Many accounting, law and consulting businesses have recently entered the valuation field, but MFA has a long history of sophisticated valuation work.
Through our subsidiary, MFA Cornerstone Consulting, our credentialed valuation specialists have worked with a wide range of public and private companies, providing reliable valuations for stock option pricing and 409A, restricted stock, ASC 805 and ASC 350 (formerly FAS 141(R) and FAS 142) financial reporting, gift and estate tax reporting, financing, M&A, marital dissolution and other purposes.
We base our assessments on appropriate market, income and asset-based valuation techniques. We also consider qualitative factors affecting value such as industry trends and economic outlook, management capabilities, customer base, competition, product lifecycles and future prospects.
Our work has passed the scrutiny of the SEC IPO marketplace and other demanding situations. Our methodology has been validated through experience and reinforced by our extensive experience in M&A and other transactional work where valuation is critical.
MFA works with business owners, attorneys, lenders and other advisors to address a full range of business requirements including:
GAAP (Fair Value) Reporting
- ASC 718 and ASC 505 Stock Option Valuations (Black-Scholes or Lattice Models) (formerly FAS 123R)
- ASC 805/ASC 350/ASC 360 Intangible Asset Valuation, Allocation and Impairment (formerly FAS 141(R)/142/144)
- Derivative Asset/Liability Fair Value Determinations
- Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Liabilities/Equity
- Other GAAP Fair Value Assessments
Tax Reporting and Planning
- 409A Stock Valuations
- Restricted Stocks
- Built-in Gain Valuation for S-Elections
- Transfer Pricing
- Mergers, Recapitalizations and Spin-Offs
- Purchase Price Allocations and Non-Compete Valuation
- Estate, Gifting and Charitable Donations
Litigation Support
- Economic Damages/Lost Profits
- Shareholder Disputes and Business Separation
- Divorce
General Business
- Market Value Assessments
- Buy/Sell Agreements
- Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) Valuation