Valuations

Helping you understand what your business is worth. Here is our advice based on valuing around 55 companies a year.

When you need a company valuation

We provide valuations for a wide range of business scenarios, ensuring that the appropriate methodology is used for the specific context. Some common scenarios include:  

  • Company valuations for sale  
  • Company valuations for acquisitions 
  • Shareholder exit and minority valuations  
  • Management Buy Outs (MBOs) valuations  
  • Divorce-related company valuations  
  • Expert witness and Single Joint Expert company valuations  
  • Probate valuations  
  • Investment valuations  
  • Options valuations for audit purposes  
  • Valuations for tax and HMRC purposes 
  • Fundraising valuations   
  • Minority interest valuations   
  • Intangible valuations (PPA valuations) 
  • IP Valuations  

Our approach to company valuations

We combine technical expertise with commercial insight to deliver valuations that stand up to scrutiny and work in practice.  

Before applying any methodology, we take the time to understand your business: how it operates, what drives its value, and the people behind it. We look beyond standard benchmarks and consider how different audiences may interpret value, ensuring our advice is both credible and relevant.  

Our approach is underpinned by:  

Deep technical expertise

We have a world leading team of valuers who work on both complex and simple matters. We are comfortable applying both straightforward and advanced valuation methodologies, supported by strong analytical and mathematical capability within our team.  

Extensive, high-quality data 

We draw on multiple leading data sources simultaneously, allowing us to sense-check assumptions, compare transactions, and challenge inconsistencies in market multiples.  

Strong commercial understanding

Most valuers dive into numbers too quickly. We focus on what your business actually doeshow value is realised in practice and the specific reason for the valuation. When we have to fix other firms’ valuations we typically find they didn’t understand the business, nor did they understand the purpose of the valuation either – we make sure we do.  

Profound accounting knowledge 

We proactively track and interpret changes in accounting standards, ensuring valuations reflect both current requirements and future developments.  

Alignment with recognised standards 

We are very comfortable being engaged to work within the International Valuation Standards (IVS).

Practical, audience-aware advice 

We tailor our reports to the intended audience, whether commercial, legal, or tax-focused, recognising that different stakeholders requiredifferent levels of detail and emphasis.  We talk and write in simple English and don’t hide behind complex methods unless the answer requires complexity. 

Tax-aware valuations 

We understand the tax implications linked to valuation work and ensure our advice is robust in the context of potential future scrutiny or challenge.  

Independent challenge and review

We act as both expert witness valuers and as “shadow valuers critically assessing and challenging valuations prepared by other expert witnesses where needed. 

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Need a valuation for a specific situation? Book a free 30-minute scoping call with our team below.

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How much does a company valuation cost? 

The cost of a valuation is dependent on the number and complexity of entities being valued and the methods applied. 

Contact our team today to receive a quote. 

How long does a company valuation take? 

A typical company valuation takes around 3 – 5 weeks, depending on the availability of information and the complexity of the assignment.  

What do I need to provide? 

We’ll need time with you to properly understand your business, how it operates, and what drives its value.  

We typically start many assignments with an interview to get to know the business, the people and the value drivers.  

In terms of information, this typically includes historical, current, and forecast financials, although requirements can vary depending on the nature of the assignment and the availability of data.  We also use commercial information from CRM systems and web analytics as appropriate.  

Can you act as a Single Joint Expert in disputes? 

Yes. We can also act as shadow valuers to review and challenge SJE work.   

Will the valuation stand up to HMRC or court scrutiny? 

We always prepare our valuations to a standard that anticipates scrutiny from HMRC or the courts, providing you with confidence and peace of mind from the outset.  

Ready to see how our Corporate Finance team can help you?

Book a free 30-minute introductory call with one of our Corporate Finance team members today. We’d love to find out more about your situation and talk through what an engagement will look like. 

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