Purpose of Valuation / Appraisal include mortgage and loan security, sale & purchase, foreclosure, compulsory acquisition and compensation claims, fire insurance, taxation, estate duty, company flotations and submissions to the Stock Exchange of Singapore on related party transactions.

Plant & Machinery
Valuation of Plant & Machinery, another specialized discipline that Robert Khan & Co Pte Ltd possesses, is capable of producing a holistic study of all tangible assets giving a comprehensive valuation / appraisal of the entity in more than 10 industrial categories.

Plant and Machinery consulting and appraisal consists of advising clients in respect of dealing with their industrial plant, machinery and equipment, stock and inventory. Often the circumstance surrounding the sale or premise of disposal influence the value of the assets. Our advice will consist of reporting the highest and best use of the plant and the application of the appropriate standard and premise of value. For example, the value of a plant in continued use is different from its value in piecemeal disposition. Another useful service we provide is the estimation of residual values which are of significant interest to lending institutions, leasing companies and prospective buyers.

Our range of activities encompass industrial plants worldwide in the major industries. We perform appraisals for the following purposes:

Financial Statements
Sale, Purchase and Sale & Leaseback
Listing on Stock Exchanges and Public Offering
Financing and Funding Collateral
Insurance
Restructuring
Lease Financing
Life Cycle Analysis
Portfolio and Internal Management
Due Diligence for Possible Transactions
Dispute Resolution, Litigation Support and Expert Testimony
Tax, Capital Allowances Claims and other Statutory Purposes
Privatization, Mergers and Acquisitions and Joint Ventures

Being a full service valuation company, as and when there is such an instruction we provide integrated reports of the plant by taking account of the real estate component in conjunction with the process plant.

Appraisal practice is today global in nature because of the global interests of multinationals who may have assets spread around different countries. We have have associates in most Asian countries who are our co-valuers and in working with them we are again able to produce integrated report products not piecemeal patchworks. This will aid the client and policy maker to see the property as a whole for his accurate decision making.

In China, it is required that for assets belonging to state owned companies, a Chinese valuation firm will be engaged. In such cases, we act for the foreign joint venture partner in order to complement the appraisal exercise with international valuation standards.

Normally, we execute appraisals according to the Guidance notes issued by the following bodies:

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) issued in the UK
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal (USPAP) issued in the US by the Appraisal Foundation and the American Society of Appraisers
International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) which produces the International Valuation Standards (IVS)

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Real Estate
Specializing in total asset valuation / appraisal services for immense commercial, industrial and retail entities that may have branches throughout the global scene.

Valuations practices including Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Shophouses have led Robert Khan & Co Pte Ltd into multi disciplinary valuation / appraisal including plant & machinery, business appraisals and fine arts.

Robert Khan & Co Pte Ltd had undertaken valuation projects including golf courses, large-scale development projects, land development, offices, retails, industrial, shop-houses, and residential properties. We are also amongst few valuation firms with regional focus particularly in China and Malaysia.

Housing Development Board (HDB) Mortgage Valuation Panel
We are appointed by HDB as a member of their panel of valuers. We carry out valuation of HDB flats for the purpose of obtaining mortgage loan and applying for withdrawal of Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies in the purchase of these properties.

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Fine Arts & Antiques (FA&A)
Personal Property is defined as tangible, movable property that is utilitarian, collectible, decorative or a combination thereof.

Appraisals for the following purposes can be instructed:

Estate tax, insurance, damage claims, sale, donation, dissolution of marriage and equitable distribution.

Personal property can for convenience be divided into three specialties: Antiques and Decorative Arts, Fine Arts and general contents.

Our FA&A experts provide art consultancy advising the selection and purchase of fine arts and antiques to corporates and high net worth individuals.

While we do valuations for all of Personal Property we specialize in the following items:

Chinese Paintings & Fine Art, Antiques & Porcelain
Gold Coins, Dutch Silver Coins, Old Banknotes & Coins
Chinese Antique Furniture
Asian Arts & Crafts
Antique Clocks, Watches, Pens including German & Dutch Clocks & Pocket Watches
Jewellery, Gold & Jade
General Items: ivory, soapstone, crystals, antique lamps, telephones, safes, locks, carpets, old batiks, bronze statues, all kinds of brush pots, Zisha teapots, snuff bottles, Thangkas paintings, enamel & lacquer

Capabilities to value such works and items as follows:

Chinese Paintings, Antiques, Furniture & Porcelain
Gold Coins, Dutch Silver Coins, Old Banknotes & Coins
Asian Arts & Crafts
Clocks, Watches, Pens including German & Dutch Clocks & Pocket Watches
Gold and Platinum Jewelry
Semi Precious Stones Jewelry
General Old Pieces Assets: Ivory, Soapstone, Crystals, Lamps, Telephones, Safes, Locks, Carpets and Old Batiks

Recent appointments for valuation of fine arts include:

Legal firm (purpose: estate duty)
Jewellery in a safe deposit box
Private collector (purpose: sale)
Tiger skin, leopard skin, fox skin, Japanese doll, Kinawasi bird from Irian Barat, Vietnamese furniture set, rosewood altar table, Tui Lian wooden panels, Chinese paintings, wall clock, Shousan stone carving lacquer screens, elephant bone carving, old rosewood dining table with ten matching dining chairs, old rosewood 3-compartment cabinet, Borobodur stone figurines, Sumatran tiger specimen
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Antique black rosewood carving screen with mirror
Private collector (purpose: insurance claim)
Antique table lamp
Yue Hwa Chinese Products Pte Ltd (purpose: dispute resolution)
Porcelain vase, teapot
Private collector (purpose: sale)
Chinese hanging scroll
Private collector (purpose: sale)
Ornamental brass teapots
President's Office (purpose: establish market value)
Gifts of visiting Heads of state and dignitaries
Central Narcotics Bureau (purpose: establish market value)
Jewellery, watches
International Enterprise Singapore (purpose: establish market value)
Collection of paintings and pottery items by South-east Asian and global artists
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Jewelry, watches, porcelain, paintings and furniture
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Paintings, Buddha/monk figurines, Christian figurines, furniture, antique mirror and elm wood carving
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Antique Chinese screen
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Jade bangle
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Vase
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Antique candlesticks
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Teapots
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Paintings
Private collector (purpose: estate duty)
Collection of ceramics, porcelains, jades, snuff bottles, etc
Methodist Welfare Services (purpose: establish market value)
Paintings
Roy Eastern Watch Pte Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (purpose: sale)
Watches
South African High Commission (purpose: establish market value)
Paintings and Sculptures
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Jewellery
Private collector (purpose: damage claims)
Household furniture
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Collectibles
Private collector (purpose: estate duty)
Jewellery and Coins
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Chinese seal
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Bottle vase and stem cup
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Celadon glazed vase and dish
Private collector (purpose: sale)
Jade items and a statue
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
A pair of cufflinks
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Carved jadeite stone bangle
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Roman brass statue and a church bronze bell
Singapore Arts School Ltd (SAS), the company that manages the School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA), set up by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) (purpose: establish market value)
Sculptures by Han Sai Por & Yeo Chee Kiong
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Bracelet
Private collector (purpose: accounting)
Paintings
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Silver candelabra
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Antiques, painting, furniture, etc
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Qing vase
Legal firm
Expert Report On Claims Assessment Of Chinese Paintings
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Rings
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Qing vase
Private collector (purpose: insurance)
Chinese silk clothing and embroidery items (14 nos.)
Private collector (purpose: sale)
Qing Dynasty vase
Private collector (purpose: sale)
Taoist slab
Private collector (purpose: insurance claims)
Damaged personal effects
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Pot, vase and paintings
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Vase
Hotel (purpose: insurance)
Paintings, furniture & fixtures, vases, office /audio equipments, electronic & electrical appliances
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Paintings
Hotel (purpose: sale)
Antiques, Furniture, Paintings & Etc
Private collector (purpose: establish market value)
Vase

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Business & Intangible Assets
We are dedicated to providing accurate business appraisals and appraisals of intellectual properties and intangible assets like trademarks, trade-secrets, brand-names, franchises, software copyrights, patents, client list, non-compete covenants, contract rights, etc.

Our appraisals are prepared for the following subject matters:

Business Sale Preparation
Purchase Price Assessment
Partnership / Shareholder Buy-Outs
Buy / Sell Agreements
Exit Planning
Fairness Opinions
Buy-ins / Capital Infusions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Partnership Dispute
Compulsory Acquisition
Economic Loss
Intellectual Property
Intangible Assets

Our consulting and valuation related services in this area integrates the expertise of the business / financial analyst, intangible asset analyst, engineer, cost surveyor and appraisers of real estate and plant & machinery.

Trademarks, copyrights, patents and goodwill valuations / appraisals increasingly form the bulk of the value of certain enterprises and we have undertaken the valuation of these intangible assets, where appropriate we value the business as a single entity.

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