Valuation & Fairness Opinions

As an investment bank built around solid equity research, businesses and securities valuation is at the core of everything we do.  

Our accredited valuation experts combine a deep understanding of the securities markets, Wall Street quality industry research capabilities, extensive transaction experience, and the most advanced valuation techniques to render credible and well-supported valuations and fairness opinions across a range of industries. 

Valuations

Caris & Company renders independent valuations for public and private companies of all sizes and includes valuations of entire enterprises and business segments; controlling and minority interests; securities such as common and preferred stock; derivative securities such as stock options and warrants; and intangible assets and intellectual property for the following purpose: 

• Business sales, mergers, and acquisitions
• Shareholder buyouts, buy-ins, and buy-sell agreements
• Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
• Private placements and Initial public offerings
• Spin-offs, split-offs, and other divestitures
• Leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, and going private transactions
• Financial reporting (SFAS 123R, 141R, and 142R)
• Estate planning and gift tax
• Equity-based compensation and IRC Section 409a
• Corporate restructuring, reorganization, and strategic planning

Fairness Opinions

Caris & Company’s professionals advise business owners, corporate officers, boards of directors, and special committees by providing independent and unbiased opinions regarding the financial fairness of pending transactions.

Caris & Company’s fairness opinions are highly-credible and well-supported.  Our fairness opinions are prepared and reviewed by a committee comprised of senior-level investment bankers and accredited valuation experts who combine significant expertise in corporate and shareholder transactions and business and securities valuation.  As a result, our opinions are able to withstand scrutiny from shareholders, the SEC, the IRS, and other interested parties.

Through its fairness opinion practice, Caris & Company provides valuable and relevant information and helps business owners, corporate officers, boards of directors, and special committees from either the buy-side or the sell-side fulfill their fiduciary responsibility.