About Expert Business Valuations | Independent Business Valuation Experts
Expert Business Valuations is an independent Australian business valuation practice specialising in SME and lower mid-market business valuations.
We provide valuation reports, estimates of value, and strategic valuation analysis for business owners, accountants, lawyers, buyers, sellers, shareholders, and advisors.
Led by Daniel Callegari and supported by experienced valuation, financial analysis and forensic accounting specialists, our work is grounded in recognised valuation methodology, commercial evidence, and professional judgement.
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A Specialist Business Valuation Practice
Business valuation is not a supplementary service—it is a core discipline of our practice. We focus exclusively on helping business owners, accountants, lawyers and advisors understand, protect and maximise business value through independent, evidence-based valuation advice.
Our approach combines valuation methodology, commercial judgement, financial analysis and real-world transaction experience to deliver practical and defensible outcomes for our clients.
1. Scope of Work
- Business Valuations
- Shareholder Disputes
- Family Law Matters
- Transaction Advisory
- Exit and Succession Planning
- Strategic Valuation Analysis
- Litigation and Expert-Related Engagements
2. Focused Valuation Outcomes
- Analytically Grounded
- Commercially Supportable
- Evidence-Based
- Aligned with Recognised Professional Standards
3. Our Valuation Philosophy
We believe a professional valuation should extend beyond broad industry rules of thumb or generic market appraisals.
Every business has its own:
- Risk Profile
- Earnings Characteristics
- Operational Structure
- Growth Outlook
- Working Capital Requirements
- Management Depth
- Transferability Considerations
Our approach involves detailed financial analysis, earnings normalisation, risk assessment, and methodology selection tailored to the specific characteristics of the business and purpose of the engagement.
4. Independence & Objectivity
As a dedicated valuation practice, we place significant importance on independence, objectivity, and commercially supportable analysis.
Our role is to provide transparent and defensible valuation conclusions based on the available evidence, methodology, and professional judgement — regardless of whether the engagement relates to:
- A transaction
- Shareholder dispute
- Family law matter
- Strategic planning exercise
- Taxation or restructuring matter
Our Valuation Team
Daniel Callegari – Principal Valuer & Managing Director
Master of Applied Finance, Bachelor of Business
Licensed Business Broker & M&A Advisor
Certified Value Builder Advisor
Managing Director & Principal Valuer
Daniel Callegari is a certified business valuer, licensed business broker and licensed estate agent specialising in business valuations, mergers and acquisitions, transaction advisory, and due diligence engagements across the Australian SME and mid-market sector.
With more than 10 years of experience in M&A advisory, business sales, valuation, and business ownership, Daniel has advised buyers, sellers, shareholders, and legal representatives across a broad range of transaction and dispute-related matters. His experience spans privately owned businesses, family enterprises, growth-stage companies, and established operating entities across multiple industries.
Daniel holds a Bachelor of Business and a Master of Applied Finance, with additional graduate studies in corporate finance, financial risk management, and business and investment analysis.
He is the Principal Valuer of Expert Business Valuations and the Managing Director of Expert Business, a specialist business brokerage and advisory firm operating across valuation, transactions, and business sale advisory services.
Daniel’s combined experience across both valuation and live transaction environments provides practical insight into how businesses are assessed by buyers, investors, accountants, lenders, and market participants in real-world commercial settings. This exposure assists in informing valuation analysis, market evidence assessment, and commercially supportable valuation conclusions.
- Email: Valuations@expertbusiness.com.au
- LinkedIn: Profile
Kishore Dasaka – Forensic Accountant & Senior Valuation Analyst
CPA (Australia)
FAFD-ICAI
Senior Valuation Analyst
Forensic Accounting Specialist
Kishore Dasaka is a CPA (Australia), Forensic Accounting & Financial Investigation Specialist, and Senior Valuation Analyst with Expert Business Valuations. He brings extensive international experience across business valuation support, financial analysis, forensic accounting, investigative review, financial modelling and strategic advisory engagements.
Throughout his career, Kishore has advised government agencies, multinational organisations and private enterprises across Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, India, the Middle East and North Africa. His work has involved complex financial investigations, transaction analysis, operational diagnostics, financial integrity reviews and data-driven decision-making on assignments of strategic and commercial significance.
Kishore supports the valuation team across a broad range of engagements, including business valuations for acquisitions, shareholder disputes, family law matters, succession planning, strategic transactions and commercial disputes. His expertise includes financial statement analysis, maintainable earnings assessment, transaction testing, related-party transaction analysis, financial modelling and investigative review procedures.
As part of the valuation process, Kishore undertakes detailed ledger analysis, financial reconciliations, earnings verification procedures and analytical review of financial information to support valuation conclusions. His forensic accounting background provides additional insight into earnings quality, financial integrity and risk factors that may influence value.
Working alongside the Principal Valuer, Kishore contributes specialist analytical and forensic expertise that strengthens the evidentiary basis of valuation engagements and supports the delivery of robust, commercially defensible and well-supported valuation outcomes.
- Email: Valuations@expertbusiness.com.au
- LinkedIn: Profile
“Valuation Insight”
One of the biggest mistakes I see is business owners entering a transaction, dispute, or negotiation relying on assumptions rather than properly understanding how the market, a buyer, or an independent expert will assess value.
That is ultimately why this practice was established.
Our role is not simply to produce a number on a page. It is to assess the financial evidence, underlying risks, earnings quality, and commercial realities of the business to arrive at a valuation conclusion that is professionally and commercially supportable.
When I sign a valuation report, I take that responsibility seriously. If the financial evidence supports the value, we will explain why. If there are risks or value limitations, we will identify them clearly.
At Expert Business Valuations, our objective is to provide independent valuation advice that can withstand commercial, professional, and evidentiary scrutiny.
Integrated Advisory Perspective
While Expert Business Valuations operates as a dedicated valuation practice, the broader group also operates across transaction advisory and business brokerage engagements.
This broader market exposure provides practical insight into:
- buyer behaviour and acquisition criteria
- transaction structures and deal dynamics
- market conditions and industry trends
- valuation drivers and risk factors
- earnings quality and transferable value considerations
This practical transaction exposure assists in ensuring valuation analysis remains commercially grounded and informed by real-world market conditions across the Australian SME and mid-market sector.
The broader group also operates across:
- Expert Business Advisors — providing strategic advisory and business improvement services
- Expert Business Brokers — providing transaction and business sale advisory services
Our Commitment To You
Fixed-Fee Transparency
No "success fees" or hidden costs. Independence requires a clean fee structure.
Direct Access
You deal with senior specialists, not junior analysts.
Professional Standards Compliance
Valuation engagements are prepared using recognised methodology and professional standards, including APES 225 where applicable.
Post-Report Support
We work with clients and their advisors to explain the methodology, assumptions, and reasoning underpinning the valuation conclusion.
Frequently Asked Questions: Expert Valuations Australia
A professional valuation involves detailed financial analysis, earnings normalisation, risk assessment, methodology selection, and commercially supportable reasoning based on recognised valuation principles and standards.
A market appraisal or broker estimate is generally prepared for marketing or indicative pricing purposes and may not involve the same level of analytical investigation or evidentiary support.
No single industry multiple applies universally to every business.
While market evidence and transactional benchmarks may be considered, valuation outcomes ultimately depend on the specific characteristics of the business, including:
- Earnings quality
- Risk profile
- Industry dynamics
- Management depth
- Customer concentration
- Growth outlook
- Transferability of earnings
Depending on the business and purpose of the engagement, we may apply:
- The Income Approach
- The Market Approach
- The Asset Approach
Methodologies may include:
- Future Maintainable Earnings (FME)
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
- Capitalisation of Earnings
- Net Tangible Assets (NTA)
- Market-based cross-check analysis
In many engagements, multiple methodologies may be considered to ensure the outcome is commercially supportable.
Yes. Independence and objectivity are fundamental to valuation engagements.
Our role is to provide an analytically grounded and commercially supportable opinion based on the available evidence, methodology, and professional judgement.
Depending on the scope and purpose of the engagement, valuation reports may be prepared for use in:
- Shareholder disputes
- Family law matters
- Mediation
- Litigation support
- Negotiation and settlement discussions
Reports are prepared using transparent methodology and commercially supportable analysis appropriate to the nature of the engagement.
No. Valuation engagements are commonly required for:
- Strategic planning
- Succession planning
- Shareholder matters
- Restructuring
- Taxation
- Family law
- Investment analysis
- Dispute resolution
- Capital raising
- Internal decision-making
Valuation multiples, discount rates, and capitalisation rates are determined based on the specific risk profile and characteristics of the business rather than broad industry averages alone.
This may involve consideration of:
- Earnings sustainability
- Industry risk
- Management structure
- Customer concentration
- Owner dependency
- Operational systems
- Working capital requirements
- Growth profile
We work across a broad range of SME and lower mid-market industries including:
- Professional services
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Trades
- Engineering
- Wholesale and distribution
- Transport and logistics
- Technology and SaaS
- Service-based businesses
A Specialist Business Valuation Practice.
100% Confidential. 100% Independent. 100% Defensible.