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                                                  Roi Polanitzer

                                                  CFV, QFV, FEM, F.IL.A.V.F.A., FRM, CRM, PDS

                                                  Intrinsic Value - Independent Business Appraisers

                                                  5 Natan Branitzky street

                                                  Rishon Lezion, Israel 7524205

                                                  P: (972) 77 507-0590

                                                  E:  polanitz5@gmail.com

 

Roi Polanitzer, CFV, QFV, FEM, F.IL.A.V.F.A., FRM, CRM, PDS, is a well-known authority in Israel the field of business valuation and has written hundreds of papers that articulate many of the concepts used in modern business valuation around the world. Mr. Polanitzer is the Owner and Chief Appraiser of Intrinsic Value - Independent Business Appraisers, a business valuation firm headquartered in Rishon LeZion, Israel. He is also the Owner and Chief Data Scientist of Prediction Consultants, a consulting firm that specializes in advanced analysis and model development. 

 

Over more than 17 years, he has performed valuation engagements for mergers and acquisitions, purchase price allocation (PPA) valuations, goodwill impairment test valuations, embedded option and real option valuations, employee stock option (ESOP) valuations, common stock valuations (409A), splitting equity components and complicated equity/liability instrument valuations (PWERM / CCM / OPM), contingent liability, guarantees and loan valuations, independent expert opinions for litigation purposes, damage quantifications, balancing resources between spouses due to divorce proceedings and many other kinds of business valuations. Mr. Polanitzer has testified in courts and tribunals across the country and from time to time participates in mediation proceedings between spouses.

 

Mr. Polanitzer holds an undergraduate degree in economics and a graduate degree in business administration, majoring in finance, both from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is a Full Actuary (Fellow), a Corporate Finance Valuator (CFV), a Quantitative Finance Valuator (QFV) and a Financial and Economic Modeler (FEM) from the Israel Association of Valuators and Financial Actuaries (IAVFA). Mr. Polanitzer is the Founder of the IAVFA and currently serves as its Chairman.

 

Mr. Polanitzer's professional recognitions include being designated a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), a Certified Risk Manager (CRM) by the Israel Association of Risk Managers (IARM), as well as being designated a Python Data Analyst (PDA), a Machine Learning Specialist (MLS), an Accredited in Deep Learning (ADL) and a Professional Data Scientist (PDS) by the Professional Data Scientists' Israel Association (PDSIA). Mr. Polanitzer is the Founder of the PDSIA and currently serves as its CEO.

 

He is the editor of IAVFA's weekly newsletter since its inception (primarily for the professional appraisal community in Israel).

 

Mr. Polanitzer develops and teaches business valuation professional trainings and courses for the Israel Association of Valuators and Financial Actuaries, and frequently speaks on business valuation at professional meetings and conferences in Israel. He also developed IAVFA's certification programs in the field of valuation and he is responsible for writing the IAVFA's statement of financial valuation standards.

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