Business Valuations

Hanlin Moss Yi, PS team of International Certified Valuation Specialist, with in-depth specialized knowledge and decades of professional experience, helps business owners and investors meet their valuation needs.

We provide valuation services to assist in the following areas:

Financing/Venture Capital Funding

For the purposes of obtaining business loans or private equity financing, we develop a determination of value of a company’s recorded and unrecorded, tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, as well as analysis of cash flow projections, strengths and weaknesses, levels of risk, comparisons with industry and competitors’ performance levels, financial outlook, etc.

Litigation, Arbitration, Disputes

Services provided include independent opinion or conclusion of value, expert witness, advisor to one of the parties, independent expert appointed to determine value, and similar. These services are provided to assist clients with purchase-price disputes, shareholder dispute resolutions, division of assets in divorce proceedings, economic damages, breaches of contracts, etc.

Acquisitions, Mergers, Divestitures

We provide help with strategic planning and evaluation of feasibility of investments, mergers, joint ventures, buy and sell agreements, purchase-price allocations, increasing opportunities through strategic alliances and synergies, and similar.

Independent and objective valuations are provided for sales or acquisitions of a business or a business segment, to increase the value received by the parties.

Exit Strategies

Services include, but are not limited to, consultations in the following areas:

• Succession Planning
• Sale of all or a portion of equity interests – strategies for increasing the value of a company, short-term and long-term horizons
• Valuation of non-compete covenants
• Buy-Sell agreements – shareholder/partner buyouts, avoiding complications on exit of a partner (voluntary and involuntary circumstances)

Financial Reporting Requirements

In an acquisition of a business or a business segment, accounting regulations require (ASC 805) that the purchase price is allocated to all acquired assets and liabilities in a prescribed manner. Subsequent to the acquisition, periodic analyses are required (ASC 350) in order to test for any impairments of value. Auditors and CPA’s who perform regular services for the enterprise are prohibited from providing these services. Hanlin Moss Yi, PS team, as an independent party, will work with your CPA or auditor to provide these services.

You can count on Hanlin Moss Yi team to provide expert quality and refined professional judgment in valuations of privately-held businesses.

Hanlin Moss Yi China office professionals can assist with professional due dilligence for Mergers & Acquisitions, valuation and risk analysis, legal and due dilligence through affiliated local reputable law firms, and similar.