Commercial, contentious and regulatory valuations

Commercial valuations provide a comprehensive picture of a company's financial health and potential, making them essential for various business activities and decisions. Harness our expertise.

A commercial valuation provides an objective assessment of a business, shares or asset. This enables stakeholders to make informed decisions, whether relating to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, attracting investors, supporting an application to lenders or supporting wider strategic planning.

They can also help businesses identify areas where company value can be increased and therefore can support future business developments and growth.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)

Accurate valuations can help determine a fair price for both buyers and sellers, ensuring that transactions are based on the true worth of the business. They are also often used as a negotiating tool, providing an independent opinion that can help support discussions.
Attracting investors and funding

Valuations can help investors decide whether to invest. A valuation can help identify areas of potential value creation or risk, allowing investors to make more informed decisions.
Value creation

Owners can use valuations to identify areas for improvement and to make strategic decisions that enhance the company's value.
Financing

When companies seek financing, whether through loans or equity financing, a business valuation may be required to assess the company's ability to repay or to determine the value of the equity being offered.
Strategic planning and performance evaluation

Valuations can provide insights into how well their business is performing in comparison to industry peers. This can help identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for future growth – allowing stakeholders to focus on the key issues.
Share pricing to facilitate periodic internal share trading

Accurate valuations ensure that shares are traded at a fair price, reflecting the true value of the business. This helps maintain trust among shareholders and prevents disputes.
Fairness opinions

A fairness opinion is an independent assessment to determine whether the terms of a transaction, such as a merger, acquisition or other business deal, are fair from a financial perspective, particularly to the shareholders or stakeholders involved. This ensures that the transaction is in the best interests of the parties involved, especially when there are potential conflicts of interest or when there is a need for regulatory approval.
Business exit strategy

For shareholders, especially in private companies or startups, knowing the value of their shares is essential when considering an exit strategy, whether that be selling shares or merging with another company.
Contentious shareholder valuations

Pre-litigation valuations can provide invaluable insights that allow for negotiation and settlement of disputes before they reach the court.

Why choose S&W for your business valuation?

When you decide to get a valuation of a business or an asset, you need to know you can trust the providers of the service. You also need a mix of experience, flexibility, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. S&W will enable you to navigate complexity, whilst creating opportunity in your business.

Our diverse and dedicated valuations & modelling team at S&W combines individuals with extensive valuation and relevant sector experience, led by partners and directors from valuation teams in the leading global accountancy firms.

Commercial valuations require a deep understanding of our client, their financials and the sector in which they operate. We work closely with you to ensure we can provide a robust, high-quality and cost-effective piece of work, meeting your requirements.