Recent Valuations Blog
Valuation of a Bed Manufacturer
We were engaged as Business Valuers to assess the future market worth of a bed manufacturer. It was a family business that had a mutual agreement to purchase and wanted a valuation to determine the price in which one party would purchase the business from the other. Our instructions were to value the business as a whole not the shares in the business.
The main hurdle we discovered when... more
Master Franchise – Restructure
I was engaged to value two Master Franchise Businesses as part of the client's company and companies restructure. The client wanted to ensure that the restructure was all above board and that they had sought independent and expert advice in relation to the value of their businesses.
Like all valuation files, this job had its challenges. with this case I'd like to focused on and open for... more
Valuation of a Butcher – Family Law – Expert Witness
We were engaged to update a valuation we had conducted on a business recently. Click here to view that blog. New and vital information had come to light and one of the parties wanted an updated assessment of the business so the business was assessed at a date closer to the trial. The vital information provided circulated around a letter sent to the owner of the business from shopping centre... more
Valuation of a Demolition Business – Family Purchase
We were engage to value a Demolition Business that was being sold within the family. The parents had decided it was time to retire and pass on fair share to the son and his family and our role was to assess fair market value of the business to allow the transaction to take place. The client appointed an independent expert valuer in the event the transaction was ever called in to question,... more
Valuation of a Commercial & Electro Painting Business – Share Purchase
We were engaged to value two businesses as one for the purpose of an employee buying into the business. The directors wanted to reward their general manager for the work done to date and wanted to offer him a share in the businesses. During the investigation of the businesses it was easy to see why the owners wanted to reward him. Not only had the financial performance increased... more
Valuation of a Butcher – Family Law
We were engaged, as Business Valuers in a family law matter, to arrive at a fair market value for a Butcher business within a well known shopping centre. The business was an excellent business with very healthy profits. Despite the decline in sales, the business was able to increase margins and keep operating profits relatively stable. The operation of the business was highly reliant on the... more
Valuation of a Motel – Family Law
We were engaged to assist in a Family Law case for a couple whom had divorced and were seeking to fairly split the assets of the marriage. During their marriage they had acquired a motel, in which one of the partners wished to keep. Rather than selling the motel we were engaged to value the asset/lease for a fair market value. As with most family law cases, we were engaged independently... more
Valuation of a Franchise in a Shopping Centre – Buy Out
We were engaged, as Business Valuers, to assess the market worth of a particular franchise located in a major shopping centre. The reason for our engagement was to assist in facilitating a franchisor purchasing back a franchise business from a previous franchisee. Unfortunately, in this case, the franchisee had walked away and thus the financials provided were quite out-dated and the... more