Expert profile

Steve Taylor

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Highlights

Over 30 years of valuation experience, working for governments, FTSE 100 companies, and private equity firms. 
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Multiple public and private fairness opinions, including $16bn sale of BGI by Barclays. 
Experience working on large and complex transactions, restructurings, and litigation.

Services

Business Valuation | Forensic Accounting | Commercial Litigation | International Arbitration

Industries

With over 30 years of high-profile experience in the sector, Steve Taylor is one of the leading forensic accountants who has contributed his valuation expertise across a variety of disputes and investigations in the financial sector.
Lexology Index - Investigations - Forensic Accountants

Expertise

Steve Taylor is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience. He has been appointed as a valuation expert on multiple occasions.

Steve has testified in UK courts for both commercial and family matters, at the London Court of International Arbitration, and has participated in US depositions and UK mediations. He has provided written expert evidence in the UK, Cayman, Bermuda, Jersey, Austria, and Israel.

Steve is a valuation specialist for businesses, shares, debt instruments, and intellectual property. He has valued numerous global entities with particular expertise in the Middle East and Africa. Steve has assisted clients in s238 matters and equivalent in Cayman and Bermuda.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Investigations – Forensic Accountants

Background

Steve has advised governments, corporates, private equity firms, and legal teams in real world valuations for mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and fundraising. He has experience across multiple industries with a strong background in financial services.

Steve holds a degree in physics, is a member of the Expert Witness Institute, and has completed expert witness training with Bond Solon.