Melissa Brady

Senior Director
Over 15 years of experience providing valuation services across multiple asset classes
Expert in valuation of illiquid bonds, broadly syndicated loans and private credit
Presenter on a multiple of panels and webinars on private credit
New York
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Melissa Brady is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services in New York.

Ms. Brady brings more than fifteen years of experience providing valuation services across multiple asset classes, including fixed and floating rate debt, unitranche loans, convertible debt, preferred equity, common equity, warrants and options. She has worked with business development companies (BDCs), private equity, credit opportunity funds and venture capital funds.

Ms. Brady is an expert in the assessment and valuation of illiquid debt and equity securities that fulfill management’s fiduciary duties, mitigate risk of fraudulent conveyance, enhance the credibility and transparency of investor reporting, protect shareholder value and provide benchmarks and support for fund raising and management fees. She has presented on the topic of middle market leveraged loans, broadly syndicated loans (BSLs) and bonds at several conferences, webinars and other industry-focused groups. Ms. Brady has been a contributing author and presenter on valuation best practices topics for the AICPA’s valuation best practices guide and a working member on the Alternative Investment Management Association’s 2018 Guide to Sound Practices for the Valuation of Investments.

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Brady spent eight years with RSM US LLP in New York, where she most recently served as the valuation industry leader for the financial services. Prior to that, Ms. Brady spent seven years with Houlihan Lokey focused on alternative investments.

Ms. Brady earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Occidental College. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and a member of CFA Society New York.

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