by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Financial Planning, Valuations
Value is relative. Some assignments require the valuation of a minority interest that may lack control and “marketability,” while others call for an appraisal of the entire entity on a controlling basis. How do these situations differ, and how are these differences...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Which would you (or one of your clients) rather receive in a divorce settlement: cash or stock in a closely held business that is controlled by your former spouse? When divorce gets ugly, and it often does, cash might be a safer bet than in-kind distributions, but the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
In re Honer, 2015 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2531 (April 9, 2015) In a bitter California divorce, the valuation of two grocery stores was a sore point. The wife attacked the work of the husband’s expert because he used what he called the “marital value.” The appeals court...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Valuations
Have you ever heard a business owner brag, “I was offered $X million for my business!”, or have you been lucky enough to receive an offer from another party to purchase your private business stock? It seems that such offers reveal how much an objective...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
There is a common perception that financial expert witnesses are biased in favor of their clients’ financial interests. In truth, credentialed professionals must adhere to various ethical standards that require them to be independent and objective when serving...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Valuations
There is a growing need for valuation services among small businesses. There is a variety of reasons why business owners need to know the value of businesses, business interests and intangible assets, including sales transactions, financing, taxation, financial...
