Christopher D. Fagan, CPA

Partner

Christopher D. Fagan, CPA, is a Moore Colson Partner and the Transaction Advisory Practice Area Leader. He has more than 20 years of experience advising on private equity platforms and add-on investments and works closely with founder-owned businesses to navigate exits and ownership transitions. Christopher provides clients with strategic planning, operational assessments and quality of earnings analyses for buyers, sellers and lenders. He also works to help execute growth initiatives for the Transaction Advisory Practice Area.

Christopher serves as an advisor to clients in the following areas:

  • Buy-side and sell-side quality of earnings
  • Debt financing and equity raises
  • Interim CFO responsibilities
  • Capital market readiness audits
  • Financial reporting processes and controls
  • Data transformation and predictive analytics
  • Inventory processes, valuation and controls
  • Forecasting and budgeting
  • Quality of earnings for banks and mezzanine lender

Christopher is also the Leader of Moore Colson’s Distribution and Manufacturing Industry Group. He previously collaborated with other banking, legal and insurance organizations to start the Industrial Leadership Council. This networking group focused on providing informative speakers and content to executives in the distribution and manufacturing industries. He also has extensive experience working with private equity funds and their portfolio holdings. He has three years of industry experience working in accounting departments for large healthcare organizations.

Christopher is a frequently quoted expert on M&A, with insights featured in national and regional outlets such as The Business Journals, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cobb Business Journal and publications of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has also appeared on FOX 5 Atlanta and 11Alive to discuss Georgia’s economy, covering market conditions, industry performance, employment trends and the broader economic outlook. He speaks regularly at industry events focusing on the challenges that founders face when preparing to exit their businesses focusing on the operational, financial and strategic levers that can enhance valuation and marketability the business. Recent panels include ASE Private Wealth’s Business Excellence Symposium, Hyde Park Capital’s Navigating Business Transitions, the Smart Business Dealmakers Conference and Emerging Leaders Awards and Aligned Business Advisors “Aligned for What’s Next” symposium. He served as a judge for the 24th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in 2025 and the 2026 Emerging Leaders in M&A Awards.

Education

  • Belmont University — Master of Accountancy
  • University of Tennessee — Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting

Professional Affiliations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Georgia Manufacturing Alliance
  • Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA)
  • Industrial Leadership Council — Founding Member
  • Magnolia Trust Company — Board of Directors
  • New York State Board for Public Accountancy
  • Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA)

Community Involvement

  • Solomon’s Temple Foundation — Board Member and Executive Committee Member