Technology & Electronics

American Appraisal provides valuation and consulting services to technology and electronics companies worldwide.

Who We Serve
American Appraisal’s technology and electronics industries served include:

• Information technology and data storage
• Data centers
• Application, enterprise and Internet software
• Information security and data protection
• Semiconductor and related equipment manufacturing
• Video and related product manufacturing
• Computer hardware and related equipment manufacturing

What We Do
We provide valuation expertise in the valuation of common stock, preferred stock, restricted securities, debt instruments and all classifications of tangible and intangible assets.

Assets and liabilities we’ve valued for our technology and electronics industry clients include:

American Appraisal assists with: Fair value accounting for business combinations (US GAAP and IFRS) Impairment testing Equity-based compensation Fair market value opinions for regulatory and tax compliance Fairness and solvency opinions Transfer pricing Dispute resolution Bankruptcies and reorganizations Fresh start accounting Asset-based financing Insurance placement and risk management Fixed asset inventory and reconciliation Transaction consulting Real estate advisory Real and personal property tax valuations and negotiations

Recent Experience
American Appraisal’s recent technology and electronics industry experience includes:

• Purchase price allocation services for a US-based video asset management company’s acquisition of an Eastern European digital asset management company
• Appraisal of a semiconductor manufacturing facility for real and personal property tax purposes
• Market rent analyses to aid in lease negotiations for a circuit board manufacturer’s R&D/flex space buildings
• Annual equity, common stock and impairment analyses for a database management solutions company
• Quarterly equity analysis and purchase price allocation services for an enterprise/mobile software company
• Appraisal of a data center for real estate property tax purposes
• Purchase price allocation services for a US-based semiconductor manufacturer’s acquisition of a Japanese semiconductor company with three wafer fabrication facilities and 18 separate entities
• Serving as the court-appointed valuation firm for dispute resolution between two semiconductor manufacturers
• Appraisal of a semiconductor manufacturing facility held for sale for financial reporting

Why American Appraisal?
American Appraisal’s valuation experience encompasses all types of technology and electronics companies, from circuit board manufacturers to international information technology companies.  We have performed numerous valuations involving common stock, preferred stock, restricted securities, debt instruments and all classifications of tangible and intangible assets, including real and personal property, developed technology and IPR&D.