The valuation of businesses, whether in divorce proceedings or as part of other litigation, requires an excellent working knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of owner managed enterprises. Valuation often leads to the need for careful consideration of tax and financing issues.

Our forensic accountancy team that specialises in these areas includes Duncan Barnes, David Black and Caroline Thomas. Our team has considerable experience of complex divorce cases, often involving high profile businesses and wealthy individuals.

We can help with the following aspects:

• The research of corporate valuation comparators
• Non-corporate and partnership valuations
• The disclosure of assets and sources of income
• Liquidity
• Tax matters associated with the ownership or disposal of matrimonial assets
• Tax and the former matrimonial home
• Trusts
• Share transactions and the "purchase of own shares"
• Implications of share options

Typically the information that we seek in a valuation engagement is as follows:

• Past accounts of the business
• Recent management accounts
• Forecasts, projections or business plans
• Commercial information about products, services, customers and suppliers
• Constitutional documents and agreements between shareholders, directors or partners
• Property and specialised asset valuations

For more information contact the forensic helpline on 0845 6037020