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Experienced

Serving public, private equity-owned, family-owned, and other privately held entrepreneurial companies

15+

Offices physically located across the U.S., serving domestic and international clients

Active

In the firm’s industry sectors to remain ahead of trends and issues that affect your decisions

Responsive Valuation That Saves You Precious Time

Whether you need a valuation for compliance with tax or auditing standards or to inform business decisions, an independent valuation can make the difference. It’s not just about numbers, it’s about responsiveness, clarity, and credibility. Make the best use of your time by selecting a valuation team you can trust.

Why Choose Forvis Mazars for Valuation?

  • Robust Valuations: Our independent and insightful valuations meet the expectations of global audit firms, regulators, and tax authorities who regularly review our work.
  • Listening First to Meet Expectations: We combine in-depth knowledge, education, and industry experience to help deliver valuations that meet the expectations of regulators, investors, and your audit team.
  • Experienced Expert Witnesses: Our professionals frequently serve as expert witnesses in a variety of valuation-related disputes. We stay ahead of industry trends and bring those insights to benefit you.
  • Consistency & Precision Across Borders: We’re proud members of the International Valuation Standards Council and utilize leading data platforms like S&P Capital IQ and Bloomberg.
  • Unmatched Client Experience®: You get more than just top-quality service. Our hands-on valuation professionals respond to your needs, helping you meet your deadlines and goals.
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How Forvis Mazars Can Address Your Valuation Needs

In-Depth Valuation Services for Financial Reporting

Today’s regulatory environment demands precise, defensible valuations aligned with evolving accounting standards. Our services help you complete your financial statements in accordance with financial reporting guidelines, enabling transparency for stakeholders, reducing audit risk, and supporting strategic decisions. For finance leaders, valuation is not just a compliance exercise—it’s a critical tool for building trust and resilience in a rapidly changing market.

What financial reporting valuations do you provide?

Our valuations are a critical part of financial reporting for public companies, private companies, banks, investment funds, and many other businesses. Whether you need a purchase price allocation (PPA), portfolio valuation of illiquid assets, or impairment analysis, we can assist. Key services include:

  • Business Combinations – ASC 805/IFRS 3
  • Impairment – ASC 350 and 360/IAS 36
  • Equity-Based Compensation – ASC 718/IFRS 2
  • Complex Securities & Derivatives – ASC 815/IFRS 9
  • Investment Fund Level 3 Assets – ASC 820/IFRS 13
  • Incremental Borrowing Rate – ASC 842/IFRS 16

Tailored Valuation Services for Tax Planning & Reporting

Valuation plays a pivotal role in effective tax strategy and compliance. Accurate valuations aligned with IRS regulations help reduce risk, enhance tax outcomes, and prioritize defensible reporting.

How does valuation support tax strategy?

Business valuation is crucial for a wide range of professionals. Estate and tax attorneys rely on it to execute effective tax planning for their clients. For tax leaders and financial executives, accurate reporting is essential to navigate complex transactions, avoid costly penalties, and align tax positions across global subsidiaries. With scrutiny increasing, valuation is more than just a technical requirement—it’s a strategic asset. Services include valuations for:

  • Estate, Gift, & Income Tax
  • Corporate Reorganizations
  • C Corporation to S Corporation Conversions
  • Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Exemption Compliance
  • Cancellation of Debt – Section 108
  • Golden Parachute Payments – Section 280g
  • Equity-Based Compensation – Section 409A

Strategic Valuation Services for Transactions & Planning

Whether navigating mergers and acquisitions, structuring internal transactions, or preparing for leadership succession, accurate and objective valuations prioritize clarity, fairness, and alignment among stakeholders.

What strategic decisions require a valuation?

We understand the need for defensible valuations to support negotiation, compliance, and strategic growth. We assist with:

  • Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
  • Structuring & Analysis
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Succession Planning
  • Internal Transactions
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Valuation-Driven Financial Modeling Services

As your business looks to validate assumptions, project future performance, or evaluate investment returns, our models provide the analytical foundation for strategic choices. Robust financial modeling helps transform uncertainty into insight, enabling your organization to simulate scenarios, assess risk, and align financial outcomes with business goals. We support businesses with:

  • Return on Investment
  • Pro Forma & Projected Financial Modeling
  • Buy/Build Analyses

Dispute Consulting & Expert Testimony Backed by Objective Valuation

Objective valuation provides the financial clarity needed to support legal arguments and expert testimony.

In what types of disputes can you provide expert testimony for?

In cases involving bankruptcy, distressed borrowers, shareholder disputes, or regulatory scrutiny, our services help quantify impact, validate claims, and guide informed outcomes. The expert testimonies our team can provide include:

  • Economic Damages
  • Post-Acquisition Disputes
  • Divorce/Marital Dissolution
  • Ownership Disputes
  • Estate/Trust Disputes
  • Bankruptcy & Distressed Borrowers
  • Regulatory Investigations
  • Dissenting Shareholder Actions

Our Valuation Professionals’ Industry Focus

Our valuation professionals bring in-depth, sector-specific knowledge to tackle the unique challenges and complexities of your business. Leveraging extensive industry experience, we deliver valuations grounded in current market trends and regulatory frameworks, so you have the insights you need to help make informed and strategic decisions. This deep market intelligence also allows us to provide critical support during legal disputes, where we offer objective analysis and expert testimony to help clarify financial impact across a wide range of sectors.

Industries We Serve

Construction

  • Provide in-depth insight into project life cycles, cost structures, and market dynamics.
  • Deliver valuations supporting strategic decisions, investment planning, and regulatory compliance for contractors, developers, and construction-related businesses.

Consumer

  • Enable informed strategic decisions for retailers and distributors with brand value, intellectual property, and market position assessments.

Dealerships

  • Leverage extensive understanding of inventory cycles, franchise agreements, and revenue streams.
  • Provide tailored valuations for auto, machinery and equipment, commercial truck, and specialty dealerships.
  • Support buy-sell transactions, succession planning, and financial reporting.

Financial Services

  • Deliver valuations for banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and digital asset companies.
  • Address regulatory capital, intangible assets, and market positioning to support strategic decisions and compliance.

Government Contracting

  • Offer in-depth, nuanced understanding of contract types, regulatory compliance, and revenue recognition.
  • Provide tailored valuations to assess the financial and operational drivers unique to government contracting, supporting transactions, strategic planning, and audit readiness.

Healthcare

  • Apply extensive knowledge of regulatory environments, reimbursement models, and operational complexities.
  • Deliver tailored valuations for hospitals, physician groups, and healthcare investors, supporting transactions, compliance, and strategic planning.

Life Sciences

  • Provide independent valuations for regulatory compliance, investor confidence, and strategic growth.
  • Leverage skilled knowledge in biotech, pharma, and medtech companies, helping navigate complex valuation needs across R&D, IP, and M&A.

Manufacturing

  • Deliver tailored insights that address supply chains, capital assets, and production efficiency.
  • Provide in-depth valuations that reflect operational realities and market conditions, supporting transactions, tax planning, and strategic growth.

Forvis Mazars Private Client

  • Offer extensive valuations for estate planning, wealth transfer, and philanthropic strategies.
  • Support discreet, customized valuation services that align with personal financial goals and regulatory requirements.

Services may include investment advisory services provided by Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser, and/or accounting, tax, and related solutions provided by Forvis Mazars, LLP.

Private Equity

  • Deliver valuations for private equity firms, hedge funds, and alternative asset managers.
  • Support deal execution, portfolio monitoring, and investor reporting. Grounded in market data and industry insight, we tailor to the complexities of buyouts, growth investments, and exits.

Professional Services

  • Provide valuations for partner buyouts, succession planning, and strategic transactions.
  • Leverage in-depth industry experience in quantifying intangible assets like goodwill, client relationships, and human capital.

Real Estate

  • Serve owners, investors, enterprises, funds, and holding entities across all real estate sectors and geographies, including core real estate (office, industrial, retail, multifamily), hospitality, development land, and special use properties.
  • Support acquisitions/dispositions, fair value reporting and purchase price allocations, estates and tax-related matters, and litigation.

Technology, Media, & Telecommunications

  • Provide insights into intellectual property, digital assets, and growth potential.
  • Address rapid innovation and market disruption.

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