Chris Janssen
Managing Director and Global Head of Transaction Opinions
Chicago
Fairness and Solvency Opinions
Our Opinions Practice is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of fairness opinions Globally, in EMEA and the U.S. for 2024 according to LSEG (FKA Refinitiv).
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Our team has particular expertise in situations where advisor independence is paramount and scrutiny is elevated.
Our Opinions practice helps boards of directors and special committees formed by boards fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities when considering many corporate transactions.
Key services:
- Fairness Opinions
- Special Committee Financial Advisor
- Solvency Opinions and Surplus Opinions
- Commercially Reasonable Debt Opinions
- Reasonably Equivalent Value Opinions
- ESOP and ERISA Advisory
- Complex Valuations
Since 2005, we have provided more than 1,478 fairness opinions with over $900 billion in deal value for clients contemplating:
- Sell side / buy side mergers & acquisitions
- Spin-offs, split-ups, divestitures
- Going-private transactions
- Related-party transactions including General Partner led (“GP-led”) secondaries
Since 2005, we have rendered over 1,324 solvency opinions with over $9.8 trillion in deal value related to:
- Dividend recapitalizations
- Debt refinancings
- Intercompany restructurings
- Spin-offs and split-offs
- Kroll also has dedicated expertise in Commercially Reasonable Debt Opinions and ESOP and ERISA Advisory.
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Fairness Opinions
Our Opinions Practice is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of fairness opinions Globally, in EMEA and the U.S. for 2024 according to LSEG (FKA Refinitiv).
Solvency Opinions
Duff & Phelps Opinions practice is a globally recognized leader in solvency opinions. Since 2005, we have rendered more than 2,585 fairness and solvency opinions for transactions with an aggregate deal value of over $8 trillion.
Commercially Reasonable Debt Opinions
Advisory on capital structure, interest rate, and the other economic terms of debt securities.
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