Professional, methodology-driven business valuations for New York City business owners — for M&A exits, partner buyouts, SBA financing, investor rounds, and estate planning.
Business Valuation — New York City
New York City is home to one of the most active private-company M&A markets in the world. Whether you operate a professional services firm in Midtown, a consumer brand in Brooklyn, or a media company serving global audiences, buyers and investors in the New York market expect institutional-quality due diligence — including a rigorous, documented business valuation. Transaction multiples in NYC often run higher than national averages, particularly in financial services, technology, and media, where strategic buyers pay premium prices for revenue scale and recurring client relationships.
Getting a professional valuation before you enter any transaction protects you from leaving money on the table. In a market where PE-backed buyers run sophisticated financial models and know exactly what your business is worth to them, walking in without your own independent analysis is a costly mistake. Michelet Financial provides business valuations for New York business owners across all transaction types — from boutique firm exits to partner restructurings and SBA acquisition financing.
Valuation Methodology
Valuing a business in New York requires familiarity with the transaction data that drives pricing in this market. Michelet Financial applies all three standard methodologies, selecting the right combination based on your business type and the purpose of the valuation.
For New York businesses with stable cash flow — law firms, financial advisory practices, staffing companies, and established B2B services — we apply discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis and EBITDA multiple benchmarks sourced from comparable NYC-area transactions. Manhattan-based professional services firms often command EBITDA multiples of 4x–8x depending on client retention, recurring revenue, and key-person risk.
We compare your business against closed transactions in your specific sector using private-company deal databases and industry comp sets. For New York's media, fintech, and consumer sectors, we draw on deal data from both strategic and financial buyer transactions — giving you pricing benchmarks that reflect what buyers in this specific market will actually pay.
For asset-heavy businesses — commercial real estate services, manufacturing operations, and businesses with significant intellectual property or brand equity — we layer in an asset-based approach that captures tangible and intangible value beyond the income statement. Brandt Michelet's background as a financial strategist at Landry's Inc., where he helped evaluate operational and financial performance across a $3B+ empire of hospitality and entertainment assets, gives him direct experience understanding how assets and earnings combine to determine enterprise value.
Use Cases
A business valuation is not just for sellers. Here are the most common situations where New York business owners engage Michelet Financial.
New York's PE ecosystem and strategic buyer landscape means sellers who prepare 12–24 months in advance consistently capture higher multiples. A formal valuation sets your baseline, identifies value levers, and ensures you're negotiating from strength.
Dissolving or restructuring a partnership in New York — particularly in professional services — requires an independent, defensible valuation. We provide a clean, documented opinion of fair market value that both parties can rely on.
Lenders financing business acquisitions and owner-operator expansions in New York routinely require formal valuations. We deliver lender-ready reports that satisfy SBA 7(a) and conventional financing standards.
Whether you're raising from angels, family offices, or institutional investors, a professional valuation anchors your negotiating position and adds credibility to the deal.
Business interests are often the largest asset in an estate. We prepare valuations following IRS standards for gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax purposes — documentation the IRS expects to see for closely-held companies.
New York's equitable distribution framework requires fair market value determinations for business assets in divorce proceedings. We provide objective, standards-based valuations that hold up to scrutiny in court.
Sectors We Serve
Michelet Financial provides business valuations across New York City’s primary industries. Each sector has distinct valuation methodologies, comparable transaction sets, and buyer dynamics — we bring the right analytical framework for your specific business.
Not sure if your industry is covered? Book a free call — we serve all industries and can quickly confirm what methodology applies to your situation.
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