There are two distinct types of acquisition: financial and strategic. In a financial acquisition, the entire return on investment to the buyer flows from the profitability and cash flow from the seller as a separate entity, such as a wholly owned subsidiary. In a strategic acquisition, the ROI comes from this plus the additional profitability and cash flow from both buyer and seller because they are together. Your valuation experts must be able to help you identify, and place a value on, seller strategic assets that will be particularly important to your company’s long-term return on investment. If you can acquire a company at considerably less than its strategic value to you, that’s a real bargain. To assess the fit between our skills and experience and your valuation needs, please click on About Us.