What Globalview Advisors does

Globalview Advisors was a US-based, Irvine-headquartered independent financial valuation firm founded in 2002 that provided business and company valuation services for enterprise clients. Its core service offering spanned four valuation disciplines — contentious valuation, transaction valuation, restructuring valuation, and financial reporting/tax valuation — delivered to shareholders, boards, creditors, and counterparties needing rigorous independent assessments for mergers, capital raises, dispute resolution, and strategic decision-making. The firm operated at a boutique scale of 11–50 employees and distributed services exclusively through direct advisory engagements on a project-specific, quote-based pricing model.

The firm's primary differentiator was its stated commitment to independent, transparent, and reliable valuation methodology in a market segment where objectivity is the deliverable itself. Marketing was execution-light: thought leadership via published insights, articles, and podcasts on valuation topics, with no visible demand-generation infrastructure beyond content. Customers were enterprise buyers undertaking discrete corporate events (M&A, restructurings, disputes, financial reporting), making the firm a single-transaction vendor rather than a recurring SaaS-style relationship.

In March 2025, Globalview was acquired by FRP Advisory Group plc, a London Stock Exchange-listed financial advisory firm, integrating the firm's valuation practice and personnel (including Jim Davies, Sarpel Ustunel, and Tanja Marelja) into FRP's Financial Advisory division. Post-acquisition, Globalview operates as part of FRP Advisory, accessing the acquirer's UK and international client base, its broader advisory service lines (corporate finance, debt advisory, restructuring, forensic, real estate), and its institutional shareholder structure.

Name

Globalview Advisors

Legal name

FRP Advisory Group plc

Website

https://globalviewadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Globalview Advisors was an independent US-based business and company valuation firm serving shareholders, boards, and creditors for M&A, restructuring, dispute resolution, and financial reporting engagements; acquired by FRP Advisory in March 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Valuation Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fairness Opinions & Independent Financial Advice (BPAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA), Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Business valuation services
• Financial advisory
• Transaction valuation
• Restructuring valuation
• Contentious valuation

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Globalview Advisors provides independent business and company valuation services for clients undertaking mergers, capital raises, restructurings, strategic decisions, and disputes. Its core engagements cover contentious valuation, transaction valuation, restructuring valuation, and financial reporting/tax valuation, delivering rigorous and independent assessments to shareholders, boards, and creditors. Following its March 2025 acquisition by FRP Advisory, Globalview's team now operates within FRP Advisory's Financial Advisory practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FRP AdvisorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFRP Advisory acquired Globalview to expand its valuations specialism. The acquisition brought Globalview's national valuations expertise into FRP Advisory's Financial Advisory practice, enhancing their capability to provide independent business and company valuation services. Following the acquisition, Globalview's team became part of FRP Advisory's valuation services offering.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps): Global valuation services firm with dedicated practices in transaction opinions, tax/financial reporting valuations, and contentious valuations. Directly comparable to Globalview's independent valuation offering across nearly all service lines.
• Stout (formerly Stout Risius Ross): Mid-market focused valuation and financial advisory firm providing business and intangible asset valuations for transactions, disputes, tax and financial reporting. Closely parallels Globalview's specialty independent valuation model.
• Valuation Research Corporation (VRC): Pure-play global valuation firm providing independent valuations for transaction, tax, litigation and financial reporting purposes. Directly competes with Globalview in the independent valuations niche.
• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank with a dedicated Valuation & Financial Opinions practice providing fairness opinions and valuation services for M&A, restructuring and disputes. Comparable to Globalview on independent opinion work but operates at larger scale.
• Lincoln International: Global mid-market investment bank and valuation specialist providing transaction valuations, fairness opinions and financial reporting valuations. Directly comparable in mid-market deal valuation services.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm with a dedicated Valuation Services practice spanning transaction, restructuring, dispute and tax valuations. Directly overlaps Globalview's contentious and restructuring valuation practice.

Broad incumbents

• BDO USA Valuation Services: Major US accounting firm's Valuation & Business Economics practice serving transaction, tax and financial reporting valuations. Provides one-stop advisory experience that competes with standalone valuation firms like Globalview.
• RSM US Valuation Services: Top-10 US accounting firm's valuation practice providing business, intangible and financial instrument valuations to middle-market clients. Direct competitor for mid-market and PE-backed company mandates.
• Marcum LLP Valuation Services: Major US accounting firm offering comprehensive business valuation and litigation support services across transaction and tax engagements. Competes with Globalview for mid-market valuation mandates.
• Grant Thornton Advisors (Valuations): Global accounting and advisory firm with a Valuation Services practice serving middle-market companies on transaction, tax and dispute-related valuations. Comparable scope with broader firm resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globalviewadvsr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FRPAdvisory
• Facebookfacebook.com/FRPAdvisory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globalview-advisors
• Instagraminstagram.com/frpadvisory

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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