Financial due diligence is one of the most important valuation checks in an Australian business acquisition. For buyers, it is the process of verifying whether reported earnings, working capital and liabilities genuinely support the asking price. For a valuer, it is the evidence base that determines whether a business can sustain its maintainable profits, its […]
When an Australian company sells a division, subsidiary, or other non-core operating unit, the transaction is rarely just a legal or tax exercise. It is a valuation engagement matter first. Carve-outs require a clear view of stand-alone earnings, assets, liabilities, working capital, and the commercial separability of the business being sold. For owners, directors, accountants, […]
Post-merger integration is often treated as an operational exercise, yet for Australian business owners it has a direct and immediate impact on valuation. The first 100 days after completion are where synergy assumptions, working capital discipline, debt servicing capacity, customer retention, and management continuity either begin to support the deal thesis or expose overpayment risk. […]
For Australian SMEs, capital raising is not just a funding decision, it is a valuation event. Whether a business is taking on senior debt, bringing in an equity investor, or negotiating with private credit providers, the valuation sets the benchmark for pricing, leverage, dilution, covenants, and exit outcomes. A robust valuation engagement helps owners understand […]
Acquisition finance is not just a funding issue, it is a valuation issue. For Australian buyers and sellers, the mix of debt, private credit and equity used to complete a transaction affects price, risk, cash flow resilience and, ultimately, what a privately held business is worth. A valuer considering an acquisition environment must look beyond […]
Australian business transactions often fail in due diligence for reasons that were visible from the outset, but not properly understood through a valuation lens. The most common deal breakers are not simply accounting issues, they are valuation issues, because they affect maintainable earnings, forecast reliability, working capital requirements, and ultimately what a prudent buyer will […]
Vendor finance is often used to bridge a price gap in the sale of a privately held business, but from a valuation perspective it is more than a deal structure. It changes buyer affordability, vendor risk, timing of proceeds, and sometimes the effective price a business can achieve. For an Australian business owner, the key […]
Earnouts are a common feature of Australian private business transactions, and they matter directly to valuation because they shift part of the price from completion to future performance. In practice, an earnout can reduce the gap between buyer and seller expectations, but it also introduces valuation uncertainty, tax complexity, and post-deal dispute risk. For business […]
For Australian business owners, the choice between a share sale and an asset sale is not just a legal or tax decision, it is a valuation issue that can materially change the price, the risk profile, and the net proceeds to each party. A professional business valuation engagement must reflect how CGT, GST, stamp duty, […]
Completion accounts and locked-box mechanisms are two common ways to determine final consideration in an Australian business sale, and both can materially affect a seller’s net proceeds. For a business valuer, the key issue is not just legal drafting, but how each mechanism allocates value, working capital movements, debt, cash and timing risk between buyer […]