William Redpath, ASA, CFA, CPA/ABV, Summit Ridge Group, LLC

Firm Overview

Summit Ridge Group, LLC provides valuation, litigation support and restructuring  services in the telecom, media and satellite industries. We provide these services for a range of client needs including transactional support, financial reporting, financial analysis, market analysis, strategic analysis, regulatory support and litigation support/expert witness testimony. Our deep industry focus means that we can rapidly get up to speed on a client's issue and allows us to complete projects quickly and thoroughly.

We execute projects in a variety of subsectors within the satellite communications, media and telecom sectors including: wireless broadband, direct broadcast satellite (DBS), fixed satellite service (FSS), new media, machine to machine (M2M), mobile broadband, mobile satellite service (MSS), satellite broadband, spectrum licenses, very small aperture terminal (VSAT), Wi-Fi, wireless voice and data, wireless towers, white space and others. Feel free to contact us to discuss your needs in greater detail.

Litigation Support

Summit Ridge Group, LLC professionals' industry knowledge and qualifications, along with their well-honed communication skills have proven to be an effective combination for providing expert witness testimony and related litigation support. 

Background

William “Bill” Redpath is a Managing Director at the firm. Before joining Summit Ridge Group, Bill worked for nearly 35 years at BIA Advisory Services, LLC where he completed hundreds of fair market valuations, purchase price allocations for financial reporting and tax reporting purposes, and nearly 100 litigation support projects. Bill previously was a Senior Financial Analyst at NBC and an Internal Auditor at ABC (both in New York), Assistant Financial Manager at WISH-TV, Indianapolis, and a Staff Auditor at Arthur Andersen & Co. in Cincinnati.

Bill holds an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license (Virginia) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in Business Valuation in the American Society of Appraisers, and holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

In addition to his professional license and certifications, Bill has passed the American Society of Appraisers' four Machinery & Equipment appraisal courses (ME 201 through 204). He holds a General Class Amateur Radio License (KN4ACR).