Valuation (definition): An estimate of value, or appraisal, of a business or business interest.

Subject Interests: Subject interests of Restaurant CapAdvisor valuation studies may include restaurant units, restaurant concepts, or restaurant operating companies. My practice can also develop value estimates for securities or fractional interests in restaurant companies including common stock, stock options, preferred stock, and partnership interests.

Purposes: Independent assessments of value are utilized in a wide variety of business, financial, and legal contexts including: strategic planning; merger, acquisition, or divestiture advisory; buy-sell agreements; financial accounting; estate, gift, and other tax matters; corporate finance; financial restructurings; bankruptcy; shareholder disputes; partnership dissolutions; marital dissolutions; eminent domain; and general business litigation.

Clients: Clients may include restaurant business owners, management, or boards of directors; investors; lenders; and attorneys.

Professional Standards: Restaurant CapAdvisor valuation studies are prepared in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and the American Society of Appraiser’s Business Valuation Standards and Code of Ethics.