Michael L. Vaccarella
Partner, Wipfli Advisory LLC
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Contact
- +1 630 368 7025
Leveraging more than 25 years of public accounting experience, including more than 15 years with mergers and acquisitions, Michael Vaccarella leads Wipfli’s private equity and transaction advisory services team. He provides client relationship support, buy-side and sell-side transaction diligence and quality of earnings (QoE) consulting for private equity funds and their portfolio holdings, family offices and middle-market corporations. Michael works tirelessly on behalf of his clients. He seamlessly coordinates with Wipfli’s audit, accounting and tax teams, as well as consulting and investment banking services with Wipfli Corporate Finance Advisors, LLC.
- Manufacturing, retail and distribution
- Metals and fabrication
- Plastics and injection molding
- Auto, aerospace and waste
- Equipment manufacturing and rental
- Consumer products
- Healthcare
- Physician and other specialty practices
- Home health services
- Construction services
- Technology companies
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
- Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA)
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) - Member
- Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) - Member
- Association for Corporate Growth (ACG®) - Member
- Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries (MBBI) - Member
- Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors® (AM&AA) – Member
Loyola University Chicago
- Bachelor of business administration degree with a with a focus on public accounting
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