Litigation Support
Eqvista provides expert litigation support with precision, expertise, and comprehensive valuation analysis to strengthen your legal case.
In disputes where the equity value comes under question, companies may face lawsuits or need to take legal action against individuals or organizations. Such disputes can arise out of misunderstandings, errors, negligence, or fraudulent activities and can take the form of shareholder disputes, M&A disputes, intellectual property disputes, bankruptcy claims, and even divorce settlements.
To ensure a favorable legal outcome, companies may need litigation support from valuation analysts, which is a service Eqvista frequently provides. In this role, Eqvista’s analysts may serve as expert witnesses in a legal proceeding. As part of this service, we offer a dedicated team of valuation experts who may provide solely consultation on a case, or be engaged for several months, and testify as an expert witness at trial.
Once we are confident in our ability to defend a position, we openly share our track record of success in handling similar cases to help them decide whether to engage with us.
Why should you choose Eqvista for litigation support?
The following reasons make a compelling case to choose Eqvista for litigation support:
- Comprehensive documentation – Eqvista can prepare expert reports, valuation assessments, financial analyses, rebuttal reports, and various other forms of documentation to support you in your lawsuits.
- Expertise in valuations – Eqvista has provided valuations for more than 5,000 companies.
- Effective case support – Our research and analysis prowess combined with effective documentation can strengthen your position in negotiations, mediations, as well as courtroom proceedings.
- Meticulous valuation approach – Our commitment to a meticulous approach in valuation enables us to deliver optimal outcomes for our clients, whether that involves supporting claims for a higher valuation or accurately identifying the Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM) related to minority ownership claims.
Eqvista’s Litigation Support Process
Eqvista’s streamlined litigation support process ensures efficient collaboration, from consultation to final deliverables, providing expert guidance every step of the way.
- Consultation – Engage in initial discussions to understand the client’s needs and objectives regarding the dispute.
- Mutual Due Diligence – Conduct due diligence and research to gather relevant information and assess key issues, collaborating with the client to clarify the scope of work.
- Team Introduction and Expertise – Introduce the dedicated valuation team, highlighting their qualifications and relevant experience.
- Agreement and Engagement – Outline engagement terms, including scope, deliverables, and fees, and prepare a formal engagement letter for the client’s review and signature.
- Team Selection – Select team members based on the case requirements and schedule a kickoff meeting to align on objectives and expectations.
- Execution of Services – Begin the valuation process, providing regular updates and collaborating with the client’s legal team throughout.
- Final Deliverables – Prepare and present detailed valuation reports, offering insights and recommendations to the client.
- Post-Engagement Review – Gather client feedback on the engagement and discuss any future support, maintaining a relationship for potential follow-up.
- Expert Witness Testimony – In the event the dispute goes to trial or arbitration, our expert analysts have the experience and courtroom presence to support our work.
This streamlined process ensures efficient support and effective collaboration throughout the litigation journey.
General Litigation Support
Prepare for a lawsuit filed against your company, Plan to file a lawsuit against a business or organization
Engaging a valuation firm for specialized support can help simplify and accelerate the otherwise complex and time-consuming litigation process.
Our valuation professionals are adept at analyzing data, valuation reports, and financial statements to address intricate issues contributing to conflicts. By providing objective and transparent assessments, we assist clients in making informed decisions, enhancing their legal standing, and working towards a favorable resolution that reduces risks and costs.
Commercial and Shareholder Disputes
Commercial disagreements arise, Disagreements among shareholders arise
More often than you might expect, shareholder conflicts can arise out of breaches of contract, partnership or joint venture disagreements, acquisition disputes, financial discrepancies, and class actions.
These disputes can snowball into bankruptcy filings, partner conflicts, diminished business value, minority shareholder oppression, and disagreements following mergers or acquisitions.
In such heated situations, to mitigate risks, you will need an expertly crafted and detailed valuation report from an independent party to align everyone on the equity’s value.
Bankruptcy Litigation
Loss of market share, Loss of major client, Market share loss
In extreme cases, to recover the credit you provided to a company, you may have to submit a bankruptcy petition to the court. Here, it is extremely important to accurately value the assets in order to maximize debt recovery. After all, this is the final opportunity to recover debt from an entity that might soon cease to exist.
Given the weight of the situation, engaging a valuation service provider like Eqvista is crucial. We can provide various essential services like:
- Business valuation
- Liquidation analysis
- Assessments of cash flow and capital structure
- Preference litigation analysis
- Fraudulent conveyance evaluations
Get dependable valuation insights to handle disputes
When the value of equity is contested in lawsuits, it is extremely important to get an accurate valuation to minimize or, in the best-case scenario, nullify potential legal liabilities. Not only that, you may require a valuation analyst to appear as an expert witness to defend your valuation.
This is where Eqvista comes in. Our team of NACVA-certified valuation analysts and accredited tax experts can assist you every step of the way, from initial consultation to expert testimony to ensure that you get the best legal representation. Contact us to know more!
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