The question of value is at the heart of every business sale.
Is it measured by what has been achieved over time or is it more important to consider the potential? One thing is clear: The company value determined by the experts will not correspond to the purchase price. However, the valuation provides an indispensable basis for sound and incontestable arguments based on facts during the price negotiations.
However, only professional and accurate planning ensures that the seller has a strong position. Any weaknesses have to be identified and eliminated on time, for example within the framework of vendor due diligence.
Moreover, a company valuation also provides the buyer’s negotiation team with a basis for presentations to the bodies that decide upon the transaction. The due diligence process and a company’s valuation based on the concepts designed and the measures taken by the seller also show the seller where he or she stands.
BÖHRET SEHMSDORF assists you with the sale and purchase of companies. Such assessments may also become necessary in cases of:
- Fiscal restructuring with determination of the partial value of investments and shareholder loans
- Contributions and contributions in kind with an impairment test certificate
- Bank guarantees or collateral with a list of the collateral values
- Succession regulations, for which we establish a fair valuation as the basis for the reconciliation of the interests of the heirs
- Shareholder disputes, in which we determine the claim for compensation
- Employee investment schemes, for which we determine the non-cash benefits