Bill Spizman

Managing Director, National Transaction Support Services
O 312.634.4422 C 312.805.5246 F 312.634.5514
william.spizman@rsmi.com

Experience
Bill Spizman is a managing director at RSM McGladrey and leads the national transaction support services practice in the Great Lakes region. He specializes in transaction support and advisory services for private equity funds, private investors and business enterprises and has significant experience with midsized companies. Spizman has provided consultation to buyers and sellers on more than 150 business transactions and lenders in connection with over 75 business transactions covering a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, construction, retail and real estate.

Spizman has more than 30 years of experience. His areas of concentration include acquisitions, dispositions, business planning, tax structuring, forecasts and various financing transactions. He has assisted more than 30 clients in establishing opening balance sheets after an acquisition has been completed.

Clients

  • Monomoy Capital Partners           
  • The Riverside Group     
  • Hunt Special Situations Group     
  • Merit Capital Partners     
  • WHI Capital Partners      
  • Colville Capital

Industries

  • Manufacturing
  • Distribution
  • Retail

Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Drake University, graduating magna cum laude

Special awards
1986 recipient of the Iowa Small Business Association of the Year Award                         
Memberships

  • Illinois Venture Capital Association                                              
  • Association for Corporate Growth                                                
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants   
  • Illinois CPA Society                          

Published articles

“Finding a World of Opportunities in a World of Risks ― An International Perspective on Due Diligence,” The Journal, a publication of ACG Chicago (Winter 2007)

Professional affiliations
Spizman has held various officer positions and now serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital and Sinai Community Institute. Previously, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Chicago Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Brith and the Board of Overseers of Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School of Business.

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