Uncertainty about inflation, regulations and geopolitical risks abounds in today’s marketplace. A fairness opinion can protect against costly litigation if your company engages in a major transaction and the projected results subsequently fall short of expectations or insolvency becomes likely. Here’s how a fairness opinion from an independent business valuator can help protect against post-deal legal claims. The basics Simply put, a fairness opinion addresses whether a transaction appears “fair” from a financial point of view. Fairness opinions help confirm that dealmakers fulfilled their fiduciary duties to act in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. However, fairness opinions don’t address legal or structural fairness, nor do they constitute an endorsement or a guarantee of a particular transaction. When preparing a fairness opinion, the expert typically...