David Dollinger

About David Dollinger

Stout is a global advisory firm specializing in fairness & solvency opinions, investment banking, real estate & construction services, financial disputes, claims, & investigations, and more. We serve a wide range of clients, including private equity firms, public corporations, and privately held companies across numerous industries. Our clients and their advisors rely on our premier expertise, deep industry knowledge, and unparalleled responsiveness on complex matters.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   Stout

   Oct 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Stout is a leading independent provider of Investment Banking, Valuation Advisory, Dispute Consulting, and Management Consulting services. With 17 offices in the U.S. and Europe, we serve a range of clients, from Fortune 100 corporations to privately held companies in numerous industries throughout the world. Our clients and their advisors rely on our premier expertise, deep industry knowledge, and unparalleled responsiveness on complex financial matters.Stout professionals value businesses/equity interests, intangible assets, debt instruments/complex securities/derivatives, real estate and personal property for transaction planning, financial reporting, federal tax, property tax, Estate Planning, ESOP, property insurance and other business purposes.Stout serves as financial advisor to Boards and Special Committees and renders fairness opinions and solvency opinions as required in a wide range of transactions. Stout has consistently been ranked as the #1 fairness opinion advisor in the US.Our investment banking practice provides buy and sell side advisory services with a focus on the automotive, metals, aerospace/defense, plastics, food, packaging, technology/media/telecom, healthcare, diversified business services, energy and consumer goods.The firm\'s litigation support practice provides expert valuation and testimony services for a wide range of commercial litigation purposes, intellectual property-related matters and also provides royalty audit, IP monetization and Forensic services to a wide range of clients and their legal advisors around the US.Learn more at

Education

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship

  1996 — 1998

• Texas A&M University

  BA, Economics

Skills

• Carve Out Assistance
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Process Improvement
• Board Books
• Sell-Side Advisory
• Forecasting
• Audit Readiness
• Accounting
• Sec Financial Reporting
• Financial Analysis
• Working Capital Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Accounting Integration
• Financial Reporting
• Technical Accounting Research
• Opening Balance Sheet
• Financial Modeling
• Risk Management
• Corporate Fp&a
• Strategic Planning
• Data Room Population
• Due Diligence
• Ipo Readiness
• Purchas Accounting
• Business Integration
• Quality of Earnings
• Business Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Interim Financial Executive Support