Brian Bergfeld, Partner
Brian is a Partner in MERU’s Financial Due Diligence practice, bringing nearly 20 years of experience across a range of industries, with a particular focus in healthcare and business services. He specializes in building robust, scalable diligence frameworks for verticals with unique transaction risks, which he has proven across more than 800 transactions.
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Advised sponsors on single- and multi-site clinical trials investments, developing innovative approaches to revenue-recognition risk and common data limitations in the sector.
Built a proprietary revenue-recognition model that became the standard multiple sponsors rely on to underwrite dozens of orthodontic practice acquisitions.
Directed diligence across multiple physical and occupational therapy platforms, building a tailored risk approach and an integrated suite of performance metrics spanning billing, payroll, and financial systems that armed sponsors with a unified view across practices.
Oversaw development of a revenue-recognition and provider-compensation framework for general dentistry platforms, delivering sponsors clear visibility into billing-related risk alongside strategic insight on patient retention, reimbursement trends, and provider productivity.
Led an extended diligence program for one of the industry’s most acquisitive veterinary platform sponsors, spanning hundreds of practice acquisitions.
Directed the analytical framework used to evaluate revenue-recognition exposure for retirement plan administrators, advising sponsors on revenue-share arrangements, multi-year restatements, and deferred fee recognition.
Led diligence on numerous residential services platforms, equipping sponsors to evaluate customer retention, acquisition cost, profitability by service line, and technician-level performance benchmarks.
Spearheaded development of a detailed analytical system to evaluate revenue timing risk in logistics operations, spanning revenue and expense waterfalls, load-level benchmarking, and standard data-validation procedures to address common reporting gaps in the sector.
Advised sponsors evaluating large, project-based services targets on percentage-of-completion accounting and associated accounting risks and complexities.
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Certified Public Accountant, Registered in the State of Illinois