Kroll is a global leader in digital services and solutions related to governance, risk management and transparency. We advise multi-sector clients in the areas of valuation, expert services, investigation, cyber security, corporate finance, restructuring, legal and business solutions, data analytics and regulatory compliance. Our firm has nearly 5,000 professionals in 30 countries and territories around the world.
In France, Duff & Phelps | A Kroll Business, is a leader in financial valuation for accounting, tax, transactional and litigation purposes, through its services in valuing companies, complex financial assets (including management packages), as well as tangible and intangible assets (trademarks and patents). Duff & Phelps also acts as an independent expert in stock market transactions (fairness opinions), litigation (arbitration) and transactions (value opinions).
In the event of a takeover bid, Duff & Phelps acts as an independent expert, issuing an opinion on the offer price or a fairness opinion for the board of directors or minority shareholders, in accordance with applicable stock market regulations.
For investment funds and family offices, Duff & Phelps offers periodic valuations of portfolios invested in unlisted assets (private capital, private debt, venture capital, infrastructure) and independent valuations for transfers of holdings between funds.
These assignments are accompanied by advice on internal governance, asset valuation procedures and the adequacy of internal systems, particularly with regard to the IPEV and AIMA market guides and the AIFM directive.
Duff & Phelps | A Kroll Business also offers services in financial due diligence, purchase or sale, as well as purchase price allocation and goodwill impairment testing, in support of the accounting of acquisition transactions.
Finally, the firm also offers a wide range of regulatory advisory services (compliance, permanent control, periodic control, regulatory inspections) for private equity players, as well as services in strategic intelligence, investigations & disputes and cybersecurity.