Business valuation in Cape Town.
Independent company valuations for Cape Town SMEs, from our office in Green Point — which means we can sit across the table rather than only across a video call.
Free basic valuation returned within 24 hours. Formal engagements scoped and fixed-fee quoted up front.
Midpoint R9.8m · Manufacturing · R24m turnover
Why Cape Town valuations look different.
The city's business mix is unusually weighted toward seasonality, tourism exposure and owner-operated companies — all of which complicate a valuation more than a straightforward manufacturer would.
Which year is the real year
Hospitality, tourism and food businesses can swing enormously between peak and off-season, and between a good summer and a poor one. Valuing on a single year's figures — whichever year the seller nominates — produces a number neither side should rely on. We normalise across cycles and say so explicitly.
What happens without the founder
A great many Cape Town businesses run on the owner's relationships, reputation or presence behind the counter. Buyers price that risk heavily. Quantifying it honestly, rather than hoping it goes unnoticed, is usually worth more than arguing it away.
A generation reaching the exit
A large cohort of Western Cape businesses founded in the 1990s and 2000s is reaching succession age at the same time. That means more sellers competing for the same buyers, and more scrutiny on the ones who cannot evidence their numbers.
Cape Town sectors we work in most.
Different sectors carry value in different places. These are the ones we see repeatedly in the metro and surrounds.
Restaurants, guesthouses and tourism
Lease terms, seasonality and the transferability of a liquor licence or a booking-platform rating often matter more than last year's profit. Goodwill tied to a specific location needs valuing separately from goodwill tied to the operator.
Producers, cellars and specialty food
Stock valuation, maturing inventory and long production cycles distort conventional earnings measures. Land and brand value frequently sit well apart from trading performance and have to be assessed on their own terms.
Software, fintech and digital services
Recurring revenue quality, churn and customer concentration drive the multiple far more than headline turnover. Capitalised development costs and the ownership of intellectual property both need checking before a number means anything.
Agencies, consultancies and practices
Value concentrates in client relationships and key staff, both of which can leave. Restraint arrangements, contract terms and the depth of the second tier below the founder do most of the work in setting the range.
In a market this seasonal, the year you choose as your baseline can move a valuation by a third.Pravata
Working with us in Cape Town.
Meet us in Green Point
Our Cape Town office is at 74 Cardiff Street, Green Point. Site visits and management interviews happen face to face when the mandate benefits from it, across the metro, the Winelands, the West Coast and out along the Garden Route.
Familiar with the local buyer pool
Knowing which acquirers are active in a sector, and what they have recently paid, sharpens a market-based valuation considerably. Comparable local transactions carry more weight than national averages.
Coordinated with your existing advisors
Most owners already have an accountant and often an attorney. We work alongside them rather than replacing them, and we are happy to present findings directly to your team or your bank.
What we do for Cape Town clients.
Four services, each available on its own or as part of a single transaction mandate.
Company valuation
Independent, market-related valuations built for negotiation, funding, estates or statutory review.
Financial due diligence
Quality of earnings, working capital, tax exposure and a red-flag register before you commit.
Transaction law
Share purchase and asset sale agreements, MOUs, shareholders' agreements and legal diligence.
Transaction structuring
Share versus asset modelling, earn-outs, staggered payments and seller financing.
Where else we work.
Same team, same fixed-fee approach, wherever the business is.
Pretoria
Our Faerie Glen office, serving engineering, light manufacturing and second-generation family businesses across Gauteng.
Valuations in PretoriaElsewhere in South Africa
We act for clients in Johannesburg, Gqeberha, Bloemfontein and across the Garden Route. Distance rarely changes what a mandate costs or how long it takes.
Get in touchQuestions we're asked most.
How much does a business valuation cost in Cape Town?
Fees depend on turnover, complexity and the purpose of the valuation. We quote a fixed fee after a free 30-minute scoping call, so the price is known before any work starts.
Where is your Cape Town office?
74 Cardiff Street, Green Point, Cape Town, 8001. Meetings are by appointment, and site visits across the metro, the Winelands and the West Coast are straightforward. We also have an office in Pretoria.
How long does a Cape Town valuation take?
A free basic valuation is returned within 24 hours. A formal valuation report is delivered from 10 working days, depending on the state of the financial records and the agreed scope.
Can you value a seasonal or tourism-dependent business?
Yes, and it is common work for us. Seasonal businesses are normalised across multiple cycles rather than valued on a single year, with the assumptions and the range of outcomes set out explicitly in the report.
Do you work outside Cape Town?
Yes. We have an office in Pretoria as well, and act nationally beyond those — including Durban, Johannesburg, Gqeberha and across the Garden Route.
An indicative range, back within 24 hours.
Give us your sector, last year's turnover and your rough operating profit. We'll come back with a range and the assumptions we used to get there.
- A range, not a single number — with the workings
- Read by a person before it reaches you
- No obligation and no third-party sharing