The Intent
You believe the value of your ownership has been damaged by a partner's actions. You want that harm quantified in a way that can support negotiation, mediation, or court proceedings.
How I Solve It
I apply the 25 Factors Affecting Business Valuation to identify where value has been suppressed, diverted, or mismanaged. I focus on Factor #4: Return on Investment, Factor #13: Management Capability & Workforce, Factor #21: Minority Interest, and Factor #24: Risk.
The 5 Senses Inspection Report helps determine whether dysfunction, control abuse, or operational interference is visible in day-to-day operations.
Experience
It is vital because "How do you value a business in a partner dispute?" is not a mechanical calculation. It is a real-world judgment about risk, control, sustainability, and transferability — and that judgment is where 10–15 years of owner-operator and valuation experience, your gut–brain axis, does the heavy lifting.
Why It Is Not Mechanical
On paper, valuation appears formula-driven. In reality, governance rights, risk concentration, growth durability, market conditions, and stakeholder dynamics materially affect value.
Where Experience Changes the Number
Decisions around normalization, premiums, discounts, projections, and defensibility require judgment formed through lived ownership, negotiation, and financial accountability.
Why the Gut–Brain Axis Matters
The brain performs disciplined financial analysis. The gut recognizes unrealistic narratives, hidden leverage, emotional distortions, and deal risk. Together they produce conclusions that withstand scrutiny.
Protecting Financial Lives
The final number affects wealth, control, solvency, tax exposure, and long-term relationships. Requiring 10–15 years of serious hands-on business and valuation experience ensures the answer is fair, defensible, and durable. See my Experience page.
The Result
You receive a valuation that clearly connects partner conduct to economic harm, strengthening your position in resolution or litigation.