M&A Advisory Services in UAE

Knowing what your business is worth is the foundation for making the right calls when the stakes are high. When you are planning a sale, buying another company, raising capital, settling a shareholder dispute, or mapping out your next big move, a clear and credible valuation puts you in control.

The experts at Kreston ME Consulting (KMEC) give you the clarity to negotiate confidently, plan strategically, and protect every stakeholder’s interests through our business valuation services in Dubai.

What Is Business Valuation?

At its core, business valuation is about figuring out the fair economic value of your company. But it is not just about adding up assets and liabilities. A proper valuation digs deeper, blending financial analysis, market comparisons, and regional realities to arrive at a figure that reflects the true worth of your business.

Done right, it can help you:

• Negotiate better terms in deals
• Secure investor trust and funding
• Meet compliance and reporting obligations
• Resolve disputes without dragging things through court

In short, valuation is the difference between moving forward with uncertainty and moving forward with confidence.

Why Business Valuations Are Significant?

Without a reliable valuation, business owners often face challenges, especially during financing or legal disputes. A thorough, independent valuation gives you a 360° view of your company’s worth based on:

• Financial performance: revenue, profit quality, and cash flow health
• Market position: where you stand compared to similar businesses
• Regulatory compliance: alignment with UAE and GCC requirements
• Future potential: growth capacity and risk factors

Valuations are essential in situations like:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Raising capital or attracting private equity
• Shareholder buyouts and disputes
• Financial reporting and audits
• Litigation and settlements
• Strategic planning or restructuring

KMEC handles valuations across the UAE and GCC for a wide variety of transactions, reporting needs, strategic scenarios, and more.

KMEC’s Business Valuation Services

Different situations call for different valuation approaches, and here is ours:

1. Standard Business Valuation

For established companies seeking a clear, balanced view of their worth, often used in sales, purchases, or strategic planning.

2. Distressed Business Valuation

For businesses facing financial strain. We assess realistic market value while factoring in urgent timelines and debt structures.

3. Investor Portfolio Valuation

For investors and fund managers needing accurate valuations of multiple holdings to guide portfolio strategy.

4. Brand Valuation

We recognize value beyond your balance sheet, which includes market strength and contribution to overall business value.

5. Start-up Valuation

This applies to early-stage businesses because they lack years of financial history, and it considers growth potential and market size, and founder expertise.

6. Impairment Testing

To meet accounting standards like IFRS, we test assets for impairment to ensure reported values are accurate and defensible.

Why Choose KMEC?

Our business valuation services in UAE are designed to match your business stage, industry, and objectives, while staying fully aligned with international valuation standards and local regulatory frameworks.

What sets us apart is:

Customized Solutions

We adapt our valuation process to your company’s size and purpose, whether you’re a growing start-up or a mature enterprise.

Sector-Specific Approach

We have worked across industries including healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, technology, hospitality, and F&B, so we know the nuances that affect value.

Deep Regional Knowledge

We understand the GCC and UAE market forces, legal systems, and cross-border transaction dynamics, ensuring our valuations reflect local realities.

Data-Driven Approach

Our work combines robust financial modelling with real market research to identify value drivers, risks, and untapped opportunities.

Clear Reporting

Our reports are built for proper decision-making. We provide insights you can use to negotiate, plan, and execute.

Complete Support

We are with you beyond the report, like advising during negotiations, meeting with investors, and helping you navigate regulatory or financial complexities.

What Do You Benefit from KMEC?

When you work with us, you get more than a valuation report; you get a strategic tool that strengthens your position in any transaction.

You will walk away with:

• A clear and trustworthy view of your company’s worth
• Greater confidence in negotiations
• Independent validation for investors, regulators, and stakeholders
• Early identification of risks and hidden issues
• Insights to guide deal structure, pricing, and strategy

Before entering into any major deal like a sale, acquisition, partnership, or financing, you must be clearly aware of what’s really going on beneath the financial statements. That’s exactly what our financial due diligence services are designed to do: we help you move forward with eyes wide open.

Kreston ME Consulting offers expert financial due diligence support to buyers, sellers, investors, and lenders across the UAE and GCC. We bring together global-quality standards and deep regional insight to protect your interests at every stage of the deal.

What Is Financial Due Diligence?

Financial due diligence examines what an audit or internal reviews often overlook. While traditional audits check if financial statements follow standard rules, due diligence asks tougher questions:

• Are the revenue streams actually sustainable?
• Is the reported profit margin realistic?
• Are there hidden liabilities or tax exposures?
• Can the business generate healthy cash flow post-deal?

This process digs into the financial DNA of the company you are buying, investing in, or partnering with. It is about understanding the quality behind the numbers, not just accepting them at face value.

When Should You Consider Due Diligence Services?

If you are about to:

• Acquire a business
• Enter a joint venture
• Make a private equity investment
• Prepare your company for sale
• Secure financing
• Transition ownership in a family business

Financial due diligence is essential as it gives you the insight you need to move forward with certainty.

KMEC’s Approach to Due Diligence

Our financial due diligence process goes far beyond surface-level metrics. We break down the financials to understand how the business really operates, including where it's strong and where it’s vulnerable.

• Revenue Reliability

We assess where the money is coming from, whether it’s recurring, and if those streams are likely to continue post-transaction. A business built on unstable income isn’t one you want to buy blind.

• Earnings Quality (EBITDA)

We normalize EBITDA by removing non-operating items or one-time gains, so you see the exact ongoing performance.

• Working Capital Health

We assess how well your business manages its incoming and outgoing cash. This helps you understand whether the company can meet its day-to-day obligations after the deal is done.

• Debt & Liabilities

We look at the full debt profile, including off-balance-sheet items and contingent liabilities. The goal is to find hidden risks before they become your responsibility.

• Cash Flow Analysis

Revenue is one thing, and cash is another. We evaluate how much real, usable cash the business can generate, and whether it aligns with future growth or investment plans.

• Tax Exposure

We review tax filings, deferred liabilities, and potential compliance issues, as no one wants tax surprises after closing.

• Accounting Practices & Consistency

We verify whether the financials have been prepared using reliable methods and whether any adjustments have been made to present the business in a more favorable light than it actually is.

Why KMEC?

What sets us apart is not just what we do, but rather how we do it.

We offer:

• Region-specific experience across the UAE and GCC
• Internationally benchmarked practices
• Industry-agnostic expertise in areas like manufacturing, tech, retail, and services.
• A collaborative and transparent working style
• Reports that are in simple language.

Our due diligence services in UAE are trusted by private equity firms, family businesses, corporations, and lenders because our approach is beyond understanding just the financials.

What You Gain

When you work with KMEC, here’s what you walk away with:

• A full picture of financial health
• Greater confidence during negotiations
• The ability to spot hidden risks early
• Data-backed insights to adjust pricing or deal structure
• Fewer surprises and no tension post-closing

In short, we help you make smart and right decisions before you sign anything.

Know what you are really buying. Structure it right. Account for it clearly.

When you acquire a business, the purchase price is just the beginning. What really matters is how that price is broken down between tangible assets, intangible assets, liabilities, and goodwill. Here comes the role of Purchase Price Allocation (PPA), and that’s exactly what our purchase price allocation services are designed to handle.

Kreston ME Consulting makes sure that every component of your acquisition is accounted for in a way that’s defensible, transparent, and compliant with IFRS and UAE regulations.

What Is Purchase Price Allocation?

When one company buys another, the total purchase price paid is rarely just for physical assets or cash flows alone. There is often value in brand reputation, customer relationships, intellectual property, and even the workforce. PPA is the process of identifying and allocating the purchase price across all these identifiable assets and liabilities.

The way you allocate the price has a direct impact on your financial reporting, tax implications, and future earnings.

We mainly discuss:

What percentage of the price paid should be considered goodwill?What portion relates to identifiable intangibles?Are any assets impaired at the point of acquisition?Will amortization impact your earnings profile post-acquisition?

We help you answer these with clarity.

When Should You Consider a Purchase Price Allocation?

You need a PPA when your company has:

• Acquired or merged with another business
• Made a significant asset or share purchase
• Participated in a joint venture or business combination
• Entered a complex transaction requiring post-deal accounting

For preparing financials for audit, aligning with IFRS 3 requirements, or simply trying to understand the true value of what you have acquired, PPA is non-negotiable.

Without a defensible PPA, you risk misreporting assets, misstating earnings, and attracting unwanted scrutiny from auditors or regulators.

KMEC’s Approach to Purchase Price Allocation

Our Purchase Price Allocation services UAE are thorough, based on valuation fundamentals, and built to withstand audit and investor review.

• Step 1: Understand the Deal We start by understanding the nature of the acquisition, like what was bought, why it was bought, how the deal was structured, and so on. This gives context to the valuation and allocation process.
• Step 2: Conduct a Fair Value Assessment We assess the fair value of all identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, as well as any assumed liabilities. This includes everything from equipment and inventory to trademarks, patents, contracts, and customer lists.
• Step 3: Allocate the Purchase Price Once all assets and liabilities are valued, we distribute the total purchase price among the acquired components, with any remaining balance recorded as goodwill.
• Step 4: Prepare an Audit-Ready Report We deliver a detailed, audit-compliant report that outlines the methodology and justifications behind each allocation. This is a document you can rely on in front of regulators, investors, and audit committees.
• Step 5: Support Throughout the Review We collaborate with your auditors, legal teams, and accounting staff to clarify and substantiate our findings.

KMEC’s Strengths

KMEC is the trusted name across the UAE and GCC for purchase price allocation services Dubai, because:

• Deep Valuation Expertise Our PPA work is built on a strong foundation of business valuation. For brand valuation, DCF modeling, or impairment testing, we bring precision to every number.
• Regulatory Alignment Our reports are fully compliant with IFRS 3, IAS 36, and other applicable UAE and international standards. You can be confident that your reporting will hold up under scrutiny.
• Sector Know-How From healthcare to hospitality, technology to trading, we understand how different sectors create and hold value. This allows us to assess intangibles with accuracy and credibility.
• Clear Communication We make complex concepts understandable. In situations where you are presenting to a board or auditors, our reports make your case easy to explain and hard to dispute.
• Proper Support We are with you from the first scoping call to post-report auditor meetings, providing all the support you need at any time.