Business Valuations
From time to time all forms of businesses, including individuals, will need an independent professional valuation.
Regardless of whether the circumstances surrounding the valuation are straightforward or extremely complex, the engagement of an independent professional expert is paramount in ensuring the issues relevant to each situation are appropriately considered.
Valuations can be conducted for a wide range of reasons including:
- purchase, sale or merger of a business or any of its related assets
- litigation (including family law)
- management buyouts
- family and succession planning
- joint ventures
- review of potential investments
- due diligence
- minority shareholdings
- capital raisings or initial public offerings (IPOs)
- restructuring
- dispute resolution (including litigation)
- capital gains tax and stamp duty
- long term incentive programs
Our valuations will be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the various court rules and professional requirements.
We ensure all staff working within the valuation division also undertake general accounting and taxation services for small to medium business. This ensures we are in touch with the issues relevant to business and intimately understand the risks and opportunities the business may encounter. This ultimately means we’re in the best position to give the best estimate of true market value of your business.
In our view, you can’t value a business by sitting at your desk. That’s why unless specifically instructed otherwise, we will visit every business we will value, taking the time and effort to ensure we understand the issues in your business first hand.
To identify key issues in any potential valuation some clients just need a discussion, without committing to a full valuation,. If that’s your requirement, we’re happy to discuss specific valuations with a simple and concise explanation of the likely valuation process.
Litigation
At UHY Haines Norton Brisbane, we have broad experience providing litigation support and advice in relevant situations, especially utilising our strong team of forensic accountants for preparing and presenting information so it can be used in negotiations with other parties or relied upon in court. The expertise in our assurance, advisory and tax service divisions enables us to provide the essential analytical, investigative, forensic and quantification skills required.
Management buy outs
An important aspect of selling your business can possibly be by way of a management buy out. Often involving secondary financial backing, we can help you assess the best method to obtain this finance without being preyed on by industry sharks. Quite often we see cases like these, where the financier takes an equity stake in the business. We can help you achieve this assignment and satisfy financiers and protect your investment.
We also understand the transaction is often prompted by the seller of the business so we ensure the seller is fully aware of the impact matter will have on the buyer.
We pride ourselves in conducting these processes with transparency and precision.
Business sale/purchase
We help you, as the seller, ascertain a suitable and profitable selling value with the appropriate proceedings involved in the transaction.
We also offer expert guidance and valuations when purchasing a business. We aim to make these transactions smooth and effortless and strive to achieve a valuable outcome for you.
Due diligence
Accompanying the decision to acquire, sell or merge a business is the necessity for a thorough investigation of hidden and potential risks and opportunities. The strength of the combined experience of UHY Haines Norton’s assurance, advisory and tax service division means we can thoroughly investigate and identify these risks and opportunities, ensuring a profitable and worthwhile transaction.
We review the following:
- reliability of financial information
- liabilities and potential liabilities
- accounting systems and controls
- business and industry risks
- key operational processes
- critical success factors
- tax implications, risks and opportunities
- business synergy and cost saving opportunities
- management and human resource matters
- future working capital requirements
We also have countless additional intelligent business solutions to help you assess, integrate, improve and innovate.
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