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A. Vincent Biemans is a Managing Director of Berkeley Research Group, LLC (“BRG”). He assists U.S. and European buyers and sellers with their M&A disputes both as a (party‐retained) advisor and as a (jointly retained) neutral accounting arbitrator. In addition to advising on M&A disputes, he also has significant experience developing complex damages and valuation assessments. He has been involved with engagements across a wide variety of industries and with economic interest covering a broad size spectrum (from less than $1 million to more than $10 billion).

Prior to joining BRG, Mr. Biemans served at several professional services firms, including a public multinational consultancy; a litigation, valuation, and financial advisory boutique; and a law firm. He started his career in an advisory practice in The Netherlands, where he advised clients ranging from startup ventures to publicly traded multinationals. He moved to the United States in early 2007.

Mr. Biemans is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designations. He holds advanced degrees in accountancy (postgraduate), economics (M.Sc.), and fiscal law (LL.M.). He is a member of various professional organizations.

Gerald (Jerry) Hansen is also a Managing Director of BRG. He is a CPA and forensic accountant with extensive experience across a variety of accounting, audit, and financial forensics services including M&A disputes (as an arbitrator and an expert), audit services, expert services, forensic due diligence, and fraud investigations. He has served at a Big 4 public accounting firm, a multinational consultancy, as well as global corporations in a career spanning over 25 years. Mr. Hansen previously served as the Southwest Region leader of Ernst & Young's Transaction Forensics practice, a specialty practice that focused on disputes, investigations, and forensic due diligence services that stem from contemplated and completed merger and acquisition transactions. He also has in‐house experience in software revenue recognition, mortgage banking, and insurance claims.

Mr. Hansen has provided dispute‐, forensic‐, and audit‐related services to clients in a wide range of industries including real estate, technology, energy, transportation, manufacturing, software, food services, publishing, automotive, healthcare, retail, staffing services, advertising, and financial services. He is a contributing author to The Litigation Services Handbook as well as the AICPA book The Guide to Investigating Business Fraud, in addition to other articles and presentations. He holds a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University and an MS in Accounting from the University of Virginia.