Managing Director, Transfer Pricing and Valuation Services

+1 (866) 298-7829 Ext. 717 | michael.bredahl@wtpadvisors.com

Michael is a Managing Director at WTP Advisors transfer pricing and valuation practice. He has more than 40 years of industry and professional services experience in transfer pricing, valuation, managing new business opportunities, and process design. His expertise includes Business Enterprise Valuation; Intangibles Valuation, Value Chain Analysis; Incremental Profit Analysis; Trade Flow Analysis; Transfer Pricing Strategy, Planning, Structuring, Processes, and Compliance; Exit Charges; Cost Sharing; Royalty Rate Determination; Functional and DEMPE Analysis; Transaction Structuring, Due Diligence, and Integration (i.e., M&A, JV, Licensing, and Divestitures); Tax Controversy Avoidance, Management, and Resolution; Competent Jurisdiction and Administrative Procedures; Advanced Pricing Agreements (APAs); and OECD and Local Country/U.S. Documentation.

Michael has specialized expertise in valuation and transfer pricing concerning intangible assets. His experience includes creating, designing, and implementing structures and related processes for intangible asset creation, use, ownership, and transfer pricing compliance for multinational enterprises. He has also managed and operated these structures in industry including due diligence and integration of intangible assets acquired in M&A and JVs, financial and functional analyses, operational and compliance documentation, and audit defenses in various jurisdictions (e.g., Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, China, and Vietnam).

Early in his career, Michael worked for Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Deloitte before shifting to work in-house for corporations.

Certification

• Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) Illinois
• Certificate, Strategies for Management of Intellectual Property – Kellogg School of Management
• Certificate, Competitive Technical Intelligence – California Institute of Technology

Education

• MBA in Finance, Northern Illinois University
• B.S., Commerce, DePaul University

Professional Affiliations

• AICPA
• Vice President, Minnesota Association of Business Valuation Professionals (MABVP)
• Member, Finance Committee, Global Minnesota
• Senate District 55 (SD55) Basic Political Operating Unit (BPOU) Committee
• Mentor and Coach, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA)