After checking the author’s credentials, the second step to critiquing an expert report involves identifying any major scope limitations, restrictions and qualifications rendered on the conclusions. This will help ascertain whether or not sufficient work was conducted by the expert to support the conclusions arrived at. The extent to which the expert’s scope of review has been restricted can seriously impact the reliability of the findings co...
The first step to critiquing an on damages involves reviewing the author’s credentials and qualifications.
The Rules of Civil Procedure stipulate that it is the expert’s duty to provide opinion evidence that is related only to matters that are within the expert’s area of expertise. It therefore makes sense to conduct a thorough review of the expert’s area of exper...
(CBVs) support the business and legal communities in matters which include, but are not necessarily limited to, business valuation, value enhancement, exit planning and litigation support.
CBVs are frequently retained as independent experts in legal proceedings (e.g. commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, matrimonial disputes, etc.) to assist ...
Having a competitive advantage or industry niche is a key value driver for many businesses. A potential purchaser will be very interested in a business that has a unique and meaningful product/service offering or one that has reduced or eliminated competition in the marketplace.
This reminds me of a book entitled "Blue Ocean Strategy", by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgn...
"Building a Business for a Successful Transition" Jason Kwiatkowski, CA, CBV, ASA, CEPA delivers an information session to business owners and professional advisors on various topics related to building a business for a successful transition, including , exit planning, value enhancement, pre-sale planning and the Sellability Score. Comments and feedback from business owners in attendance included: "I enjoyed hearing all this relevant informatio...
Jason Kwiatkowski, CA, CBV, ASA, CEPA and Jeff Ambrose, CA deliver a presentation to various lawyers at Borden Ladner Gervais on "The Role of Experts and Critiquing Expert Reports"
While some business owners think they know what their business is worth, others have no clue. Do you really know what a potential purchaser would be willing to pay for your business?
According to RBC , Your Essential Road Map:
"It is important to get a profes...
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. is a key factor to creating the right impression.
Let’s say you’re in the market for buying a house and you go to see one that sounds like it may have potential. How does it look on the outside? The inside? What about the location? What is your general impression?
Size and scalability is a key value driver for most businesses. Larger businesses are perceived to be more substantial and stable organizations than smaller companies. These businesses have found a way to grow beyond the efforts of the owner(s) and become less reliant on the owner.
Investors consider smaller companies to be riskier than larger o...