Ryan Maguire

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Director of Valuations

Ryan leads Intelek’s North American valuation practice with deep expertise across a range of technical and high-growth segments. Based in Denver, Colorado, he brings nearly a decade of business valuation experience, with a particular focus on pre-IPO and venture-backed companies.

Ryan has delivered hundreds of valuations for clients across technology, life sciences, SaaS, fintech, and consumer sectors. His core areas of expertise include ASC 820 portfolio valuation for investment funds, IRC §409A valuations for startups and scale-ups, and valuations for gift and estate tax purposes across a wide spectrum of ownership structures and industries. Ryan also has extensive experience with ASC 805 purchase price allocations, M&A strategy support, and complex capital structure modeling.
Prior to joining Intelek, Ryan was a Manager at Frank, Rimerman + Co., where he helped shape the firm’s venture valuation offering and led training and technical development initiatives across the team.
Ryan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) credential.” He holds dual degrees in Accounting and Finance from Wittenberg University.
When he’s not knee-deep in cap tables or waterfall models, you’ll find him enjoying Colorado’s great outdoors or lending his time to nonprofit and philanthropic causes.

Feb. 16, 2026

How to Tell if a SPAC Deal Price Is Fair

Ryan McGuire breaks down how analysts judge whether a SPAC deal price is fair, from income and market approaches to DCF models and fairness opinions.
Guest: Ryan Maguire
Feb. 6, 2026

Why Fairness Opinions Matter in DESPAC Transactions

Ryan McGuire explains why fairness opinions are essential in DESPAC transactions, protecting shareholders and aligning the interests of sponsors and investors.
Guest: Ryan Maguire
Dec. 31, 2025

What PIPE Investors Tell You About a SPAC Deal

Ryan McGuire explains why PIPE investors act as a real-time market check on a SPAC deal, and what their participation or hesitation reveals about fairness.
Guest: Ryan Maguire
Dec. 15, 2025

DCF or Market Approach, Which One Wins?

Ryan McGuire explains how analysts weigh DCF against the market approach in SPAC valuations, and when management forecasts can or can't be trusted.
Guest: Ryan Maguire
Nov. 24, 2025

Red Flags in SPAC Valuations

Ryan McGuire on the red flags investors should watch in SPAC valuations, from difficulty attracting PIPE investors to high redemption rates and fading deal sentiment.
Guest: Ryan Maguire