Economic and Financial Expert Analysis
Economic and financial expert analysis addresses questions that call for modelling: what a stream of revenue was worth, the financial effect of a delay, the rate that properly compensates a given capital, or the scenario that would have occurred absent the event in dispute.
Context in which the service applies
Unlike a review of existing records, this work builds, compares and stress-tests scenarios. Discount rates, indexation factors, demand curves, margins and timelines become assumptions that must be justified and tested, because small changes to any one of them can materially change the resulting value.
When this analysis is needed
- Claims for lost profits and lost revenue.
- Disputes over the economic and financial rebalancing of long-term contracts.
- Arbitrations involving damages claims based on financial projections.
- Controversies over interest, monetary correction and financial charges.
- Assessment of the economic impact of termination, breach or regulatory change.
Questions typically analyzed
- Construction of the counterfactual scenario and the causal link between the event and its economic effect.
- Revenue, cost, margin and timing assumptions used in projections.
- Discount rates, indexation factors and interest criteria.
- Sensitivity of the result to each material assumption.
- Consistency between the model presented and the available historical data.
- Overlapping claims and the risk of double counting.
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx reconstructs the economic reasoning behind the case, separates observed data from assumptions, documents the source of every variable, and tests the sensitivity of the conclusions. Models prepared by other experts are reviewed for their logic, their sources and the reproducibility of their results.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Economic and financial expert opinion
- Expert report
- Documented quantification model
- Sensitivity analysis
- Critical review of third-party quantum reports
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Services, specialties, contexts and industries connected to this topic under SGEx's relationship matrix.
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- Disputes, Litigation and ControversiesEconomic, financial and accounting expert support in judicial, arbitral, administrative and pre-litigation controversies.
- ArbitrationTechnical analysis, quantification and expert assistance in arbitral proceedings involving economic, financial and accounting issues.
- Business and Asset ValuationValuation of companies, ownership interests and assets for disputes, corporate transactions, succession matters and court proceedings.
- Accounting Expert ExaminationIndependent expert examination of accounting records, financial statements and calculations, prepared for judicial, arbitral and administrative proceedings.
- Banking Expert ServicesTechnical examination of contracts, statements and calculations in banking transactions, to determine charges, balances and amounts paid.
- Court Calculations and Accounting SupportPreparation, review and challenge of court calculations for law firms, companies and organisations, with validation technology and high-volume production.
Related Specialties
- Damages, Losses and Economic QuantificationLost profits, actual damages, lost revenue, indemnities and the liquidation of court judgments.
- Corporate Matters, Buyout Claims and ValuationValuation of a withdrawing shareholder's interest, balance-sheet determination, goodwill, business valuation and corporate disputes.
- Contracts and Commercial RelationsEconomic and financial imbalance, contractual disputes, and commercial agency, distribution and dealership agreements.
- Construction, Infrastructure and Public ContractsConstruction claims, project costs, cost overruns, delays, rebalancing and concession agreements.
- Tax MattersLoss of tax immunities and benefits, enforcement and challenge of tax assessments, contingencies and review of calculations.
- Expert Assistance to PartiesExpert assistance to parties in court-appointed expert examinations and arbitrations: framing expert questions, opinions, review of reports and attendance at proceedings.
Related Areas of Practice
- Civil and Contract DisputesNonperformance, termination, contract revision and civil liability claims in which the controversy turns on monetary values and calculations.
- Corporate and Shareholder DisputesDisputes among shareholders, partners and officers, corporate dissolutions, buyout claims and disagreements over financial results.
- Administrative and Regulatory MattersAdministrative proceedings and regulatory disputes with an economic and financial impact on companies and concession holders.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsPurchase, sale, merger and spin-off transactions, and the price and indemnity disputes that arise from them.
- Wealth, Family and Succession MattersDivorce settlements, probate proceedings and marital disputes that call for the determination, valuation and tracing of assets.
Related Industries
- Construction, Engineering and InfrastructureConstruction works, engineering projects and infrastructure assets subject to cost, schedule and rebalancing claims.
- Insurance and ReinsuranceClaims, loss adjustment, reinsurance treaties and disputes among insurers, policyholders and reinsurers.
- Financial and Capital MarketsFinancial institutions, investment funds, investors and publicly listed companies involved in disputes, valuations and financial reviews.
- Technology and CommunicationsTechnology, telecommunications and digital-services contracts giving rise to disputes over service failures, terminations and losses.
- Hospitality and Real EstateHotels, real estate developments and property assets involved in valuations, corporate disputes and insolvency.
- AgribusinessProducers, cooperatives, trading companies and agro-industrial businesses involved in valuations, succession matters and judicial reorganization.
- Entertainment, Arts and Creative EconomyProducers, artists, publishers, events and cultural projects in disputes over revenue, rights, box office and accounts.
- Games, Esports and Digital EntertainmentStudios, publishers, esports teams, tournament organizers and platforms in disputes over revenue, royalties, valuation and contracts.
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