409A Valuations — Are You Pricing Your Options Too High?
Start-up CFOs are fast realizing how early stage 409A valuations completed by quick cookie cutter, ‘textbook’ approach often result in inflated option prices and disgruntled emp
409A Valuations
Defensible & cost effective valuation reports from ASA certified professionals
who will support you when you truly need it.
While most start-ups perceive 409A valuation as just a tax issue for pricing stock options, it has implications beyond tax, particularly when the company successfully grows to later stages in its business life-cycle.
Audit firms review 409A reports very carefully for stock option expensing and non-compliant valuation reports can create issues at future date delaying M&A due-diligence or IPO process.
Aranca’s team of valuation experts who are credentialed from most recognized valuation organizations like ASA, CFA and AICPA have the requisite experience to help you glide through any stringent audit review process, including the Big Four.
We are competitive in our fees, but our comprehensive USPAP compliant reports are unlike any of the boiler-plate 409A reports. We believe in building long-term client relationships - safeguarding our clients’ long-term interests is key to that.
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Audit Defensibility
You don’t want your 409A report to create audit trouble after 2-3 years. We will defend our work product in any review process even if it is several years after valuation at no additional fee.
Cost Effective
Our scale, a decade’s worth of experience, and delivery model uniquely positions us to provide 409A valuations at cost effective rates without compromising on quality.
Trusted
90% new clients we won is through referrals from attorneys, clients, VC investors and audit firms. We're a preferred provider for 409A valuation for some of the top VC firms.
Experience Across All Stages
During our history, we have worked with some of the most promising companies and have helped with 409A valuations them throughout their growth life-cycle till IPO or M&A exit.
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