Industry Financial services Founded 2003 | Website www.SalterGroup.com Parent organization FTI Consulting | |
Products Financial Opinions & Valuation Services
Financial & Strategic Advisory Services
Capital Market Support Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States |
Salter Group is an independent financial and strategic advisory firm that provides financial opinions, valuations, financial and strategic analysis and transaction support to companies in the Entertainment, Media, Life Sciences and diversified industries.
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History
Salter Group was founded in 2003 by Principals Roy Salter, Patrick Russo and Eric Briggs. Based on the number of US deals completed, the Salter Group has been ranked as a # 1 financial advisor by Thomson Financial for Motion Pictures/Audio Visual deals between 2009 and 2011 as detailed below:
The firm has completed over 1,350 projects representing over $145 billion in asset values since its inception.
The firm is not an investment bank, and therefore has no inherent conflicts of interest.
Services
Financial Opinions & Valuation Services
Salter Group provides transaction based opinions such as fairness opinions, solvency opinions, collateral valuation opinions, intellectual property and intangible asset valuation opinions, and going concern valuation opinions. Financial reporting opinions include purchase price allocation and goodwill impairment and portfolio valuations for private equity funds, hedge funds, banks and other Capital Market constituents. Tax planning and reporting opinions cover enterprises, minority interest and non-marketable minority interest and non-marketable minority interest business and asset valuations.
In addition to business and intangible asset valuation opinions, they provide a variety of transaction based opinions (such as fairness, solvency and collateral valuation opinions), financial reporting based opinions (such as purchase price allocation, goodwill impairment and fund portfolio valuation opinions) and tax-related opinions (such as those concerning IRC Section 409A and SFAS 123R and estate and gift tax opinions).
Financial and Strategic Advisory Services
Capital Market Support Services
Salter Group supports the efforts of investment banks, commercial banks, private equity and hedge funds and other capital market constituents by providing a wide range of analyses and opinions, including: