Independent Expert Reports

Comprehensive commercial analyses undertaken to provide securityholders and Directors with an independent professional assessment of proposed transactions

LEA has extensive experience in the provision of Independent Expert’s Reports (IERs), with our Directors having prepared many hundreds of IERs in relation to takeovers, mergers, schemes of arrangement, capital reconstructions and other corporate transactions for some of Australia’s largest publicly listed companies in relation to:

  • Takeovers
  • Mergers
  • Schemes
  • Compulsory acquisitions
  • Item 7 s611
  • Selective capital reductions
  • Related party transactions
  • Capital reconstructions
  • Other complex corporate transactions

Why appoint LEA?

  • Report signatories (i.e. Directors) actively involved in every aspect of the valuation assignment
  • One of the largest specialist valuation practices in Australia (by team size)
    – deep and diverse skill sets
    – proven ability to ensure on-time delivery of reports for large and complex transactions
  • Wide range of industry experience
  • Market leading position in the provision of expert reports for schemes of arrangement
  • Comprehensive understanding of ASIC, ASX and other regulatory requirements

Selected examples of experience: