in 1994. He is a managing director in the Chicago office and Head of the firm's Transaction Opinions practice, which provides independent financial advice to boards of directors and special committees on M&A, spin-offs, dividends, stock buybacks, restructurings and financing transactions.
Chris specializes in providing fairness opinions, solvency opinions and business valuations for public and private companies and their boards of directors. Chris’ experience includes:
Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, Chris was a commercial lender with the Northern Trust Company in Chicago.
Chris holds an MBA in finance and marketing from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA in economics from Northwestern University. He is a FINRA Series 7 and 63 registered representative.
Comprehensive support throughout mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Independent opinions for boards of directors and special committees.
Advisory on capital structure, interest rate, and the other economic terms of debt securities.
Dedicated coverage and access to M&A deal-flow for financial sponsors.
#1 ranked provider of fairness opinions for boards of directors and special committees.
Comprehensive advisory on solvency matters, including dividends, distributions and other transfers.
Helping clients navigate the complex financial, regulatory and tax aspects of ESOP transactions.