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The area of business valuation continues to evolve. In transactions, financial reporting or litigation, the value of a business or a business interest frequently comes into question, and it often requires an independent, third-party opinion of value.

While various business valuation rules of thumb for certain industries and entity types do exist, they rarely are applicable to a specific business with its unique risks and financial attributes. Proper valuation requires not only a thorough analysis of the business in question, but also the industry and economy in which the business operates. Frequent issues include financial trends, company risk profile, cost of capital, capital structure, product mix, customer concentrations, future growth, profitability, sustainable growth, and relevant valuation discounts.

Ringel Kotzin Valuation Services has provided business valuation services for clients ranging from small, privately held businesses to large, publicly traded companies. Our business valuation group has provided valuation services for many purposes, including but not limited to:

• Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures

• Shareholder disputes

• Financial reporting (SFAS 141, SFAS 142, SFAS 144)

• Marital dissolution

• Estate and gift tax

• ESOP transactions

• Conversion from C-corp to S-corp

• Fairness opinions

• Charitable contributions

• Stock option valuation

• Blockage discounts

• Oppressed and dissenting stockholder litigation

• Structuring buy-sell agreements

• Bankruptcy proceedings

• Fraudulent conveyance analysis

• Litigation support

While this list is not meant to be exhaustive, it illustrates the scope and diversity of our knowledge related to the valuation of businesses, business interests, and securities.