Appraiser’s Qualifications

Mark Richardson, Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser

J. Mark Richardson has extensive experience in appraisal, business valuation, business sales, financial consulting, tax planning, and raising capital for growing businesses. He works directly and confidentially with business owners to assist them with the sale of their company.  

After several years as a CFO for a large company, Richardson leveraged on his experience and skills by starting his own business. He knew he could help other business owners receive the maximum value for their company because this is the unique skill he provided in the corporate world – for business owners. Today, Richardson provides his clients with the financial and marketing expertise that they expect when selling their business, and its assets, maintaining the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality. His clients discover that they can rely on someone who has the experience of selling a company, and that it is not necessary to take on this challenge alone.  

Richardson and his firm is experienced; having held the title and position of Controller and Chief Financial Officer for more than twenty firms, with annual revenues ranging from $100M to $100MM. With an emphasis on business valuation and equipment appraisal, acquisitions and business sales , Richardson provides these services to manufacturers, wholesalers and retail distributors, real estate and financial services firms, importers/exporters, trucking companies, and printing, hardware, food and food processing, and telecommunications companies. Clients appreciate the transportability of knowledge and skills across this diversified base of experience, and never feel like they are part of a "template" solution.  

Richardson conducts appraisal and business valuation seminars, and teaches college-level courses. He is a professional facilitator and privately consults with corporate management teams looking to expand their companies through acquisition. He remains current on new business valuation and appraisal methods, management philosophies and tax issues by being an active member of the  Aliance of merger and Acquisition Advisors and The Association for Corporate Growth. 

Mr. Richardson is also affiliated with the National Equipment & Business Brokers Institute. His association is valuable to his clients because this group specializes in equipment appraisal and sales and the network of equipment appraisers and brokers gives Richardson and his research team  the most current information, sourcing and data available on both a regional and national basis, resulting in highly accurate and reliable equipment appraisals. 

         In 2005 Richardson formed National Equipment Appraisal because he saw a need for supportable, realistic machinery and equipment values that the courts, taxing authorities, banking regulators and business owners could rely on. In addition to appraisal, the firm actively participates in  investment recovery programs designed to help businesses free up cash by selling idle assets. National's expert remarketers employ multiple remarketing techniques. They analyze each unique situation in order to determine how to achieve the highest return on the asset sale at the most efficient cost basis.

         As a licensed California Real Estate Broker, Richardson facilitated numerous business acquisitions, valuations, business opportunities, and lease negotiations. His company is an affiliate of Broker's Network Group, and he is a past memeber of the Affiliate Advisory Council for the Business Brokers Network, the nation’s largest independent association of business transfer specialists. Today, Richardson continually works to improve and expand the membership networks that have helped him be one of the most successful business brokers in the industry.


Professional Designations

Professional Memberships

• National Equipment and Business Brokers Institute

• Association for Corporate Growth

• Institute of Certified Business Counselors

• California Association of Business Brokers

• Business Brokers Network

• Brokers Network Group

• Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors

• Notre Dame Club of Orange County, CA