Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bombs or Reasonable Resolutions?
Z. Christopher Mercer is founder and chief executive officer of Mercer Capital, one of the leading independent business valuation and investment banking firms in the country.  Mercer Capital, founded in 1982, provides services to a national and international clientele.    Chris began his valuation career in the late 1970s.  He has prepared, overseen, or contributed to hundreds of valuations for purposes related to M&A;, litigation, and tax, among others.  He is a prolific author on valuation-related topics.  He has written four books and contributed to numerous others, and has written hundreds of articles on business valuation and business topics.  Chris is a member of the National Speakers Association and is one of the most sought after speakers on business valuation issues for national professional associations and other business and professional groups.    He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) of the American Society of Appraisers and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) professional designation from the CFA Institute.  Chris holds a bachelor s degree in economics from Stetson University and a master s degree in economics from Vanderbilt University.      Chris has held numerous leadership positions with the American Society of Appraisers and the ESOP Association.   He has served on the boards of several companies and currently serves on the board of Klumb Lumber Company, Point Clear, Alabama.      Chris lives in Memphis with his wife, Ashley, the minor four of his five children, two cats and a dog.  He writes a blog, MERCER ON VALUE (www.merceronvalue.com), where he drafted numerous sections of this book and displays his latest thinking in early form.