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Business
Valuations
Pritchard, Bieler, Gruver & Willison, P.C. (PBGW) is a full-service
certified public accounting and business consulting firm located in Colmar,
Pa. Formed in the fall of 1999 following the split of our former firm,
Niessen, Dunlap & Pritchard, P.C., our Financial Valuation Group offers
extensive experience in business valuations and intangible asset valuation.
Irrespective of whether the business valuation is needed for due diligence
reporting, across-the-table negotiations, or rigorous expert testimony, PBGW
upholds the principle that there is no better alternative to a credible,
thorough, and dependable valuation report. Furthermore, we understand you
expect valuations to be prepared by an expert who is adept to explain, in
layman’s language, the underlying assumptions and details in a fluid manner
to all interested parties. PBGW has the credentials and ability to provide
such valuation services to your satisfaction.
Qualifications & Experience
PBGW’s Financial Valuation Group of CPAs and a Senior Member ASA have
numerous years experience in valuing businesses and providing litigation
support and forensic accounting services. Our on-staff ASA has over 23
years of hands-on valuation experience in business valuations and intangible
asset valuations, including expert testimony in over 25 business valuation
disputes.
Each business valuation performed by PBGW receives close attention from
either one of our most experienced CPAs or our ASA, an Accredited Senior
Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers.
Pritchard, Bieler, Gruver & Willison, P.C., performs valuations of minority
and controlling interests in closely held corporations, partnerships,
professional practices, and sole proprietorships.
PBGW’s intangible asset valuation expertise includes valuation of trademarks
and tradenames, covenants not to compete, patents, proprietary technology,
copyrights, computer software, publishing rights, and nonamortizable
intangible assets such as goodwill and going concern value.
Valuation Standards
Business assets are most often evaluated on a current basis. Litigation
concerning business assets often involve retrospective and forward-looking
valuation assessments. The requirement for a professional business asset
valuation or consultation is intrinsic to prudent business and personal
management decision making and in litigation support. Valuation services
provided by PBGW provide an objective view of a fair economic return on
investment and fair market value.
Business Management Valuation
Services
• Allocation of Purchase Price Accounting
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Transaction Consulting (Purchase and
Sale)
• Capitalization and Recapitalizations
• Intangible Asset Licensing
• Dissolutions
• Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
• Financing
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Pre-acquisition Studies
Litigation Support Valuation
Services
• Bankruptcy
• Buy-Sell Disputes
• Dissenting Shareholder Appraisal Rights
• Economic Damages
• Business Interruption
• Breach of
Contracts
• Errors and
Omissions
• Intellectual
Property Infringement
• Fraudulent Conveyance
• Federal and State Tax Disputes
• Matrimonial
Personal Management Valuation
Services
• Charitable Contributions
• Gift and Estate Tax Planning
Intangible Asset Valuations
Irrespective of whether the intangible asset valuation is
needed for due diligence reporting, across-the-table negotiations, or
rigorous courtroom expert testimony, PBGW upholds the principle that there
is no better alternative to a credible, thorough, and dependable valuation
report. Furthermore, we understand you expect valuations to be prepared by
an expert who can explain, in layman’s language, the underlying assumptions
and details in a fluid manner to all interested parties. PBGW has the
credentials and ability to provide such valuation services to your
satisfaction.
Qualifications &
Experience
PBGW’s Financial Valuation Group of CPAs and a Senior Member
ASA have many years of experience in valuing intangible assets and
businesses and providing litigation support and forensic accounting
services. Our on-staff ASA has over 25 years of hands-on valuation
experience in intangible asset and business valuations, including extensive
expert testimony in over 25 business valuation disputes. Each business
valuation performed by PBGW receives close attention from either one of our
most experienced CPAs or our ASA, an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the
American Society of Appraisers.
PBGW’s intangible asset valuation experience has included a
diverse cross section of operating businesses ranging from entertainment and
communications to the vertical transport industry. Valuations have been
provided for transfer pricing, Delaware Investment Holding Companies (DIHC),
merger and acquisition due diligence, infringement litigation, and wealth
transfer valuations.
Our intangible asset valuation experience includes:
• Cognitive/Creative
Intangibles
•
Trademarks,Tradenames, Copyrights
• Publishing Rights
• Film Rights
• Music Catalogs
• Book Royalties
• Technological
Intangibles
• Patents
• Proprietary
Technology
• Computer Software
• Identification
Intangibles
• Covenants Not to
Compete
• Customer Lists
Our intangible asset valuation services include:
• Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Pronouncements 141 and 142
• Delaware Investment
Holding Companies
• Transfer Pricing
• Intangible Asset
Licensing—Royalty Rate
• Mergers and
Acquisitions
• Pre-acquisition
Studies
• Allocation of
Purchase Price Accounting
• Estates
In Litigation:
• Economic Damages
• Business
Interruption
• Intellectual
Property Infringement
• Fraudulent
Conveyance—Bankruptcy
• Dissenting
Shareholder Appraisal Rights
Our valuations of proprietary intellectual property consider
many factors, including:
• General Economic
Outlook
• Prospects for
Industries
• Historic Market
Acceptance of Products
• Earnings History of
Firms
• Market Survey of
Industry Experts
• Longevity and
Continued Pre-eminence Risks
• Forecasted Earning
Capacity
• Remaining Useful
Economic Life
• Royalty Rate
Derivation
• Sales Forecasts
Market Surveys
• Research:
•
Licensing Transactions
•
Infringement Cases
•
Published Royalty Rate Studies & Statistics
•
Correlation Studies of Gross
• Profit Margin &
Royalty Rates
Valuation Standards
Business assets are most often evaluated on a current
basis. Litigation concerning business assets often involve retrospective
and forward-looking valuation assessments. The requirement for a
professional business asset valuation or consultation is intrinsic to
prudent business and personal management decision making and in litigation
support. Valuation services provided by PBGW provide an objective view of a
fair economic return on investment and fair market value.
Fees and Delivery
Timely delivery of the final work product is your objective
and ours. We will clearly outline to you, in writing, our commitment for
deliveries, fees, and expenses prior to commencing the assignment.
For more
information, please contact O. John Ohanian,
Jr. at 215-997-7220. |
