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Managing Claims and Losses I A Primer on Valuation and Loss Quantification for Corporate Counsel

Managing Claims and Losses I A Primer on Valuation and Loss Quantification for Corporate Counsel. Michael Dobner – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Brett Harrison – McMillan LLP. Presentation Outline. Primer on loss quantification Primer on valuation Valuation or loss quantification?

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Managing Claims and Losses I A Primer on Valuation and Loss Quantification for Corporate Counsel

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  1. Managing Claims and Losses IA Primer on Valuation and Loss Quantification for Corporate Counsel Michael Dobner – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Brett Harrison – McMillan LLP

  2. Presentation Outline • Primer on loss quantification • Primer on valuation • Valuation or loss quantification? • Lawyer-Expert relationship • Expert reports • The role of corporate counsel McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  3. Economic Loss Quantification • Breach of contract • Business interruption due to third party actions • Vendor misrepresentations in an acquisition • Intellectual property infringement • Professional negligence • Anti competitive behavior • Class action suits • Construction delays McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  4. Loss of Income in Breach of Contract • Loss quantification objective • To put the plaintiff in the same position that it would have been in, but for the breach. • Basic formula • Loss of income = Income that would have been earned under the contract less actual income earned • Loss of income includes past and future losses McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  5. Loss of Income in Tort • Loss quantification objective • To put the plaintiff in the same position that it would have been, but for the wrongful act. • Basic formula • Loss of income = Income that would have been earned had the wrongful act not occurred less actual income earned • Loss of income includes past and future losses McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  6. General Framework for Assessing Lost Profits • A backward looking projection of the lost profit from the date of the event to the date of the analysis • The result of the backward projection is either left un-discounted or is future valued to the date of the analysis • A forward looking projection of the lost profit from the date of analysis onward • The forward looking projection is present valued to the date of the analysis McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  7. General Steps of Past Loss Estimation • Estimate revenues that could have been earned but for the action • Determine actual revenues that were earned • Lost revenues = Revenues that could have been earned less actual revenues earned • Estimate gross profit as a percentage of sales applicable to lost sales • Loss of gross profit = gross profit percentage x lost revenue McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  8. General Steps of Past Loss Estimation (Continued) • Estimate incremental cost savings due to loss of sales • Estimate income produced from mitigation • Estimate additional costs, if any, incurred to mitigate loss • Loss of income = Loss of gross profit Less: Incremental cost savings Less: Income produced from mitigation Plus: Additional costs to mitigate the loss McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  9. Example of Past Loss Calculation McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  10. Future Loss Estimation • Project revenues that could have been earned but for the action (Revenue stream I). • Project revenues under current circumstances (Revenue stream II). • Lost revenue = Revenue stream I – Revenue stream II • Estimate gross profit as a percentage of sales applicable to projected lost sales • Loss of gross profit = Gross profit percentage x Lost revenue McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  11. Future Loss Estimation(continued) • Estimate incremental cost savings • Loss of income = Loss of gross profit Less: Incremental cost savings • Apply a discount rate to reflect the risks inherent in the projections as well as the time value of a dollar, and calculate the present value of future losses. McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  12. Example of Future Loss Calculation McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  13. Mergers & Acquisitions/ Transaction Support/ Fairness Opinions Securities Law Financial Reporting Expropriation Live Transactions Litigation Support Tax Tax Disputes Income Tax & Estate Planning Reorganizations Business Valuations: When are Valuations Used? Loss of Business? McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  14. Value Definitions • Value definition sets parameters of the valuation assignment • Fair market value (“FMV”) is defined as • Highest price • Expressed in terms of money or money’s worth • Obtainable in an open and unrestricted market • Between informed and prudent parties • Acting at arm’s length • Under no compulsion to transact • Judicial approval of definitioninRe Mann Estate • Price ≠ FMV McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  15. Value Principles • Point in time • Hindsight • Case Law examples: • Ford Motor Co. of Canada v. Ontario Municipal Employees, • Woeller v. Woeller • Function of future expected earnings • Tangible asset backing • Minority and illiquidity McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  16. Value Terms • Intrinsic Value • Notional market value, based on rates of return required by investors without consideration of possible synergies or economies of scale • Value to Owner • Owner perceived economic / non-economic advantage that is not available to others. • Fair Value: • Minority Oppression • Matrimonial Cases • Financial Reporting McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  17. Comprehensive (Opinion) Estimate Calculation Types of Valuation Reports Highest Level of Assurance Lowest Level of Assurance McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  18. Types of Valuation Reports (continued) • Comprehensive Valuation • Highest level of assurance • Most comprehensive valuation report • Extensive analysis, investigation and corroboration performed • Higher level of due diligence on financial information, particularly with respect to client-prepared forecasts and asset/liability captions • Written report with greater detail supporting conclusions • Most expensive to complete • Use of experts McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  19. Types of Valuation Reports (continued) • Estimate of Value • Moderate assurance, but well-considered • Moderate review, analysis and market research • Some reliance on management representations • Summary written report with moderate discussion of all key issues and areas • Use of experts / management reliance McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  20. Types of Valuation Reports (continued) • Calculation of Value • Lowest level of assurance • Limited analysis, investigation, and independent corroboration performed • Presented as a letter of PowerPoint presentation • Least cost to complete • Reliance on management McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  21. Is the Business Enterprise aviable, operating entity? Yes No Going Concern Approach Liquidation Approach • Income Approach: • Discounted cash flow • Capitalized cash flow / earnings • Market Approach • EBITDA/EBIT Multiple • Other multiples / rules of thumb • Cost Approach: • Reproduction Cost • Replacement Cost • Asset-Based Approach • Valuation of each asset/liability • Orderly vs. forced Overview of Valuation Approaches McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  22. Example of Valuation McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  23. Valuation vs. Loss Quantification: Main Differences • Valuation is conducted at a point in time and uses only information that was available at that point in time, where loss quantification may use hindsight • (i.e. information available on the date of the report or at the date of the trial). • Valuation usually provides an after tax result where loss quantification is usually calculated on a pre-tax basis. • Valuation may consider the impact of strategic purchasers who may be able to utilize the subject business in a more profitable manner than the current owners. This is usually not a consideration in loss quantification. McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  24. Valuation or Loss Quantification?Which One Should be Used • In some cases the law requires a valuation. • (e.g. expropriation, minority oppression, matrimonial cases) • Where the loss is of a finite nature (e.g. business interruption), loss quantification is the common method. • Where the loss is of a permanent nature (e.g. business destruction), the law does not provide clear guidance. McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  25. Valuation or Loss Quantification?Which One Should be Used (continued) • The intention of the plaintiff might provide guidance. • Generally where the plaintiff intended to benefit from the operation of the business, a loss quantification might be the preferred method and vice versa. • Practical issues might also play a role. • For example, where a business was destructed as a result of an action, a valuation might be a more practical method, given that the business was lost. • Expert should discuss with and be guided by Counsel. McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  26. Engaging an Expert • Consider • whether an expert required • what type of expert is required • the need for additional expertise • the amount in dispute vs. cost of expert • the role expert will play in proceeding • the expert’s experience and testimonial history • if the opposing party has retained an expert McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  27. Tips in Hiring a Business Valuation/Loss Quantification Expert • Hire as early as possible • Ensure expert has relevant experience • External counsel should retain expert for privilege purposes • Align expert scope with the legal assumptions McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  28. What Can a Business Valuation/Loss Quantification Expert Do? • Input into the development of the statement of claim • Input into examinations for discovery • Prepare reports for submission • Retain other experts and coordinate their work • Provide critique on the other side’s expert reports • Testify • Assist in preparing counsel for cross examination McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  29. Expert Reports: What to Look For? • Transparent • Objective • User friendly • Addresses all the “difficult issues” • Fair and balanced • Sensitivity analysis McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  30. Expert Reports: Common Mistakes • Unreasonable assumptions • Taking extreme positions on issues that are debated among experts • Conclusions that do not pass the smell test • Inconsistency with other written materials • Assuming that estimated past losses are a certainty • Misuse of statistical analysis • Arithmetic mistakes • Double counting McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  31. The Role of Corporate Counsel • Deciding when to retain expert • Deciding who to retain • Vetting scope of expert retainer • Managing the information flow with the business • Managing expectations of management and directors McMillan LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  32. QUESTIONS?

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