Paren Knadjian
PRINICPAL — M&A AND CAPITAL MARKETS
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LEADER
Paren Knadjian is the Principal of the M&A and Capital Markets group at KROST. He comes with over 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions as well as equity and debt financings. In that time, Paren successfully completed over 200 M&A and Capital Markets transactions worth over $1 billion, acting as both a buy-side and sell-side advisor. Most recently, the M&A practice at KROST acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Integrity Bio in its sale to Curia. » Read the full press release
Paren also has 15 years of experience as a C-Level executive in several high-tech companies. He has been the CEO of two Software as a Service (SaaS) companies in financial services and new media, and he has been the CFO of several companies in healthcare, marketing, e-commerce, and film & television. He co-founded two companies that were successfully sold to trade buyers.
Paren and his team at KROST have assisted over 350 entities in procuring, managing, and obtaining forgiveness for more than half a billion dollars of PPP, EIDL, and Main Street loans. He also developed a PPP Budgeting, Tracking, and Optimization Tool, used by more than 250 institutions, that tracks these expenses on an ongoing basis, automatically calculates the forgivable amounts, and computes all the fields necessary for forgiveness.
Professional Experience
- KROST (October 2017 — Current)
- Acting CFO & M&A Advisor (2016 — September 2017)
- Principal, Lionfish Advisors (2006 — 2016)
- CEO, Actant (2002 — 2006)
- COO, Proof9 (2001 — 2002)
- Co-founder, New Media Network (1998 — 2001)
- Thomson Reuters (1985 — 1998)
Education
- Series 63 and 82 FINRA Securities Licenses
- Bachelor of Science, University of Bristol, UK
- Royal Merchant Naval School, UK
Professional Affiliations
- Registered Broker/Dealer, FINRA
- Association of Corporate Growth
Extracurricular Activities
- Treasurer, Crossroads School of Arts & Science, Santa Monica
Paren's Thought Leadership

KROST is Attending the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference
November 7, 2022Our Chairperson, Gregory Kniss, CPA, Restaurant Practice Principal, Jean Hagan, and M&A and Capital Markets Principal, Paren Knadjian are attending the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference. The conference takes place from November 14th-16th and will be held at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Our team will be networking and attending sessions on topics such Read the full article…

The State of California is Poised to Overtake Germany as World’s No. 4 Economy
October 31, 2022California residents are used to hearing, and oftentimes experiencing, negative consequences for living in the Golden State. Whether it be earthquakes, forest fires, homelessness, or drought, we also seem to be surrounded by a stream of news about businesses fleeing California for the lower tax and regulation-lite states of Texas, Nevada, or Arizona. However, contrary Read the full article…

The Merits of Partial Sale and Rollover Equity
October 13, 2022Introduction to Rollover Equity When business owners are considering the sale of their business, they tend to make two assumptions that limit their options – sell to a strategic buyer and sell 100% of their company. Let’s look at the first assumption. It is true that many M&A deals involve the sale of one corporation Read the full article…

Press Release: KROST Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor for American Range in Sale to Hatco
October 11, 2022Los Angeles, California – American Range, a privately held manufacturer of commercial and residential cooking appliances, was sold to Hatco, an employee-owned manufacturer of warming, cooking, sanitizing, and cooling equipment. KROST CPAs & Consultants acted as the exclusive financial advisor to American Range in its transaction to Hatco Corporation. American Range was founded over 40 Read the full article…

Press Release- KROST Announces Paren Knadjian as Principal of M&A and Capital Markets and Brad Pauley as Principal of Tax
July 28, 2022LOS ANGELES, CA [July 28, 2022] — Los Angeles-based CPA Firm, KROST CPAs and Consultants announced Paren Knadjian as Principal of M&A and Capital Markets and Brad Pauley as Principal of Tax. Paren Knadjian has successfully completed over 200 M&A and Capital Markets transactions worth over $1 billion. Having been at the firm since 2017, Read the full article…

Paren Knadjian to Guest Speak at Ask the Experts
July 25, 2022Our M&A and Capital Markets Principal, Paren Knadjian, will be a guest speaker at the upcoming Ask the Experts event hosted by SBA Orange County / Inland Empire District Office. The event will take place online on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 2pm-3pm PDT. There will be a live Q&A session for all attendees to Read the full article…
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[WEBINAR] Alternative Ways To Sell A Business
July 8, 2022Join us for our complimentary webinar on Alternative Ways to Sell a Business. When most business owners consider the sale of their company, they normally think of a 100% sale to a competitor or strategic buyer. Whilst this is an option, it is, by no means the only one. Other options include a majority (but Read the full article…

KROST Predicts Another Record Year of M&A Advisory in 2022
March 9, 2022KROST CPAs and Consultants reported a record year of M&A advisory work in 2021 and expects to remain equally busy in 2022. “We were involved in 21 buy-side and sell-side transactions in 2021”, said Paren Knadjian, Head of M&A and Capital Markets at KROST, “most of the time as the exclusive financial advisor. We have Read the full article…

Press Release – KROST Posts Record Year of M&A Advisory in 2021, Expects Trend to Continue in 2022
January 19, 2022Los Angeles, January 19, 2022 – KROST CPAs and Consultants reported a record year of M&A advisory work in 2021 and expects to remain equally busy in 2022. “We were involved in 21 buy-side and sell-side transactions in 2021”, said Paren Knadjian, Head of M&A and Capital Markets at KROST, “most of the time as Read the full article…

Significant Changes to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program Announced by the SBA
September 14, 2021The EIDL is a loan directly from the SBA that offers a low-interest, fixed rate, long-term loan that is available to businesses that were impacted by the pandemic. Unlike the PPP, the EIDL must be repaid and cannot be forgiven. Below are the updates to the EIDL program: Maximum loan amount increased from $500,000 to Read the full article…