SSG has a track record of providing complex valuation analyses and fairness opinions for companies in transition. When a company is being sold in a workout situation, secured lenders, unsecured creditors (including bondholders, shareholders and employees) and other stakeholders may not always see eye to eye. In those cases, it is critical to provide sophisticated valuation analysis to support a contemplated transaction, whether it is a sale of the company or a restructuring among existing stakeholders.

SSG's valuation expertise encompasses FAS 142 goodwill impairments, debt to equity exchanges, fairness opinions for public companies that are being acquired, and stock valuations for equity compensation plans or other corporate transactions. SSG has also supplied various valuation services to support a plans of reorganization for a company in bankruptcy.

In the context of chapter 11 proceedings, SSG also has experience in providing feasibility analyses, liquidation valuations and expert witness testimony.