O’KEEFE, a leading financial and strategic advisory firm specializing in enterprise consulting, litigation support, strategic advisory, and turnaround and restructuring, announced the promotions of Matthew Rizzo and Griffin Wagner.

“We are proud to have developed two outstanding young professionals that have not only dedicated themselves to professional excellence, but have demonstrated outstanding client service to those they have served” said Pat O’Keefe, Founder and CEO of O’Keefe.

Matthew Rizzo has been promoted to Director. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and is accredited by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA).

He is a recent recipient of the Emerging Leader award by The M&A Advisor. Mr. Rizzo was chosen for his industry accomplishments and expertise from a pool of nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders.

Mr. Rizzo possesses business valuation expertise in many types of transactions including, but not limited to mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes and gift tax valuations providing objective, independent valuations according to facts and circumstances surrounding your individual engagement. He provides litigation economic damages analysis to clients with a variety of issues, such as, patent infringement, warranty breaches, and contract disputes within many different industries. Mr. Rizzo also has extensive corporate turnaround consulting services with hands-on experience with tech companies, consumer product manufacturers and consumer goods & services companies.

Griffin Wagner has been promoted to Senior Associate. Mr. Wagner is accredited by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He specializes in providing litigation support services, turnaround and restructuring, valuations and shareholder disputes. Mr. Wagner provides financial analysis and underwriting for loan opportunities for Grow Michigan, LLC, O’Keefe’s recent appointment.