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Business Valuation

In a constantly changing economic environment, companies are bought and sold, merge or go public. Shareholders and owners come and go, and corporate groups change their structures. Restructurings become necessary, and a company’s value also becomes significant when the question of corporate succession comes up. Apart from these situations, a valuation may become necessary because of legal requirements, changing ownership ratios, or IPOs.

Our services at a glance

  • Valuation under Institute of Public Auditors standards and opinions IDW S 1 and IDW RS HFA 10
    • Corporate-law determination and audits of settlement and compensation payments under control and/or profit-and-loss transfer agreements
    • Corporate-law determination and audits of fairness of settlement payments in squeeze-outs
    • Valuation of equity interests for financial reporting purposes
    • Valuation of contributions in kind
    • Assistance with preparing briefs for minority shareholder appeals
    • Valuations as private experts in court proceedings
  • Valuations for tax purposes
    • Inheritance and gift taxes
    • Tax planning
  • Fairness opinion
    • Fairness opinions on the financial fairness of a transaction price
    • Backup for business decision makers
    • Work as an independent expert
  • Expert opinions in arbitration
    • Valuations as a private expert before national and international arbitral tribunals, such as the ICC
    • Valuations as an expert arbitrator in and out of court
  • Purchase price allocation
    • Identifying assets
    • Choosing valuation method(s)
    • Determining relevant parameters
    • Calculating values and documenting purchase price allocation
  • Valuation under Institute of Public Auditors standards and opinions IDW S 1 and IDW RS HFA 10
    • Corporate-law determination and audits of settlement and compensation payments under control and/or profit-and-loss transfer agreements
    • Corporate-law determination and audits of fairness of settlement payments in squeeze-outs
    • Valuation of equity interests for financial reporting purposes
    • Valuation of contributions in kind
    • Assistance with preparing briefs for minority shareholder appeals
    • Valuations as private experts in court proceedings
  • Valuations for tax purposes
    • Inheritance and gift taxes
    • Tax planning
  • Fairness opinion
    • Fairness opinions on the financial fairness of a transaction price
    • Backup for business decision makers
    • Work as an independent expert
  • Expert opinions in arbitration
    • Valuations as a private expert before national and international arbitral tribunals, such as the ICC
    • Valuations as an expert arbitrator in and out of court
  • Purchase price allocation
    • Identifying assets
    • Choosing valuation method(s)
    • Determining relevant parameters
    • Calculating values and documenting purchase price allocation