The methodology for business valuations for mergers and acquisitions can be complex. Numerous issues are considered, including revenues, profits and cash flow; capital and working capital requirements; comparable deals; multiples; sales, earnings, EBITDA; book value and adjusted book value; purchase price allocation; etc.  As such, M&A transactions require a knowledgeable and experienced valuation specialist.

The specialists in Arxis Financial’s “Business Valuation” practice provide clients with a comprehensible valuation that carefully considers critical factors in the M&A context.  We also have extensive experience in presenting and defending our findings in litigation proceedings. Our clients benefit from having valuation professionals who understand the realities of market valuations much better than the purely theoretical practitioners, resulting in very defensible and clear valuations. Our experts are well-known in the industry and highly respected for their depth of knowledge and resources.

The Business Valuation practice is headed by partner Chris L. Hamilton, CPA, CFE, CVA. Mr. Hamilton is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Valuation Analyst.  Mr. Hamilton has published articles in several publications, and has made presentations at national conferences, training institutes and seminars on topics including forensic accounting, fraud and business appraisal.