Asset Valuations
To determine the market value for industrial assets, an understanding of the market environment, technical and operating risk factors, and ongoing capital requirements is often required.
Diverse clients
Clients that rely on our expertise in asset valuation include municipal taxing authorities, plant owners and operators, financial institutions, insurance companies, and legal firms involved in disputes over the value of oil and gas assets.
Common drivers
Our valuations are prepared for a variety of purposes, including market values for ad valorem taxes, fair values in mergers and acquisitions, and insurable values. We also value collateral for financing, asset transfers, and bankruptcy re-organization.
We’re in the weeds, so you reap the fruit
Our asset valuation experts often work closely with and advise financial teams on a wide range of technical and economic issues that impact various segments of the energy industry. Such issues may include:
- The current economic and market outlook
- Anticipated margins in the industry being assessed
- Operating costs and cost drivers
- Sustaining maintenance/regulatory capital requirements
- Regulatory factors
- Comparative values
- Future feedstock availability
- Depreciation factors
- The cost of capital
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Case Studies
Common Industry Knowledge or Proprietary Documents?
October 28, 2024
Introduction: An engineering services contractor alleged that an employee had unlawfully obtained confidential information and trade secrets to his benefit when he established a competing company. Baker & O’Brien addressed the allegations by reviewing the documents allegedly taken and classifying them according to common industry knowledge or company proprietary. We estimated their value, if any, for allegedly unauthorized use and gave testimony in mediation, deposition, and a court trial.
When a Refinery Joint Venture Ends in "Divorce" - What are the Assets Worth?
January 1, 2015
What is the Present Value of an Idea?
April 1, 2013