No matter where you are in the life cycle of your business, PKHB can prepare you for what lies ahead. We bring more to our client relationships than tax and financial expertise. Our advisors can assess the state of your business, your objectives, needs and risks. We are equipped to offer a range of value-added services including:

• Business plan development
• Entity selection and capital formation
• Buy-sell agreements
• Enterprise analysis
• Financing of new facilities and equipment
• Consolidation, mergers and acquisitions
• Business valuation
• Exit strategies

A word about business valuation...

Business valuation is a process used to determine, as accurately as possible, the economic value of a business. It is often used to set the selling price of a business, or resolve disputes related to estate and gift tax or divorce litigation. Accurate determination of the value of a business takes time, effort and careful analysis. If your business is at a critical point in connection with:

• Shareholder disputes
• Stock options and other deferred compensation arrangements
• Mergers and acquisitions

PKHB's Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), tax advisors and legal counsel will help you understand what's at stake and make sure that it gets done right.

A word about buy-sell agreements...

When PKHB advisors work with clients in the formative stage of the business life cycle, they're already looking ahead and preparing for the final stage. A buy-sell agreement is often recommended by business succession specialists to preserve continuity of ownership and to ensure that buyers and sellers are fairly treated. It is a binding contract between business partners about the future ownership of the business. A buy-sell agreement can (and should) control the following business decisions:

• Who can buy a departing partner's or shareholder's share of the business
• What events will trigger a buyout
• What price will be paid for a partner's or shareholder's interest in the partnership