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Long reads on contested valuations.
Pillar guides for counsel, shareholders, beneficiaries, and divorce teams. Each piece walks a single question end to end: what the dispute looks like, why the numbers fork, and how a mediated midpoint produces an answer both sides can sign.
Published guides
4 pillars so far.
Pillar~12 min read
Choosing a valuation method in a contested buyout. A disciplined frame for counsel.
How counsel and valuation experts can frame standard of value, valuation date, discounts, discovery, expert reports, and settlement in a contested private-company buyout — and how Velmark carries that analysis through a sealed-bid process.
Read guide →/blog/choosing-a-valuation-method-in-a-contested-buyout
Pillar~6 min read
Illiquidity discounts for minority shareholders. What the DLOM actually measures.
The discount for lack of marketability is one of the most contested inputs in a private-share valuation. What it actually measures, why appraisers diverge by 20+ points on the same interest, and why a mediated room resolves the standoff cleanly.
Read guide →/blog/illiquidity-discounts
Pillar~6 min read
When secondary shareholders disagree. The room runs the right price.
What a secondary disagreement is between minority holders and the majority, how a sealed-bid auction normalizes the conflict, when to retain a pre-room neutral mediator, and the eight artifacts counsel will demand.
Read guide →/blog/secondary-shareholders-disagree
Pillar~7 min read
The price is the dispute. Mediating the contested valuation.
What a contested valuation is, the scenarios that produce one (founders, estates, divorce, secondaries), why independent appraisals diverge, and the case for a mediated midpoint over litigation or buy-side arbitrage.
Read guide →/blog/mediating-contested-valuation
More guides on the way — covering illiquidity discounts, minority vs control disputes, and probate-date valuation mechanics. Subscribe to the RSS feed or revisit this page for new pillars.