Definitions for "fairness opinion"
The professional opinion of an investment bank, provided for a fee, regarding...
An investment banker's professional opinion as to the price an acquiring firm is offering in a takeover or merger.
Opinion by an investment bank or valuation firm that a tender offer or restructing transaction is "fair from a financial point of view". Fairness opinions should be read with some skepticism because the issuer is not entirely unbiased and may be the entity which structured the transaction and certain assumptions may have been provided.