A real numbers guy.
With his background in finance and statistics, Eric’s a natural at understanding how his clients operate, and figuring out the best way to model those specific attributes into usable analysis. Lucky for him, his wife’s in a similar business – and it makes for some riveting dinner conversations.
In his free time these days, he’s busy boosting his resume by working his way through the CFA curriculum.
No question Eric has followed the right professional path: to settle a “who’s the luckiest member” debate, he analyzed data for his long-running fantasy football league, complete with a modified “Pythagorean expectation” analysis of performance. Sadly, it wasn’t him.
- Professional Bio
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Mr. Dollin is a Director of GBQ Capital Advisors. In his 15+ years with GBQ, Mr. Dollin’s practice concentrates on assisting business owners with ownership transition planning and execution. Mr. Dollin is also a frequent speaker on valuation, finance, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)-related issues.
Valuation Advisory
Mr. Dollin has performed or contributed to over 1,200 valuation engagements involving interests in privately and publicly traded companies nationwide for a variety of purposes, including: ESOPs, mergers and acquisitions, transaction advisory, shareholder transactions, estate and gift taxation, fair value measurements (e.g., purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, equity-based compensation), fairness opinions, buy-sell agreements, C-corporation to S-corporation conversions, and other corporate-related matters.ESOP Advisory
Mr. Dollin’s practice specializes in ESOP formations, valuations, transactions, and consulting. He has been involved in hundreds of ESOP-related engagements, including ESOP feasibility studies, initial ESOP valuations, ESOP formation, transaction advisory and structuring (buy-side and sell-side), annual ESOP valuations, fairness and solvency opinions, dispute consulting and advisory, and trustee advisory. Mr. Dollin has been active within The ESOP Association for 15+ years and currently serves on both the National Valuation Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee of the Indiana Chapter.
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- Education
- Miami University (OH) — B.S., Finance and Statistics
- Professional Accreditation
- ASA — Accredited Senior Appraiser
- Professional Associations
- American Society of Appraisers
- Association for Corporate Growth
- The ESOP Association — National Valuation Advisory Committee
- Advisory Committee — Indiana Chapter of the ESOP Association
- Miami University Farmer School of Business Young Professional Advisory Council
- Select Speaking Engagements
- “Reviewing, Understanding, & Communicating Your ESOP Valuation,” Michigan ESOP Association Conference, March 20, 2025
- “15 Cautionary Aspects Specific to ESOP Valuations”; Ohio/Kentucky Chapter of the ESOP Association; August 4, 2022
- “Current ESOP Valuation Issues”; The ESOP Association National Conference; Washington DC; May 5, 2022
- “Assessing the Feasibility of an ESOP”; 7th Annual Great Lakes Conference of the ESOP Association; Sandusky, OH; September 28, 2021
- “Ask the Experts”; Michigan Chapter of the ESOP Association; Lansing, MI; April 17, 2019
- “ESOP Companies Making Acquisitions — A Panel Discussion”; Indiana Chapter of the ESOP Association; Indianapolis, IN; March 9, 2019
- “Demystifying the Valuation/Trustee Review Call”; 4th Annual Great Lakes Conference of the ESOP Association; Sandusky, OH; October 19, 2018
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