Wayne Pigott, CMAA

Wayne joined Schneider Downs in May 2023 and has been with SD Capital since its inception in July 2024. He supports transaction execution, business development, and client service for SD Capital. His activities involve day-to-day support of the transaction execution process, transaction readiness assessments, and growth/strategic advisory.

Prior to joining Schneider Downs, Wayne was a Senior Associate at Springer Lawson & Associates, a middle-market M&A boutique. Before Springer Lawson, Wayne was a Vice President at Independent Financial in Denver, Colorado, spending time in both the Middle Market Banking and Special Assets Groups. Prior to Independent Financial, Wayne was an Analyst at CoBiz Financial in the Leveraged Finance department, where he underwrote, structured, and managed credit facilities for leveraged buyouts, add-on acquisitions, and recapitalizations.

Education

MBA, Colorado State University
BSBA – Economics, Colorado State University

Professional and Community Involvement

Member – Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Member – Association for Corporate Growth, Rocky Mountain Chapter

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Do you have a hobby/personal passion?
Mountain and road biking, snowboarding, and hiking. I’ve summited 20 peaks over 14,000 feet in elevation and cycle hundreds of miles yearly.

What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?
The most interesting aspect of my career has been advising business owners, investors, and executives on complex transactions on both the advisory and financing sides of deals.

Wayne Pigott

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Big Problem: Company Impacted By Ransomware.


Big Thinking: Restore System On-site And Avoid Six-figure Ransom.

TREVOR WARREN joined Schneider Downs in 2001 and has more than 20 years of experience in public accounting. He mainly focuses on audit, review, and compilation engagements, and services a diversified number of industries from automotive to nonprofit.
One of Trevor’s clients fell victim to ransomware. Their system was locked down and the ransom was in the mid six-figures. The company had cyber insurance and was referred to a few firms that were more focused on negotiating the ransom instead of assisting in restoring the system. That’s when Trevor received a call from the company’s CFO. “I was able to immediately get the CFO in touch with our cyber team, who were on-site and working with their Director of Information Technology quickly,” said Trevor. “We were able to successfully restore the client’s system and remove any threat of ransomware. Plus, the client did not have to pay any of the ransom and most of our fees were covered through their cyber insurance.” 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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