ALASKA FOCUSED VALUATION
Principal Qualifications
David Hahn, CVA, ASA, CCIM, CM&AA, MAFF, MBA
Principal Qualifications
The practice is led by a senior valuation professional with over four decades of experience in cost segregation, enterprise company valuation, purchase price allocation (PPA), and tax-driven valuation assignments.
Professional qualifications integrate engineering, financial, and transaction advisory disciplines, supporting work that must withstand audit, regulatory, and transaction scrutiny.
Overview
The principal brings over 40 years of combined experience in valuation, advisory, and capital-related analysis across the Pacific Northwest and Alaska projects.
The practice is focused on capital-critical decision support, where valuation, engineering logic, and financial structuring intersect.
Core engagements support:
- Cost segregation and purchase price allocation (PPA)
- Estate and gift tax valuation
- Select middle and upper market enterprise valuation
- Infrastructure and energy-related assets
- Asia–U.S. cross-border investment advisory
Professional Credentials
- Certified Business Valuation Analyst (CVA)
- CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member)
- CM&AA (Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor)
- ASA (Accredited Senior Appraiser)
- MAFF (Master Analyst in Financial Forensics)
These designations support work across:
- Enterprise and infrastructure valuation
- Transaction-related financial analysis
- Purchase price allocation and capital structuring
- Investment and acquisition decision support
Cost Segregation & PPA
- Engineering-based cost segregation studies
- Purchase price allocation (ASC 805 / tax basis alignment)
- Depreciation optimization and capital recovery strategy
Valuation Services
- Estate & gift tax reporting
- Commercial and industrial asset valuation
- Select enterprise and business valuation
Asia–U.S. Cross-Border FDI Advisory
- Strategic positioning for inbound investment
- Capital interpretation and valuation alignment
- Advisory support for infrastructure-linked foreign investment
Core Practice Areas
Infrastructure & Energy Advisory
- LNG, pipeline, and power-related assets
- Data center and energy-linked developments
- Capital feasibility and valuation support
Selected Geographic Experience
- Alaska: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kodiak (remote and field-supported work)
- Washington / Pacific Northwest
- West Coast
Academic & Executive Education
The principal’s academic and executive education provides a technical, analytical, and policy-oriented foundation supporting capital-critical advisory work:
- B.S. in Engineering Technology / Computer Science, Minor in Business — San José State University
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Graduate Coursework in Public Enterprise Cost / Benefit Analysis — University of Southern California
- Executive Management Program (Post-MBA) — University of California, Los Angeles
- Doctoral Studies in Public Administration — University of La Verne
Integrated Foundation
This multidisciplinary background supports a unique advisory perspective combining:
- Engineering and systems logic
- Capital economics and valuation theory
- Governance, public policy, and fiduciary considerations
Positioning
The practice operates as an independent, fee-based valuation platform, not a brokerage or contingent advisory model.
Assignments are accepted selectively where:
- Tax and financial reporting consequences are material
- Asset and enterprise structures are interdependent
- Transactions require disciplined valuation support
- Work must withstand scrutiny from CPAs, attorneys, investors, or regulators
Approach
The principal applies a disciplined, engineering-informed valuation approach:
- Emphasis on capital constraint, execution risk, and survivability
- Alignment with real-world project economics, not theoretical models
- Integration of valuation, tax, and transaction perspectives
Contact
Call David: 907-300-9465