Fairness and Solvency Opinions

Kroll helps boards of directors and special committees formed by boards fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities when considering corporate transactions.

Our team has particular expertise in situations where advisor independence is paramount and scrutiny is elevated.

Duff & Phelps is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of U.S. and global fairness opinions over the past 10 years, according to Thomson Reuters cumulative data from 2011-2020.

Since 2005, we have provided more than 1,000 fairness opinions (over $425 billion in deal value) for clients contemplating:

  • Sell side / buy side mergers & acquisitions
  • Spin-offs, split-ups, divestitures
  • Going-private transactions
  • Related-party transactions

Duff & Phelps has rendered over 950 Solvency Opinions ($4.5 trillion in deal value) related to:

 

Key Differentiators
  • Core Practice: Ranked #1 for Fairness Opinions in the U.S. and globally over the past ten years and is a leading financial advisor for solvency opinions (more than 1,950 fairness and solvency opinions and $4.9 trillion in deal value since 2005)
  • Independence: Vast majority of our opinions involve transactions in which Duff & Phelps is not the investment banker
  • Analytical Rigor: Comfortable providing opinions in transactions involving minority interests, debt securities and those transactions lacking a market-clearing mechanism

People

Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
Head of Canadian M&A Advisory and Country Leader
M&A Advisory
Toronto
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Chris Nobes
Chris Nobes
Managing Director, Testifying Expert
Expert Services
Toronto
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Andrew Capitman
Andrew Capitman
Managing Director
Fairness and Solvency Opinions
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Christopher Janssen
Chris Janssen
Managing Director and Global Head of Transaction Opinions
Fairness and Solvency Opinions
Chicago
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