Fair value of certain assets acquired in a $6 billion transaction

Fair value of certain assets acquired in a $6 billion transaction

Multi-disciplinary Valuation - Financial Reporting

We were hired to estimate the fair value of certain assets acquired in a $6 billion transaction involving the purchase of a manufacturer of branded pet food and pet snacks to satisfy financial reporting requirements pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations and Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement.

Specifically, the scope of our engagement included a determination of the fair value of certain tangible and intangible assets acquired in the transaction, including personal property, real property, favorable / unfavorable leases, 16 consumer trade names and trademarks, and customer relationships.

The acquired tangible assets included assets inherent in seven production facilities, five distribution centers, ten corporate and/or R&D facilities, seven sales offices, and four co-packing facilities.

We valued all of the assets outlined within our scope within management’s timeline and also assisted the acquirer in determining an appropriate allocation of the goodwill resulting from expected synergies amongst the acquired business and the acquirer’s legacy reporting units.