Transaction Support and Valuation Services

Services

Transaction Support and Valuation Services

Fair Links assists its clients (companies, banks, investors, public institutions) in understanding their economic and financial challenges, by carrying out precise diagnostics to facilitate their decision-making.

Our work notably includes the valuation of assets and companies, review of financial forecasts and assessment of business viability. Our team combines extensive financial expertise with a deep understanding of specific industry sectors. Our analyses are always conducted with due consideration of industry trends and global market conditions.

Transaction Support

As advisors, we provide our clients with hands-on support, from planning to completion of their business disposals, mergers and acquisitions or contract negotiation processes. Through the ability to conduct timely and robust financial due-diligence, valuations, simulations and financial modelling, our team provides balanced and objective advice, ensuring insight and confidence regarding the figures and key questions related to the transaction.

Valuation Services

As independent experts, we provide our clients with accurate valuations in complex situations, allowing them to better understand the value of their business and specific assets, whether in view of a business decision or in the context of their financial reporting obligations.

Representative Cases

Oil and Gas

  • Independent valuation of 14 production
    and 9 exploration oil and gas assets
    in Continental Europe

    Working for an investment bank in the context
    of a disposal
  • Valuation of 2 North-Sea gas fields
    and an African refinery

    Working for a private equity fund in the context
    of an acquisition
  • Valuation of 9 oil and gas licences in the Gulf of Guinea
    Working as an independent expert in the context of a swap process between a private company and the national oil company
  • Financial modelling and impairment testing
    of 5 petroleum licences (3 operated and 2 non-operated) of an independent oil and gas company (using the full cost method)

    Working for the company for financial reporting purposes
  • Review of impairment tests related to the assets of a major oil and gas company
    (using the successful effort method)

    Working for the company for internal control purposes

Mining

  • Valuation of a gold mining project in East Africa
    Working for the licence holders in the context
    of a fund raising operation
  • Valuation of a diamond mining project in Central Africa
    Working for the shareholders in the context of a capital increase
  • Independent review of the impairment test
    for a mining project in East Africa

    Working for the project operator for financial reporting purposes

Refining, Petrochemicals, Chemistry and Other Industrial Processes

  • North African refinery
    Technical and financial due-diligence audit and valuation on behalf of a private equity fund in the context of an acquisition
  • European refinery
    Strategic, technical and financial study on behalf of an industrial company in the context of a projected acquisition
  • West African refinery
    Asset valuation for a private equity fund in the context of an acquisition

Real Estate and Hospitality

  • Valuation of six European casinos
    Valuation and financial vendor’s due diligence in the context of the disposal of six European casinos
  • Valuation of several European private hospitals
    Valuation and financial due diligence in the context of different acquisition projects of private hospitals

Aerospace and Defence

  • Valuation of several European airport concessions
    Valuation and financial due diligence in the context of different shares acquisition projects in airport concessions
  • Valuation of a Central African airport concession
    Valuation and financial due diligence in the context of the acquisition of an airport concession
  • Valuation of a West African airport concession
    Valuation and financial due diligence in the context of the acquisition of an airport concession