Selected Significant Engagements

Prior to founding The Ledge Company, Jesse was an Executive at Ernst & Young, where some of the matters below occurred.

M&A Forensic Diligence Services

Advised confidential global fund on potential acquisition of confidentialMajor North American Sports Franchise
Advised confidential global tech company on 40+ International and domestic acquisitions
Advised American Express on multiple acquisitions
Advised Iron Mountain on its acquisition of ITRenew

Forensic Accounting Engagements

Led investigation into misstated assets and reporting delays at publicly traded company
Led investigations into multiple, unrelated financial irregularities related to high-profile athletes and performers
Led investigations into accusations of earnings manipulation at publicly traded companies
Led investigations into allegations of inventory overstatements at consumer product and medical device companies

Other management advisory and dispute support matters

Advised the NCAA on Name, Image and Likeness
Advised the NCAA on non-scholastic basketball financial transparency as a response to the Rice Report
Advised a publicly traded Sports Entertainment company on matters related to fraud and internal controls
Acted in post-acquisition disputes in aerospace, private equity, blockchain and tech related to GAAP, working capital adjustments, earnouts, indebtedness and much more.
Oversaw multinational bribery and corruption audits for publicly traded companies in Tech, Transportation, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Media and Entertainment

Recent publications and speaking engagements

Researched and wrote the first and only piece (to date) quantifying the impact of fraud on professional sports athletes. This piece has been referenced in Bloomberg, the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Forbes and many other industry leading publications
Speaker at Mondo Music Conference
Speaker at Transaction Advisors M&A Conference
Seminars at higher ed institutions, industry associations and sports agencies
Full list of recent publications can be found here.