Focused Business Valuation Expertise
Gateway Valuation Consulting, LLC is an independent business valuation firm based in St. Louis, serving clients nationwide. The firm works with business owners, CPAs, attorneys, plan professionals, and other advisors when a closely held business or ownership interest must be valued.
Gateway's practice is intentionally focused. We provide business valuation services; we do not provide audit, bookkeeping, tax-return preparation, business brokerage, exit-planning advisory, fractional-CFO, or litigation valuation services.
Estate & Gift Tax Valuations
Gateway prepares independent valuations of closely held businesses and ownership interests for estate and gift tax purposes. Each engagement is developed around the specific company, ownership interest, valuation date, and intended use.
Ownership Transactions
Gateway provides independent valuations for employee and partner buy-ins, shareholder buyouts and redemptions, management transitions, and other internal ownership transfers. Our role is to determine value—not to broker, negotiate, or represent either side of the transaction.
409A Valuations
Gateway provides independent valuations of privately held company stock for Section 409A purposes, including valuations used in connection with stock options and other equity compensation arrangements.
Employee Benefit Plan / Form 5500 Valuations
Gateway provides independent valuations of privately held employer securities and other closely held business interests held by employee benefit plans when a valuation is needed for plan reporting, fiduciary, or Form 5500-related purposes.
Experience and Credentials
Gateway Valuation Consulting brings more than 20 years of business valuation experience to engagements involving closely held businesses and ownership interests across a broad range of industries.
A Valuation Resource for CPAs and Attorneys
Gateway works collaboratively with CPAs, attorneys, plan professionals, and other advisors whose clients need an independent business valuation. We remain focused on the valuation engagement and do not compete for the client's audit, accounting, tax-return preparation, or legal relationship.