Business Valuation

Companies seek business valuations for corporate governance or regulatory reasons, or management review for critical input for decision making process. In these instances the company is at a critical moment in its life. It may be planning a major acquisition, resolving a shareholder, or joint venture dispute, seeking to reduce the gap between intrinsic and market value.

Company may require:

• A fairness opinion on a transaction is to satisfy regulatory requirements or corporate governance concerns
• Independent and objective advice, to determine the right price to pay or accept for a business
• Valuations of unlisted companies, businesses, shareholdings, goodwill, know-how, brands and other intangible assets
• Advice for Joint Ventures / Alliances on equity splits at formation or exit in an independent or advocate role
• Support for litigation or arbitration, particularly expert witness and adjudication work in business valuation disputes
• Valuation opinions for unquoted debt or equity instruments
• Valuations of intangible assets or intellectual property such as brands, know-how, trademarks, customer lists, intellectual property rights (IPR) and goodwill for commercial, tax or regulatory reasons.
• Valuations for regulatory purposes e.g. Takeover Code, the Companies Act
• Purchase Price Allocation for IFRS
• Impairment review of assets for IFRS
• Complex valuations including highly-leveraged businesses and international projects
• Investment decision analysis
• Maximizing tax benefits for individuals and organizations.

Business valuation experts recognizes that a valuation is not a simple exercise of numbers. Valuers spend time working to understand the business dynamics and its key value drivers. Combine this with sector knowledge and benchmarking analysis to offer value-added advice.