Know Your True Worth.
Then Do Something About It.
A rigorous, defensible valuation — built to NACVA professional standards — grounded in 4,000+ completed engagements. But here's what most firms won't tell you: your number is a starting line, not a verdict.
We move the valuation. We don't hand you a binder.
Valuations for Every Purpose
Whatever brought you here — an exit on the horizon, a tax event, a partner buying in or cashing out, a number for the IRS that has to hold up — we've done it. Thousands of times.
Transaction Advisory
Know what your company is worth before you sit across from a buyer. A defensible number is leverage at the table.
Estate & Gift Tax
Valuations built to survive IRS scrutiny — because with 100% acceptance, ours have. Every time.
Partner Buy-In / Buy-Out
Set the price cleanly the first time. A credible, independent valuation keeps partnerships intact.
Financial Reporting
Audit-ready valuations that satisfy your accountants and your standards, GAAP and beyond.
Strategic Planning
Understand the levers that drive your value — so you can pull them before you sell.
Don't Love the Number? We're the Firm That Closes the Gap.
Most valuation shops hand you a figure and a handshake. We're not a valuation shop. We're a value-creation M&A firm that happens to run one of the most rigorous appraisal practices in the lower middle market.
Your valuation tells you what your company is worth today. It doesn't tell you what it could be worth — or how to get there. That's the part most firms leave on the table.
We don't. When your number isn't the number you want, that's not the end of the conversation. It's the beginning of one. We're the firm that engineers the difference between what your company is worth now and what it's worth when it's ready to sell.
Worth more, deliberately.
That's the whole idea. We don't just sell companies — we help make them worth selling. A valuation with Quantive is one door into a firm that can carry you all the way to the closing table, and beyond it, to the exit you actually want.
Just need the right number? That's the job too.
Not every valuation is about growing the number. For estate and gift tax, 409A, financial reporting, and buy-sell agreements, the job is a figure that's accurate, independent, and defensible — full stop. We don't inflate numbers to win the next engagement, and we'll tell you when the honest answer is a conservative one. That independence is the reason our valuations hold up with the IRS — and the reason that, when you do want a bigger number, you can trust us to tell you the truth about how to build it.
We move the valuation. We don't hand you a binder.
Rigorous. Defensible. Transparent.
No black boxes. We show our work — and we use every approach the standards demand, weighted to fit your business, not a template.
Income Approach
We value your company on what it actually produces — cash flow, growth, and risk — using discounted cash flow and capitalized earnings models built on your real economics.
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
- Capitalized Earnings
- Excess Earnings
Market Approach
We benchmark against what comparable companies actually sell for, using real transaction data and public comps — not wishful multiples.
- Guideline Public Companies
- Guideline Transactions
- Industry Multiples
Asset Approach
We establish the value of what you own, net of what you owe — the floor beneath every business and the right lens for asset-heavy operations.
- Adjusted Net Asset Value
- Liquidation Value
- Replacement Cost
From Engagement to Delivery
A clear process, a firm timeline, and no surprises. Here's how a valuation actually runs.
Scoping
We define the purpose, standard of value, and effective date up front, so the report fits exactly what you need it for.
Data Collection
Financials, operations, and market context. We tell you exactly what we need and make the lift light on your side.
Analysis
We build the models, weigh the approaches, and pressure-test the assumptions until the number holds.
Review
Every engagement gets an independent senior review before it leaves the building.
Delivery
You get the number, the narrative behind it, and a conversation about what to do next.
Comprehensive. Clear. Actionable.
You don't get a number on a napkin. You get documentation that stands up to a buyer, an auditor, or the IRS — and that you can actually use.
- A fully documented conclusion of value, defensible to any audience
- Every assumption and adjustment shown and explained
- The methodology, weighting, and comps behind the number
- Guidance on what the number means for your next move
Standards That Hold Up
Anyone can quote a multiple. Standing behind a number is a different job.
Built to NACVA Standards
Every valuation is prepared to NACVA professional standards (SSVS)—the benchmark for defensible business valuation. The work product carries the standard, so the number isn't eyeballed or pulled from a rule-of-thumb multiple.
Transaction Experience
We don't just appraise companies. We sell them. With $2B+ in transaction value behind us, our numbers are grounded in what buyers actually pay.
Audit & IRS Defensible
A 100% IRS acceptance rate across 4,000+ valuations. When your number gets challenged, it holds.
Need a Number You Can Stand Behind?
Start with a valuation. Or start a conversation about what your company could be worth when it's ready to sell. Either way, you're talking to the firm that does both.
We don't just sell companies. We make them worth selling.