Confidentiality

Premature disclosure of a proposed sale can cause a variety of problems, such as personal or business embarrassment, or damage to the company's present and future operations. It can even place the sale itself at risk. Valufinder employs a number of rigorous procedures to ensure the utmost confidentiality.

After a failed auction, we did not want to go down that path again. Valufinder was able to bring to us less than a handful of highly qualified buyers. With their help, we were able to quickly move forward and close a transaction. We subsequently had another transaction that was too small for our bulge bracket investment bankers and decided to do it in house. We contacted Valufinder who again introduced us to an excellent group of buyers, one of whom bought the company. Valufinder has been professional, fast, and discreet in all their dealings with us. - Leonard Nathanson
Director of Mergers & Acquisitions
ITT Corporation

We endeavor to minimize the possibility of unauthorized leaks by carefully researching the various prospective buyers and their motivations, and targeting only the most probable and serious of candidates prior to providing them with the offering memorandum. We also maintain continual contact with everyone involved during the negotiations and utilize Confidentiality Agreements. Although no one can guarantee perfect secrecy, we do everything that is realistically possible to make sure that the sale is conducted in strictest confidence.

Corporate Policies

Valufinder operates under a professional structure that reflects our commitment to the owner we are representing. Our corporate policies and our fee arrangements are designed to help ensure that the seller is properly represented and to provide incentives for maximizing the company's sale price.

An important professional consideration is that unlike many firms, Valufinder will never represent both a buyer and a seller in the same transaction. We believe this practice is unethical and a serious conflict of interest. Not only is this our corporate policy, but we commit to it, in writing, in every fee agreement we sign.

Fees

When representing a seller, Valufinder operates under fee arrangements directly tied to incentives for meeting the seller's primary goal - maximizing the purchase price. Our success is tied to our client's success. This gives us a strong incentive to see to it that the seller receives the optimal purchase price.

Additionally, should an owner require only an appraisal and not seek to sell their company, a fee is charged that is not contingent upon any specific valuation or subsequent compensation.

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