- Valuation Advisory Services
- Derivatives Valuation and Share-Based Compensation
- Fixed Asset Management and Insurance Solutions
- Fresh Start Accounting
- Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment
- Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
- Intellectual Property Valuation
- International Business Combinations
- Machinery and Equipment Services
- Other Financial Reporting Services
- Purchase Price Allocation
- Real Estate Services
- Strategic Value Advisory
- Tax Valuation
- Alternative Asset Advisory
- Compliance and Regulatory Consulting
- Disputes and Investigations
- Legal Management Consulting
- M&A Advisory
- Real Estate Services
- Restructuring Advisory
- Tax Services
- Transaction Opinions
ESOP and ERISA Advisory
Duff & Phelps’ ESOP/ERISA practice is a leading valuation and corporate finance advisor to companies and ERISA fiduciaries. We are the firm of choice for structuring, raising financing and valuing stock in employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions and nonpublic assets, including employer securities held by ESOPs and ERISA pension plans. A pioneer in ESOP planning and transaction execution, we guide principals, companies and fiduciaries through the complex financial and valuation implications of the financial, regulatory and tax aspects of these transactions.
ESOP and ERISA Advisory and Valuation services include:
- Transaction design, structuring and financing
- Fairness opinions
- Feasibility studies
- Valuations
- Sustainability consulting
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Valuations of illiquid assets held in ERISA plans
- Assisting fiduciaries in monitoring investments
- Advising ERISA fiduciaries in transactions, including IPOs
Selected ESOP and ERISA Advisory Experience
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Expertise
Duff & Phelps served as financial advisor to McCarthy Holdings, Inc. and rendered a fairness opinion.
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