An Independent Expert’s Report is more than a compliance document. In many Australian transactions, it is a formal valuation opinion that helps directors, shareholders, regulators, and courts assess whether a proposed deal is fair and reasonable. Under the Corporations Act, ASIC may require an Independent Expert’s Report for takeovers, schemes of arrangement, related party transactions, […]
When an Australian business is under financial stress, pre-insolvency advisory is not just a legal or funding exercise, it is a valuation issue. The value of a distressed business can change quickly as liquidity tightens, suppliers retract terms, and customer confidence weakens. For owners, directors, financiers and advisors, the central question is whether the business […]
For Australian directors facing financial distress, the choice between voluntary administration and liquidation is not only a legal and insolvency decision, it is also a valuation question. Each pathway affects what a business is worth, what a potential purchaser may pay, and whether value can be preserved for creditors, shareholders, and any continuing stakeholders. In […]
A solvency assessment is not just an accounting exercise, it is a valuation issue that can affect how a director, lender, buyer, or court interprets the strength of a privately held business. In an Australian business valuation context, solvency evidence helps support whether a company can pay its debts as and when they fall due, […]
Safe Harbour is often discussed as a legal protection for directors, but its practical value is closely tied to financial evidence. When a reviewing party, lender, investor, liquidator, or accountant asks whether a company was genuinely being managed through a course reasonably likely to lead to a better outcome, the quality of the underlying valuation […]
Insolvency and turnaround advisory matters are not just legal or accounting events, they are critical valuation events. When an Australian business enters voluntary administration, undertakes formal restructuring, or relies on Safe Harbour protections, the question for owners, directors, lenders, and potential buyers becomes immediate and practical, what is the business really worth now, and how […]
Expert witness reports play a critical role in Australian litigation because they translate complex financial questions into evidence the court can test, rely on, and weigh against competing opinions. In a business valuation context, a well-prepared expert witness report must do more than state a conclusion. It must demonstrate independence, identify the valuation engagement scope, […]
In Australian family law, the valuation of a privately held business often becomes one of the most consequential issues in a property settlement. The Family Court’s single expert witness regime is designed to create a disciplined, independent valuation framework so that the court, the parties, and their advisors are working from one authoritative view of […]
Economic loss and damages quantification is a core part of business valuation in Australian litigation and arbitration, because the court or tribunal often needs a reasoned opinion on what a business was worth, what profits were lost, and how those losses should be measured on a fair and supportable basis. For privately held businesses, this […]
Forensic accounting and business valuation are related disciplines, but they serve different purposes, follow different scopes, and answer different questions. In Australia, a valuation engagement is designed to determine market value, fair value, or another defined basis of value for a privately held business, while forensic work is usually designed to investigate contentious financial issues […]