Business Valuation
When value or impact on value are contested, clarity is critical. HKA delivers authoritative business valuation services backed by deep analysis and supplemented by forensic evaluation when needed.
Our experts deliver robust, defensible opinions on the value of businesses, intellectual property and intangible assets, and stakeholder interests – across litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
Clear, credible, and defensible valuation expertise
HKA’s valuation services are tailored to the complexity and commercial realities of each dispute. We support legal teams, stakeholders, and clients with independent assessments that stand up to scrutiny. Our experts are highly experienced, and many have prior tenure with the Big Four and other major and international accounting, valuation, and financial advisory firms.
In addition, our experts hold advanced academic qualifications and are accredited by leading professional bodies across regions, including: Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation, Accredited Senior Business Appraiser, Business Valuation Institute United Kingdom – Practitioner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Chartered Business Valuator, Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics, Certified Insolvency & Reorganization Advisor, Chartered Accountant Canada, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Many are also published authors, university adjunct faculty or lecturers, and frequent speakers at professional forums.
We support clients across the full dispute lifecycle – from early-stage strategy to expert witness testimony – and are regularly appointed as party experts, neutral experts, or independent determiners
Why HKA
Clients and counsel trust HKA to deliver valuation expert
We’ve supported valuation disputes across a wide variety of industries and jurisdictions, for matters including:
- investor-state disputes
- contract terminations
- post-M&A transaction disputes
- business loss and destruction disputes
- bankruptcy disputes
- intellectual property disputes
- employment disputes
- shareholder and other stakeholder disputes
Our valuation opinions are grounded in internationally recognized professional standards and informed by deep sector knowledge, market insight, and commercial context. HKA’s experts bring independence, rigor, and strategic clarity to every engagement, whether advising pre-action, supporting settlement discussions, or delivering expert testimony.
With global reach and multidisciplinary expertise, we are trusted by stakeholders and tribunals to provide impartial assessments that stand up to scrutiny. Our valuations are tailored to the facts and business realities of each matter, ensuring relevance, reliability, and credibility in high-stakes disputes.
Our experts deliver valuations across many sectors – and where applicable, we can supplement in construction and infrastructure industry disputes with HKA’s delay, quantum, and engineering specialists.
We work across many industries including, for example:
- aviation
- finance and cryptocurrency
- food
- healthcare
- sports and hospitality
- insurance
- manufacturing
- mining
- energy
- telecoms
- real estate
- infrastructure
HKA delivers valuation insights that are commercially grounded, analytically rigorous, and tailored to the needs of each engagement. Our experts combine financial expertise with deep industry knowledge to help clients navigate complex valuation challenges with clarity and confidence.
As an independent firm, we are less constrained by conflicts of interest than many larger consultancies, allowing us to support a broader range of clients and matters. Our impartiality, transparency, and commitment to quality make us a trusted partner in delivering valuations that stand up to scrutiny and support sound decision-making.
We’ve supported valuation disputes across a wide variety of industries and jurisdictions, for matters including:
- investor-state disputes
- contract terminations
- post-M&A transaction disputes
- business loss and destruction disputes
- bankruptcy disputes
- intellectual property disputes
- employment disputes
- shareholder and other stakeholder disputes
Our valuation opinions are grounded in internationally recognized professional standards and informed by deep sector knowledge, market insight, and commercial context. HKA’s experts bring independence, rigor, and strategic clarity to every engagement, whether advising pre-action, supporting settlement discussions, or delivering expert testimony.
With global reach and multidisciplinary expertise, we are trusted by stakeholders and tribunals to provide impartial assessments that stand up to scrutiny. Our valuations are tailored to the facts and business realities of each matter, ensuring relevance, reliability, and credibility in high-stakes disputes.
Our experts deliver valuations across many sectors – and where applicable, we can supplement in construction and infrastructure industry disputes with HKA’s delay, quantum, and engineering specialists.
We work across many industries including, for example:
- aviation
- finance and cryptocurrency
- food
- healthcare
- sports and hospitality
- insurance
- manufacturing
- mining
- energy
- telecoms
- real estate
- infrastructure
HKA delivers valuation insights that are commercially grounded, analytically rigorous, and tailored to the needs of each engagement. Our experts combine financial expertise with deep industry knowledge to help clients navigate complex valuation challenges with clarity and confidence.
As an independent firm, we are less constrained by conflicts of interest than many larger consultancies, allowing us to support a broader range of clients and matters. Our impartiality, transparency, and commitment to quality make us a trusted partner in delivering valuations that stand up to scrutiny and support sound decision-making.
How we can help you
Our valuation specialists provide high-impact support across a wide range of dispute types:
- Valuation of businesses, shares and assets
Independent assessments of enterprise value, equity interest values, intangible asset and intellectual property values, and asset portfolio values.
- Diminution in value and intellectual property valuation
Quantifying loss in value due to breach, misrepresentation, business torts, contract disputes, or external events.
- Retrospective solvency and financial analysis
Assessing solvency at historical points in time; analyzing complex financial instruments; and evaluating deepening solvency and valuation damages
- Expert determinations and neutral appointments
Acting as independent experts or jointly appointed neutral determiners in valuation disputes.
- Support for mediation and settlement
Providing clear, evidence-based analysis to facilitate negotiation and resolution.
- Expert reports and testimony
Preparing incisive reports and presenting authoritative opinions in court and arbitration.
- Sector and market research
Examining company trends and industry dynamics to understand the drivers of value.
- Supplemented by forensic analysis when needed
Many of our valuation experts are also experienced in forensic analysis and forensic accounting. In addition, HKA has a full-service Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages practice which can provide additional forensic analysis and forensic accounting expertise when needed.
With global reach, multidisciplinary expertise, and a proven track record in high-stakes disputes, HKA delivers valuation insights that are clear, credible, and built to withstand scrutiny.
