You can depend on us for accurate valuations of your investments

When you are addressing complex questions like non-financing valuation increases and compliance with Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) 141, 141(R), and 142, our expert valuation consultants can help with answers.

Plante & Moran has more than 30 experts with a range of certifications dedicated to business valuation services. We have the skills and the experience you need to assure your investors that financial reports reflect the true value of their holdings. 

Buyer learns the rest of story; terminates offer A private equity firm was looking at a specialty automotive electronics company with historically excellent margins. We tested the balance sheet and accounting policies related to the assets to be purchased and liabilities to be assumed. The asset and liability valuations supported the purchase price. But further investigation uncovered that the seller had not disclosed that one of the high margin programs had been discontinued. Armed with the whole story, the private equity group terminated its offer.

Developing a Uniform System for Valuing the Portfolio

To provide the best business valuation services possible to our private equity group clients, we stay on top of guidelines, regulations, and compliance issues facing the industry. Our valuation consultants stay current and even anticipate rulings by the Private Equity Industry Guidelines Group (PEIGG) so that our clients can take a proactive approach to new policies.

We are prepared to advise your valuation policy committee as it develops reasonable and fair parameters to uniformly apply to your portfolio. 

What’s it all worth?

Valuation consulting and services can also help you comply with the complexities of FAS 141 and 142. FAS 141 sets out strict guidelines for determining the weight of tangible and intangible assets in the purchase price and how they are explained in financial reports. FAS 142 ends the amortization of goodwill. Instead, goodwill acquired as part of an acquisition remains on a company’s balance sheet until it is “impaired” as defined by FAS 142.

Our FAS 141 and 142 assessment and valuation consulting services help make these complex compliance requirements easier to meet through:

• Comprehensive valuations to determine the weight of tangible and intangible assets in the purchase price (FAS 141).
• Periodic reviews for identifying impairment to goodwill (FAS 142).
• Impartial, expert assessments from experienced valuation consultants that add validity and reliability to tests while improving the quality of a firm’s earning reports.

 
Our business valuation services will help you develop a system for reporting value. The data will help you make informed decisions. And your investors will appreciate the assurance that they know the true value of their holdings.