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409A Valuation,Appraisal Valuation,Business Valuation Law,Expert Testimony,Stock Options,Term Sheets,Valuation

Jacobs v. Akademos: When Common Stock Is Worth Zero

Portfolio Valuation,Complex Securities,Valuation

Five Reasons Smaller to Mid-Sized Asset Managers Should Get an ASC 820 Valuation Before Audit Season

Portfolio Valuation,Valuation

What the SEC’s Private Credit Sweep Is Actually Asking

409A Valuation,Complex Securities,Startup 101

The 409A Renewal Guide: Preparation, Process, and Safe Harbor

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Business Valuation Law,Transaction & Valuation Advisory,Valuation

Delaware Appraisal Fair Value: A Practitioner’s Guide to DGCL §262

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409A Valuation,Business Valuation Law,Stock Options

$5.3 Million for a 21-Day Delay: What Sutardja v. United States Means for Every Company That Grants Stock Options

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Business Valuation Law,Valuation

When the Books Are a Mess and the Wrongdoing Is Proven: Kirdassi v. White and the Burden of Uncertainty

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Business Valuation in Divorce,Business Valuation Law,Valuation,Valuation Discounts

When the Minority Discount Doesn’t Hold: In re Andary and the Family-Owned Business Problem

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Business Valuation in Divorce,Business Valuation Law

You Can’t Cherry-Pick the Valuation Date: What Kreager v. Kreager Means for Consistent Asset Valuation in Divorce

Intellectual Property

Top 8 IP Valuation Firms – IP & Patent Valuation Services

Delaware Court of Chancery appraisal ruling on PetSmart linking unreliable management projections to the failure of a DCF valuation

Business Valuation Law,Expert Testimony,M&A,Valuation

When Projections Fail, DCF Disappears: The PetSmart Appraisal Decision and the Risk Boards Don’t See Coming [Update]

Redomesticate on a Clear Day Maffei v. Palkon and the Standard of Review for Leaving Delaware

Appraisal Valuation,Business Valuation Law,Valuation

Redomesticate on a Clear Day: Maffei v. Palkon and the Standard of Review for Leaving Delaware

Helping You Go Beyond Valuation

Through our valuation work, we gain a deep understanding of our client companies. This gives us the insight we need to efficiently provide a wide range of related services, including:

Tax Compliance Valuation

Financial Reporting Compliance

Transaction Advisory

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Chris co-founded Eton Venture Services in 2010 to provide mission-critical valuations to venture-based companies. He works closely with each client’s leadership team, board of directors, internal / external counsel, and independent auditor to develop detailed financial models and create accurate, audit-proof valuations.

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