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How We Can Help
We specialize in valuing business interests for many purposes, including estate, gift, and income taxation; purchase and sale of minority and controlling interests; preferred recapitalizations; litigation involving business and securities valuation issues; and general corporate and shareholder planning.
What Our Clients Have to Say
“Our firm has worked with them several times. We have found them to be easy to work with and their work product and analysis is very good.”
“I have worked with Jim and his firm since they were founded, and my experience has been the same. They also are very timely.”
“I have worked with BCG Valuations; many times, both before he started the Firm and at his prior firm. He is one of the best technicians out there and a super nice guy.”
“I always enjoy working with you. Your appraisals continue to be our gold standard..”
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“Your work enabled us to be quite comfortable with the result. ”
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“At long last we closed - we sold the assets for $$$ and I would say that you certainly helped make that possible, so thank you for your help and for your patience.”
Industries We Work With
From our very first engagement valuing a Florida landfill company to our most recent assignment involving a prescription drug development start-up, and every industry in between, we’re always able to grasp the fundamentals of the industries in which our clients function. This is essential to the valuation process, where the key is to put our finger on pulse of the client’s business.
Our Insights
A Message From The Chairman
We are pleased to announce that three Partners of BCG Valuations have earned well-deserved promotions. On January 1, 2020, Greg Coats, CFA, was named President; Matthew McCranor, ASA, and Alex Pinho were promoted to the position of Vice President. As a firm, we have come to rely on the unique skill sets of…
New Lease Accounting Rules
By Terrel J. Lavergne (“Murph”), CPA/ABV, CVA In February 2016, new lease accounting requirements were issued that would require lessees to recognize an asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet for most leases, including operating leases. This requirement replaces the previous GAAP leasing standard ASC 840 with ASC 842. Unlike ASC 840, which…
How to Value Pre-Revenue Startup Companies with Highly Uncertain Future Operations
By Matthew R. McCranor, ASA In general, financial theory states that the value of any given company should be equal to the present value of its future income streams. For publicly traded companies, investor expectations of future performance are inherently reflected in each company’s stock price. For private companies, valuations are often determined by a…
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… because we listen to you, believe in excellence and prepare the finest reports in the industry.