Continuation Funds: Valuation and Fairness Opinion Considerations

A review of the continuation fund market and a growing consensus that fairness opinions are necessary best practice for the health of the market. Plus, the SEC may be requiring them soon.

Aaron Ping

Mr. Ping specializes in business enterprise valuations, equity interests and securities valuations for financial reporting and tax purposes. He also has experience working on solvency…

Valuation and Deal Outlook

In the year ahead, we expect dealmakers will not keep M&A on the sidelines as they continue shaping transformative deals, long-term success, and positioning to thrive in a rapidly changing, competitive market space.

Dan Di Tomaso

Dan Di Tomaso specializes in business enterprise and securities valuations. He also has experience working on solvency and fairness opinions. Prior to VRC, Mr. Di…

Chad Rucker in Private Funds CFO

Winding up legacy funds and side pocket investment vehicles can improve performance and free up investment capital, outweighing the cost of fairness opinions.

Dan Hwang

Mr. Hwang specializes in business enterprise valuations, securities valuations, and intangible-asset valuations. He also has significant experience working on solvency and fairness opinions. Prior to…

Mid-Year Deals Update: From a Boil to a Steady Simmer

Heading into the second half of 2022, market participants look to transact before tax code changes, buyers & sellers consider impacts from many exogenous factors.

Johnson, Rucker Featured Guest Columnists for Private Funds CFO

SEC proposes the necessity of fairness opinions.

Why VRC?

Why do public companies, private equity firms, and asset managers rely on VRC for their critical valuation and advisory service requirements?

Solvency Opinions: Approving Leveraged Dividend Recapitalizations

Board members can demonstrate that they have fulfilled their fiduciary duties in dividend recapitalization transactions by obtaining opinions from third-party solvency opinion experts.