Atlanta, Georgia (December 1, 2009) – CBIZ Valuation Group, one of the nation’s leading valuation firms, today announced the appointment of Timothy Batchelor as National Director of Portfolio Valuations in their Atlanta office.

Mr. Batchelor has more than 15 years of experience providing portfolio investment valuation and advisory services, financial risk consulting services, and portfolio management/investment strategy advisory services. He has amassed a wealth of significant achievements in the area of entertainment financing, having successfully advised some of the largest financing arrangements in the industry. Most recently, Mr. Batchelor was a managing director in Portfolio Valuation and Corporate Finance Consulting with Duff & Phelps, LLC, where he served as a practice leader for the western and central regions of the United States and was responsible for the firm’s portfolio valuation activities in the Asian and Australian regions. He also served as the group’s entertainment industry expert, advising many of the largest hedge funds, private equity firms, pension funds, and corporations on their entertainment industry illiquid equity and debt holdings. He has been interviewed extensively by the business and financial media on issues of fair value, portfolio valuation, financial markets, entertainment finance and economics. “Tim brings a wealth of talent and experience to our practice,” says David Bowerman, president of CBIZ Valuation Group. “His leadership will significantly strengthen our portfolio valuation practice.”

At CBIZ Valuation Group, Mr. Batchelor will focus on further expanding the firm’s industry, leading investment valuation practice by advising investment funds on issues of fair value and financial risk, performing independent valuations of portfolio investments, and providing valuation assurance services on funds’ internally generated valuations. Additionally, he will provide a variety of strategic and financial consulting services catering to the unique needs of the investment fund industries.

CBIZ Valuation Group offers valuation, financial advisory and litigation support services to many Fortune 500 as well as middle-market companies. The company is nationally known as the choice for independent valuation services, providing the highest level of technical proficiency and maintaining the utmost valuation standards. CBIZ Valuation Group professionals undertake thousands of assignments each year, bringing insight drawn from management experience in a variety of industries, including consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare/life sciences and high technology/telecommunications.

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A subsidiary of CBIZ, Inc. (CBIZ), CBIZ Valuation Group has extensive expertise in the valuation of tangible and intangible assets, contracts, securities, debt instruments, partnership interests and litigation claims. CBIZ Valuation Group has assisted many Fortune 500 and innumerable middle-market clients in valuing aspects of their business for internal planning purposes, tax planning, financial reporting, merger and acquisition planning and due diligence, litigation support and bankruptcy proceedings in many different industries. For more information about CBIZ Valuation Group, please call (770) 858-4423 or visit www.cbizvaluation.com.

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) provides professional business services that help clients better manage their finances, employees and technology. As the largest benefits specialist and one of the largest accounting, valuation and medical practice management companies in the United States, CBIZ provides its clients with integrated financial services, including accounting and tax, internal audit, merger and acquisition, and valuation. Employee services include group benefits, property and casualty insurance, payroll, HR consulting and wealth management. CBIZ also provides information technology, hardware and software solutions, healthcare consulting, and medical practice management services. These services are provided throughout a network of more than 140 company offices in 36 states.

David Bowerman and Timothy Batchelor are available for interviews. For further information regarding CBIZ Valuation Group, call (770) 858-4423 or visit www.cbizvaluation.com.

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