Guides & methods
Insights on valuing UAE businesses
Clear explanations of how UAE businesses, shares, LLC interests and intangible assets are valued, with local examples and the limits of each method.
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Methods & concepts
The approaches behind a UAE valuation and the ideas that most often change the result.
- How to Value a Business in the UAEThe approaches valuers use, and the UAE-specific adjustments that change the answer.Open article
- Enterprise Value vs Equity ValueWhy the headline value of a business is not what the shareholders receive.Open article
- Transfer Pricing vs Business ValuationTwo related disciplines that answer different questions.Open article
- Pre-Money vs Post-Money ValuationHow funding rounds change ownership, and what a headline valuation does and does not mean.Open article
- How Does Goodwill Impairment Testing Work?The annual test that compares goodwill with the recoverable amount of the business it belongs to.Open article
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UAE Valuation Guides
Practical guides to the UAE situations in which valuations are needed.
- How to Value an LLC Ownership Interest in the UAEWhy the value of an LLC share is not simply the company's value times the percentage.Open article
- When Might a Business Valuation Be Needed for UAE Corporate Tax?Which tax-relevant transactions usually need a valuation, and which do not.Open article
- How to Value a Family Business in the UAEValuing the business and the family's interests in it, consistently.Open article
- Expert Witness vs Expert Determination in the UAETwo different roles, and how UAE forums treat valuation evidence.Open article
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Reports and deliverables
Eight report levels, from an indicative figure to evidence for a tribunal, and when each fits.
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Frequently asked questions
Cost, LLCs, free zones, corporate tax, IFRS and disputes.
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