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Independence and Experience Matter

Business Owners interested in succession planning owe it to themselves to understand the value of their business(es), real estate, and investments.

We listen, we provide analyses, scenarios, opinions, and potential solutions.

Marshall & Stevens’ professionals provide independent opinions to fiduciaries, financing sources, business owners, and investors for public and private company transactions.

  • Succession Planning – what is the business worth today, what could it be worth in the future, what is the most desirable outcome
  • Estate and Gift Tax Planning and Reporting â€“ it is important to put together a tax beneficial plan for impending transactions
  • Quality of Earnings (QoE) Analysis â€“ we examine the key value drivers of sales, revenue, and profit to determine what really drives and impedes EBITDA.
  • Due Diligence – review and investigate contracts, accounting, fixed asset, and real estate holdings, etc.
  • Fairness Opinions– recommended for material public and private company transactions.
  • Solvency Opinions– for enterprises pursuing a material financing transaction in support of dividend recapitalizations, shareholder buyouts, ESOP formation, mergers, and acquisitions.
  • Letters of Adequate Consideration

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPABILITIES

Our Transaction Advisory team collaborates with our internal Machinery and EquipmentReal Estate,  ESOPFinancial Valuation, and Energy and Infrastructure professionals to provide the value opinions our clients require to consider, execute, and report a wide range of transactions including:

Recent representative engagements can be found on our Engagements pages.

Marshall & Stevens Transaction Advisory & Opinions

Our team is responsive, nimble and knows how to get the project done on the timeline that the transaction requires.

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How Marshall & Stevens can help with Transaction Advisory Services

Our Transaction Opinion team collaborates with our internal multi-disciplinary professionals to provide the value analyses and fresh independent opinions to fiduciaries, financing sources and investors for public and private company transactions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Marshall & Stevens provide fairness opinions and solvency opinions for public and private companies?
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Marshall & Stevens has great experience providing independent fairness opinions and solvency opinions for public and private company transactions including SPACS.

Does Marshall & Stevens act as a receiver or provide receivership services?
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Marshall & Stevens has staff that serve as receivers and who perform investigative/forensic accounting services. We also assist with bankruptcy and restructuring as may be required.

Does Marshall & Stevens provide bankruptcy and restructuring services?
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Marshall & Stevens provides valuation, solvency/insolvency opinions, and other consulting services to assist with bankruptcy, restructuring and recapitalization transactions.

I would like to incentivize my employees to grow my business. How can I get equity into their hands without giving up control of my business?
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We work with your advisors to provide valuations that can be used to facilitate the formation of ESOPs, implementation of management incentive plans, stock options, etc. Your tax advisor will help you determine which incentive programs are best for you.

Why do I care if the lease rate of the acquired real estate is at fair value?
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Financial reporting compliance requires a determination of fair lease rate.

A large percentage of transactions include lease agreements that are not at current fair market value. This is more often the case when the owner of the business is also the owner of the real estate.

In the acquisition of a medical practice, for instance, the acquiror must not pay a higher than market rate to acquire or lease the property from the seller.

Does Marshall & Stevens specialize in any specific industries?
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Marshall & Stevens has a large team of valuation and litigation support professionals, all of which have industries where they have a particular expertise, including: agriculture, automotive, chemical, construction and engineering, consumer products, energy and infrastructure, entertainment and media, food and beverage, healthcare, hospitality and gaming, manufacturing and distribution, real estate, professional services, technology.

The Marshall & Stevens Difference

Marshall & Stevens provides Fairness and Solvency Opinions, valuation analyses, investigative accounting, and expert witness services to assist public and private clients with their important transactions and litigation matters.

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Client Highlights

Here are a few client success stories from public and private companies we’ve worked with

                     
Transaction Advisory Contacts at Marshall & Stevens