What does business valuation for Saudi investors in the UAE cover? It is an independent, IVS-aligned valuation of a Saudi-linked company or a UAE target being acquired by a Saudi investor, using DCF, market multiples and net asset value with IFRS-compliant reporting. It supports platform acquisitions, regional hub set-ups, disposals and group reporting. Corvian Advisory provides it from Dubai as UAE-based valuation advice for Saudi investors and Saudi-linked transactions, through a CFA-led team with 15+ years of Big 4 experience. Fixed fee from SAR 10,000, typically 2–4 weeks.
Independent, IVS-aligned and IFRS-compliant valuation for Saudi family businesses, investors and corporates, including UAE targets they are considering. The mid-market and large-platform scale of Saudi-linked mandates calls for careful forecasting and clear reconciliation, and every report is signed by CFA, CA and ACCA qualified practitioners.
A CFA Charterholder and Chartered Accountant with Big 4 transaction experience leads each Saudi-linked engagement personally. Larger family and corporate mandates get senior attention throughout, not only at sign-off.
Senior review is built into the fixed fee. The person who scopes the mandate is the same person who challenges the model and signs the conclusion. Many Saudi-linked mandates involve an operating platform being acquired or scaled, so we give the forecast and the synergy assumptions as much scrutiny as the headline multiple.
Most Saudi-linked mandates need more than one valuation. We provide the full range from the UAE, so one CFA-led team can value the target, allocate the purchase price and support reporting afterwards. Every report is IVS-aligned, with IFRS-compliant reporting.
Whole-business and stake valuation using DCF, market multiples and net asset value.
Per-share value for transactions, disputes between shareholders, partner exits and reporting.
Venture-method, DCF and round-based valuation for funding, secondary sales and cap table decisions.
Brands, customer relationships, technology and IP valued for deals, financing and reporting.
Allocation of the price paid across identifiable assets, liabilities and goodwill after an acquisition.
Recoverable amount and impairment analysis for goodwill and cash-generating units.
Fair value of options and employee share plans for grant, reporting and exit planning.
Fair value of real estate and operating assets within a business or asset-heavy transaction.
Corvian Advisory provides UAE-based valuation advice to Saudi investors and on Saudi-linked transactions, prepared to IVS with IFRS-compliant reporting. We are not a Saudi-registered valuer. Where a statutory or regulatory valuation specific to Saudi Arabia is required, we work alongside a locally authorised valuer and coordinate our analysis with theirs.
For platform acquisitions we separate stand-alone value from synergy value, so an acquirer knows what it is paying for and what it is not.
Multi-year forecast discounted at a WACC reflecting Saudi country risk and the SAR–USD peg, with terminal value tested against long-term sector growth.
Comparable transactions and listed peers across the GCC, adjusted for size, growth and margin profile.
Fair value of net assets restated under IFRS, used for holding companies, property vehicles and asset-heavy businesses.
Stand-alone value is shown separately from expected synergies and integration costs, giving the acquirer a disciplined price ceiling.
A defensible range for a Saudi buyer of an operating UAE business.
A neutral value for generational transfers and partial sales.
Price discipline for Saudi corporates growing through UAE acquisitions.
Relative valuation for partners from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Separating stand-alone value from acquirer-specific upside.
IFRS 3 purchase price allocation and impairment inputs.
Saudi-linked platform mandates span several sectors. The approach shifts with growth stage and asset intensity.
| Sector | Primary Approach | Key Value Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Retail & Consumer | EV/EBITDA, DCF | Same-store growth, brand strength |
| Healthcare | DCF | Capacity, payer mix |
| Logistics & Supply Chain | DCF, EV/EBITDA | Contract quality, fleet utilisation |
| Construction & Industrial | DCF, NAV | Backlog, capex needs |
| Technology & Services | DCF, EV/EBITDA | Recurring revenue, retention |
| Food & Hospitality | EV/EBITDA | Unit economics, expansion pipeline |
Fixed fees are agreed in writing before work begins, with no hourly billing. Fees are quoted in SAR or USD.
Single entity, clean financials, one or two methods.
Multiple methods, normalised EBITDA and GCC benchmarking for M&A and family business decisions.
Multi-entity groups, synergy analysis and IFRS 3 purchase price allocation.
A call on the mandate, valuation date and standard of value, with a fixed fee confirmed the same week.
Three to five years of statements, budgets, key contracts and shareholder information shared via a secure data room.
Normalisation, forecast build, GCC comparables, WACC derivation and a synergy versus stand-alone bridge.
A walkthrough of assumptions, methods and conclusions with your team, with time for challenge before the report is finalised.
The final report sets out scope, standard of value, methods, assumptions, sensitivities and the reconciled conclusion, in line with IVS.
Answers to what Saudi-linked investors and families ask before commissioning a valuation.
Share the mandate and we will confirm a fixed fee within one business day.