Specialty ASC 815-40 & PPA Valuations

Derivative liability valuations. Priced before you sign, delivered in days, guaranteed not to hold up your filing timeline.

A fixed-fee, audit-defensible alternative for public companies, SPAC sponsors, and the auditors who rely on them. The work itself is well-defined math. We rebuilt the delivery model around it.

Convertible preferred stock · Convertible notes · SPAC overallotment & earn-outs · Purchase price allocations

Engagement at a glance
Pricing
Fixed fee, agreed before work begins
Typical delivery
5 business days, standard engagements
Deliverables
Valuation report, methodology memo & audit-support package
Quality review
Every output reviewed by a senior valuation specialist
Fixed feeDays, not weeksMethodology memo with every reportBuilt for partner-level review
01The Problem

Specialty valuation work has become unpredictable.

Cost unpredictability

Specialty valuation is billed hourly. Engagements routinely run six figures, with the final number unknown until the invoice arrives. CFOs enter each quarter unable to budget the line item.

Slow turnaround

Industry cycle times of two to six weeks routinely push quarterly and annual filing timelines. For SPACs in de-SPAC mode, that is a material disclosure risk with no upside.

Audit friction

Inconsistent methodology across firms creates re-work between the specialist, the audit team, and the company. Every cycle costs hours of partner-level reconciliation.

02Our Approach

Three structural changes to how this work gets done.

01

Fixed-fee engagements

You know the price before you sign. No hourly billing, no scope creep, no surprise invoice. Pricing is structured per instrument, with a complexity multiplier only where embedded features warrant it.

02

Fast turnaround

Standard valuations delivered in days, not weeks — tight enough to keep your filing timeline intact and give your audit team real runway instead of a last-minute scramble.

03

Audit-defensible methodology

Every input is documented and every calculation is traceable. A methodology memo is delivered with each report, written to survive partner-level review at a Big-4 or regional firm.

Every engagement is delivered with
Valuation reportMethodology memoAudit-support package
03Services

Specialty valuation across the engagements that matter.

Convertible Note Valuations

ASC 815-40

Fair value measurement of embedded conversion features — including anti-dilution provisions, conversion caps, soft calls, and other negotiated terms.

Convertible Preferred Stock Valuations

Embedded derivatives

Valuation of down-round protection, redemption features, and conversion mechanics, isolating each embedded derivative for fair value treatment.

SPAC Overallotment & Earn-Out Valuations

De-SPAC S-1

Underwriter overallotment options, earn-out shares, and related derivative instruments — the work that lands directly in your de-SPAC S-1.

Purchase Price Allocation Valuations

ASC 805

Allocation of purchase consideration in business combinations — identification and fair value measurement of acquired intangible assets, contingent consideration, and assumed liabilities, prepared for audit review.

Methodology Review / Second Look

Independent

Independent re-calculation of an existing valuation, delivered with a side-by-side diff and a written basis for any differences identified — for audit support or internal validation.

04Engagement Process

Four steps. Fixed fee. An audit-ready deliverable.

01

Scoping call

A 30-minute call to confirm the instrument, its terms, and the basis-of-preparation assumption set.

02

Fixed fee, in writing

A one-page engagement letter with a fixed fee and a delivery date. You sign before any work begins.

03

Calculation & review

Our calculation engine runs the valuation. A senior valuation specialist audits every step before delivery.

04

Delivery & audit support

You receive the report, methodology memo, and audit-support package. We stay engaged through auditor review at no additional charge.

05Our Principles

What we will, and will not, do.

We will
Show you exactly how we got the number — every input, every model, every assumption.
Deliver on a date we commit to in writing, at a fixed fee.
Provide a methodology memo built for partner-level audit review.
Treat your filing timeline as our filing timeline.
We will not
Bill hourly. Surprise invoices end here.
Push back filing timelines with internal capacity problems.
Hand you a black-box number without supporting work.
Treat auditor questions as out-of-scope.
Who we serve

Public-company finance teams

CFOs and controllers at sub-$300M US-listed issuers.

SPAC sponsors

Managing de-SPAC accounting, earn-outs, and overallotment.

Audit engagement partners

Seeking a specialist for derivative liability work.

Special committees & boards

Needing independent valuation review.

06Contact

Start with a single engagement.

Initial consultations are complimentary. Tell us the engagement and your filing timeline, and we will respond within one business day.

Availability
By appointment · Remote-first

We respond within one business day. No information is shared with third parties.