Brad Esporrin

Brad Esporrin, CPA, has more than 25 years of experience, primarily in the asset management industry. He focuses on providing tax consulting and compliance services for private equity funds, fund of funds, private credit funds, venture capital and hedge funds. He has vast experience with U.S. Tax Forms 1065 (including Schedules K-1/K-3), 1120, 8804, 1042, 8621, 8865, 5471, 1120-F, and 8858, as well as with complex carried interest allocations for closed-end funds and the application of fill up/down provisions in open-end funds.

Before joining Weaver, he was Managing Director in the Private Equity Tax group at a Big Four Accounting Firm, where he was the tax lead on engagements totaling over $7 million of revenues. Brad managed the client relationships with CFOs, tax directors, and other C-Suite executives as their tax advisor, and managed the engagement teams responsible for the compliance and income tax planning for his clients. Prior to that, Brad was a Director in the Alternatives Tax group at BlackRock, Inc., where he managed all aspects of tax for various Private Equity, Private Credit, Fund of Fund, and Hedge investment business strategies. This included advising portfolio managers and other stakeholders on tax-related matters for both funds and investments, as well as managing the compliance process and overseeing all of the Big Four relationships.

A New Jersey Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Brad is a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He earned his Master of Science in taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his Bachelor of Science in accounting from Villanova University.