Fiduciaries call upon Cogent Valuation to independently analyze the structure and pricing of corporate transactions such as business sales, mergers and acquisitions, roll-ups, leveraged buy-outs, divestitures, and corporate restructurings. In these transactions, Cogent Valuation provides fairness opinions, solvency opinions, and valuation opinions. It also advises clients as to pricing, equity allocation, and securities design and makes recommendations regarding strategic alternatives.
In all of its corporate transaction work, Cogent Valuation takes a proactive approach that includes thoroughly scrutinizing the deal structure, transaction agreements, sources and uses of funds, financial projections, and value of consideration. Cogent Valuation adds value by identifying critical issues early in its process and proposing solutions that optimize the parties’ investment objectives. Great care is taken to document properly the due diligence and supporting analysis so that the opinion can withstand regulatory and adversarial challenges.
