Carl Buitendach

I’m a chartered accountant with external audit and corporate finance experience in the Oil and Gas, Retail, Infrastructure and

Financial Services sectors. My client expertise ranges from small local enterprises to large multi-national corporations. I strive to be a professional who provides a high-quality contribution to an organisation whilst building strong business relationships.

I’m currently an engagement manager forming part of the EY Cape Town VME team.

Over the past two and a half years, I gained experience in buy and sell side valuations,

private equity fund valuations, purchase price allocations, fair and reasonable opinions,

capital asset valuations and impairment assessments for financial reporting purposes.

I had the privilege of being exposed to various industries, including Oil & Gas,

Financial Services, Infrastructure, Retail and

Manufacturing. My main tasks include managing smaller teams of associates and assistant managers, running client meetings and performing certain administrative tasks such as preparing proposals, drafting invoices, setting up time budgets and performing client acceptance procedures.

I have experience in evaluating and reviewing valuation methodologies, performing various valuation methods including discounted cash flow valuations, multiple based valuations,

capital asset valuations, royalty relief method and multi-period excess earnings method valuations. I have also computed and reviewed several discount rates for valuation purposes using various methods such as the CAPM, stage of life and synthesized approaches.

My experience further includes a deep understanding for financial and trend analysis, data manipulation and visual presentations of findings.

I have also been involved in preparing various project proposals. Through this I’ve learnt to understand client needs and identify possible solutions.

Our team frequently collaborates with other strategy and transaction teams such as

Transaction Diligence, Tax and Mergers and

Acquisitions. This has given me the opportunity to fully understand the deals process and life cycle and the technicalities around successfully concluding on a transaction.

Passed SAICA’s Assessment of Professional Competence

Eligible to register as a CA(SA)

Passed SAICA’s Initial Test of Competence

Obtained a Bachelor of Accounting Honours Degree

Stellenbosch University

Average grade: 60%

Obtained a Bachelor of Accounting Degree (Cum Laude)

Stellenbosch University

Average grade: 75%

Obtained a National Senior Certificate

Frans du Toit High School

Average grade: 85% (passed with 6 distinctions)