Eqvista Public DealShield

Valuation, Fairness, and Disclosure Infrastructure for Private-to-Public or Public-to-Private M&A.
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When a Public Company is involved in a M&A transaction, the stakes for the Board are very high!

You’ve made a bold move-your private company is acquiring a public one. But with this opportunity comes regulatory weight. Before the next 10-Q (or 10-K), you need Fair Market Valuation, Fairness Opinion, Public Company Disclosures (Compliance, GAAP Review), and Purchase Price Allocation, that stands up to SEC scrutiny.

Eqvista Public DealShield delivers all four on time, audit-ready, and GAAP-compliant. One integrated solution. One trusted partner.

Use cases

  • Merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all assets
  • Tender offer
  • Going-private transaction (management buyout, insider-led)
  • Private companies acquiring public companies
  • Public companies acquiring private companies
  • SPACs – crypto, web3, tokenised asset, etc.
  • Legal teams preparing post-merger filings
  • CFOs reconciling purchase accounting
  • Boards requiring independent deal validation
  • Audit teams supporting public reporting

What’s Included

  • Fair Market Valuation (FMV): Market-based valuation of the acquired public entity, with defensible methodology, sector benchmarking, and integration assumptions.
  • Fairness Opinion: Independent valuation-based opinion for the acquiring company’s board, validating that the terms of the acquisition are fair and support fiduciary responsibility.
  • Disclosure Documentation: SEC-ready language and data sets that feed directly into 10-Q, 8-K, and other public reporting materials.
  • Purchase Price Allocation (PPA): ASC 805-compliant PPA model, allocating purchase price across tangible and intangible assets (IP, goodwill, etc.) to ensure accurate GAAP reporting.

Why It Matters

We’ll ensure that the numbers are defensible, the opinion is independent, and the valuation is fully reconciled.

Why CFOs and Legal Teams Choose Eqvista

  • $100B+ in modeled valuation data
  • Deep expertise in private-to-public and cross-structure M&A
  • Full compliance with ASC 805, ASC 820, and GAAP
  • Accelerated delivery to match SEC filing windows
  • Trusted by boards, lawyers, and auditors.

A Real Use Case

A high-growth private company (market cap ~$120M) acquires a public company of similar size.

They’ll merge under the public company’s ticker. The deal is strategic. The timeline is tight.

Eqvista is engaged to deliver

  • A robust FMV of the public target
  • A full ASC 805-compliant PPA
  • A board-facing Fairness Opinion
  • SEC-aligned disclosure package

All completed before the next quarterly filing-accurate, defensible, and integrated.

What Makes Public DealShield Different?

Most providers handle just one piece-FMV or PPA or fairness. Eqvista delivers a converged platform that wraps all three together, so you don’t miss a step or file late.

Because when a private company goes public through acquisition, there’s no room for backpedaling.

What If You Get It Wrong?

  • SEC delays
  • Auditor pushback
  • Shareholder lawsuits
  • Refilings or restatements
  • Reputational harm
  • M&A Unwind

Avoid that spiral. Get it done right, the first time.

With Eqvista Public DealShield, You’re Covered

  • FMV, PPA, and Fairness Opinions-delivered as one package
  • GAAP- and ASC-aligned methodologies
  • SEC disclosure support built-in
  • Fast-tracked to meet quarterly filing deadlines
  • Trusted by boards and CFOs navigating complex M&A

Ready to Make This Deal Filing-Ready?

Let’s get your transaction valued, structured, and reported-before the clock runs out.
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