Independent expertise in valuation and damages.

IEF Research provides financial and economic analysis to legal teams and clients engaged in international arbitration, litigation and complex commercial disputes.

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01 — Services

Areas of expertise

International Arbitration

Expert reports and testimony on quantum in commercial and investment treaty disputes.

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Post-Transaction & Shareholder Disputes

Assessment of accounting irregularities, post-acquisition claims and control, liquidity and marketability considerations in valuation.

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Insolvency Disputes

Analysis of the enterprise value of firms in the course of insolvency disputes in the London High Court, and allocation of value to different classes of debt.

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Energy & Industrials

Valuation and damages analysis across oil and gas, power, utilities and allied industrial sectors.

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Financial Services & Securities

Evidence on the value of liquid and illiquid financial assets, including securitisation, debt restructuring and market abuse matters. Analysis of the causes of bank failure and the need or otherwise of State Aid.

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Event Studies

Event studies examine the impact of news on the value of assets. Typically these assets are shares in listed companies. However, the impact of news on the value of other assets can also be captured using this technique.

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02 — About

Project Leader

Tim Giles is a financial economist with over 30 years of experience in finance and economics, focusing on valuation, damages and the analysis of accounting and financial data in disputes.

He has substantial experience giving expert evidence on quantum in high-value international arbitration and litigation, having testified in all the major arbitration forums — including ICC, ICSID, LCIA and under UNCITRAL rules — as well as in the English High Court.

His work spans industries including energy, financial services, pharmaceuticals, mining, manufacturing, property and hotels, on matters ranging from post-acquisition disputes to state aid and competition cases.

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Tim Giles, financial economist and founder of IEF Research

Affiliation

IEF Research has worked with UK and US firms with broad teams of consultants to support clients from around the world.

IEF Research is now affiliated with Analysis Group, one of the largest international economics consulting firms, based in their London office.

03 — Contact
Tim Giles
London, UK
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Jessica Resch