Valuation providers, please introduce yourself here....

May 01, 2026

by Luke Tatone from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management in Portland, OR, USA

Valuation providers, please take a minute to (re)introduce yourself to the Searchfunder Community below. Please share what you do, where you are, what you charge, etc. A paragraph or two would be great. Searcher endorsements are encouraged in the sub-replies. Please don't hijack the post if you don't provide Valuation Services. I can always make another thread just for you! :-)

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Reply by an intermediary
from Vanderbilt University in Dallas, TX, USA

Calder performs this service. It generally takes 2-3 weeks once we have the info we need and costs between $5,000-$10,000. https://www.caldergr.com/our-services/business-valuations-appraisals/ Happy to speak - redacted

Reply by a professional
from University of Wisconsin in Miami, Florida, United States

Michael Sack Elmaleh, CPA, CVA — Miami, FL. I've been doing business valuations for 30 years, specializing in small and medium private businesses. Editorial Board member, Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis. What I do differently: I'm skeptical of the standard tools. EBITDA multiples and Gordon Growth terminal values are rules of thumb dressed in mathematical clothing — and I've spent a career trying to build something more honest. I'm the author of Goodwill in Small Service Businesses: Negotiating a Fair Price — a practical framework for valuing customer bases and competitive advantage in small service businesses: https://booklocker.com/books/9096.html My most recent published article derives a bridge equation that converts any EBITDA multiple into the implied hurdle rate for a given buyer class — useful for reconciling what the market says a business is worth with what your DCF says. Happy to engage on valuation questions, methodology, or anything where the standard answer doesn't feel right. That's usually where the interesting work is. SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=###-###-####

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