by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
In re Eastman Kodak Company, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 3325 (Aug. 15, 2013) Valuation experts who take on an engagement for which they lack the qualifications or the time risk a tongue-lashing in court, as a recent bankruptcy case demonstrates. This case highlights the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Valuations
Marine Travelift, Inc. v. Marine Lift Systems, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91268 (June 28, 2013) Valuation experts often build on someone else’s assumptions to make reliable calculations. But can an expert simply evaluate and validate information from others without...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Towerview LLC v. Cox Radio, Inc., 2013 Del. Ch. LEXIS 139 (June 28, 2013) Five years after the 2008 economic meltdown, observers look back with a good deal of hindsight. But when the Delaware Court of Chancery recently assessed the reliability of prerecession...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Starling v. Starling, 2013 Va. App. LEXIS 248 (Sept. 10, 2013) (slip op.) Because the trial court found neither spouse’s expert offered a convincing valuation for a family business, it opted to adopt the liquidation value the company’s CPA proposed. On appeal, the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Financial Planning, Valuations
It is a good idea to know the reasons for a valuation to be able to take advantage of situations when it may be beneficial. Some reasons for obtaining a valuation are a necessity, such as for determining the value of the business interest in an estate. Other reasons...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Valuations
The selection of a business valuation expert is critical when you or your clients have a need to know the value of their Maine-based business. Before selecting an expert, there are several considerations that must be made. The primary consideration is the purpose of...
