Alyssa M. Fudala

Alyssa is a Director at SD Capital and responsible for leading deal execution. She works closely with clients and management teams to understand their operations, strategy, and financials. She has more than 10 years of investment banking experience and joined Schneider Downs in 2016. During her time at Schneider Downs, Alyssa has worked on many sell-side transactions across industries, including consumer, business services, industrial services, energy and infrastructure services, distribution, and manufacturing. Alyssa holds her Series 63 and Series 79 Securities Licenses.

Prior to joining Schneider Downs, Alyssa held corporate finance and investment banking positions in the energy investing business of GE Capital, iStar, and Highmark Health.

Education

B.S.—Finance, Pennsylvania State University

Professional and Community Involvement

Member—Association of Corporate Growth

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Do you have a hobby/personal passion? 
Spending time with my family and chasing after my young daughter.

What was the best advice you’ve ever received? 
The advice to pass on my first full-time job offer (from my manager!) and pursue more exciting opportunities. My career and life would have taken a much different path if I took the safe route and accepted the job.

People would be surprised to know that I…
met my husband on the city bus during our commute from the Strip District to downtown Pittsburgh.

What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?
It’s very rewarding to achieve successful outcomes for our clients.

Do you have a “motto”? (spoken or unspoken)
Always do the right thing.

Alyssa Fudala

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Big Problem: Large Tax Burden In The Succession Plans Of A Family Business.


Big Thinking: Creating A Grantor Trust To Save $1.5 Million.

GREG ALLISON is responsible for estate and succession planning for business owners, executives and high-net-worth individuals. He also prepares annual income tax returns for estates and trusts in addition to gift tax returns, federal estate tax returns and state inheritance tax returns.
One of Greg’s clients was a father wanting to retire and give his son 100% ownership of their company. Giving his 80% share in the company would result in a $1.5 million tax due on redemption. Greg’s team was able to avoid the $1.5 million tax and introduce asset protection by having the father creator a grantor trust instead. “By creating a grantor trust, the father was able to sell his shares under the same terms as redemption but save money since no gain is recognized on the sale,” said Greg. “We were also able to integrate asset protection into the structure and procure the recurring tax and attest services.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.

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