Independent Expert's Reports
The preparation of independent expert reports (IER's) requires not only technical valuation skills but also an astute commercial awareness of the particular deal dynamics and non-quantitative factors to be considered by stakeholders. Our team of experts has established BDO Corporate Finance as the leading providers of IER's within Australia in the last five years.
Independent Expert Report League Table
| Year Ended 31 December | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total |
| BDO | 24 | 22 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 148 |
| Stanton Partners Corporate Pty Ltd | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 87 |
| KPMG | 19 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 74 |
| Lonergan Edwards & Associates | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 67 |
| Deloitte Corporate Finance Pty Ltd | 9 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 60 |
| DMR Corporate Pty Ltd | 11 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 59 |
| Grant Samuel & Associates | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 56 |
| Grant Thornton | 10 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 |
| PKF Corporate Advisory Services Ltd | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 49 |
| Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Pty Ltd | 8 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 46 |
BDO Corporate Finance has prepared IER's for:
- Scheme of arrangements;
- Takeover provisions of the Corporations Act; and
- Listing rule requirements.
- Acquisitions and disposals of significant assets;
- Corporate restructures; and
- Share buy-backs, takeovers and general merger and acquisition activity.
Our expert reports and analysis are conducted in accordance with relevant Corporation's Act and ASIC Regulatory Guides requirements. In particular RG111 and 112 in respect of the assessment of fairness and reasonableness, and independence.
Our approach has been developed by our national and international Corporate Finance teams and is constantly refined to remain at the forefront of the industry. We invest our time at the onset of the assignment to gain an in-depth understanding of the transaction. This ensures that the report is prepared efficiently and is technically and commercially accurate.
