Michael Rayner

• Director - Corporate Finance
• 10+ years experience

"I am personally committed to leading the review of Sanlam's unlisted investment portfolio and ensuring that BDO assembles a team with the appropriate experience and sector knowledge to deliver a high-quality review.

Due to previous engagement with Sanlam, I already have a strong understanding of Sanlam's internal SNLACB valuation process. I will leverage this experience to provide hands-on leadership throughout the engagement, ensuring a focused, efficient and robust review of the portfolio valuations."

Michael is a Director in BDO Corporate Finance with more than 10 years of experience providing valuation, transaction advisory and audit support services to financial services organisations, including insurers, asset managers, investment holding companies, lenders and other regulated financial institutions.

He has extensive experience leading business, equity and financial instrument valuations for transaction, financial reporting, tax, dispute and fairness opinion purposes. He regularly provides specialist valuation support to external audit teams in respect of IFRS 13 fair value measurements, IFRS 3 business combinations, IAS 36 impairment assessments and the valuation of unlisted investments.

His financial services experience includes work performed for insurers, asset managers, private equity funds and investment platforms. He has also led independent expert and fairness opinion engagements involving significant financial services assets, including transactions within the Sanlam and ARC groups, providing him with a strong understanding of valuation governance and valuation methodologies within complex financial services environments.

Largest Financial Services  clients serviced:

• Sasfin
• Sanlam
• Santam
• Old Mutual
• Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)
• First Rand /RMB

Qualifications and professional affiliations 

• CA (SA)
• South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)