Private Company Valuation Consulting

Valuation is often a central part of a financing, going-public or strategic transaction. For a private company, the objective is not simply to produce a number; management needs to understand the assumptions, methods and transaction context that support a defensible negotiating position.

Valuation for Capital Raising

ITB can help management assess pre-money and post-money valuation considerations, dilution and financing structure as part of a broader capital access strategy.

Valuation for IPO/RTO Planning

For an IPO planning or RTO planning mandate, valuation can affect transaction structure, ownership, financing and negotiations with transaction counterparties or market participants. ITB provides transaction-focused valuation consulting to help management evaluate those issues.

Transaction-Oriented Methods

Depending on the company, stage of development, industry, assets and revenue model, relevant methods may include income approaches, market/comparable approaches, asset-based approaches, discounted cash flow, venture-capital methods and other transaction-specific techniques.

• Income approach
• Market/comparable approach
• Asset-based approach
• Discounted cash flow
• Discounted earnings
• Technology-factor methods where relevant
• Venture-capital methods

Using Valuation in Negotiations

The analysis should help management understand the range of reasonable outcomes, the assumptions that drive the result and the implications for the proposed transaction.

Service Boundary

ITB’s valuation work is management consulting and transaction analysis. It does not replace an independent formal valuation, fairness opinion or other expert report where one is required by law, regulation, an exchange, a board or another transaction party.

For broader listing context, see going-public options in Canada.