Jay Moody

Mr. Moody assists clients on both the buy- and sell-side throughout the transaction life cycle, from pre-deal evaluations through post-deal purchase price adjustments; analyzing the quality of earnings, net assets and cash flows; assessing key business drivers; critiquing valuation models; and working with buyers and sellers on purchase agreements and price adjustments.
Mr. Moody has led transaction due diligence for a wide spectrum of infrastructure companies, including 40+ independent power producers, individual power plants, regulated electric utilities, natural gas utilities, renewable energy producers and developers; 40+ transactions in communications, including fiber networks, LECs, and enterprise operations; 30+ midstream oil and gas companies and oilfield services providers; 25+ transactions in construction and government services; and 25+ transactions in the transportation space, including railways, ports, terminals and vessel operations.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Moody was a Senior Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young, leading financial accounting due diligence projects for private equity investor groups and strategic buyers. Mr. Moody spend six months on secondment in Sydney, Australia while working with EY.
Previously, Mr. Moody worked at Mirant Corporation, an Atlanta-based independent power producer. There he was the Manager of Caribbean region accounting, responsible for purchase accounting, IFRS to US GAAP conversion, and monthly consolidations of the company’s four Caribbean regional investments. Mr. Moody regularly worked with local accounting groups in the Caribbean and served as the Manager of accounting research, policy, and impairment and fresh-start valuation projects.
Mr. Moody received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree (cum laude) in accounting from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Georgia.