Established in 1986, Equity Development Systems, Ltd. (EDS) is an internationally recognized appraisal review & lending compliance collateral-asset risk management provider, private-equity investor, and mergers & acquisitions advisor.
Equity Development Systems® consists of five principal operating groups: Appraisal Review and Management Systems®, Lending Compliance Systems®, Investment Recovery Systems® and its Investment Recovery Centers of America® unit, and our Private-Equity and M&A Advisory group.
EDS is most active in providing regulatory compliant independent appraisal reviews to commercial banks, and cradle-to-grave collateral-asset life-cycle management services to asset-based lenders and leasing companies.
We specialize in providing appraisal review expert witness and litigation support services to attorneys. And, in handling replevin and special-asset situations for lenders and, the consolidation and disposition of nonessential divisional assets, real and moveable, through corporate divestiture and restructuring transactions for multinational corporations throughout the world.
Our Lending Compliance Systems® unit (Compliance Group) provides U.S. and international Basel regulatory lending compliance programs and collateral-asset life-cycle management services. Our suite-of-services include: Transactional Due Diligence, Design-Implement-Manage Appraisal Review and Appraisal Management and Environmental Review Lending Compliance Programs, Independent Auditing, Feasibility Studies, Credit Analysis and Analytics, Workouts, Collateral-Asset Field Inspections and Tagging, UCC Filing Preparation, On Site Compliance Inspections, Interim and Crisis Management and Keeper Services, Litigation Support, and Investment—Asset Recovery and Remarketing.
The Appraisal Review and Management Systems® (ARMS) Group provides U.S. regulatory (FRB/FDIC/OCC/OTS/NCUA) compliant independent appraisal reviews for lenders and the financial services industry as well as in litigation support, and arbitration and mediation services for attorneys, courts, and government agencies. Our Appraisal Reviews, Appraisal Management Programs, Appraisal Risk Management Analyses, Fairness Opinions, and Appraisal Expert Witness services are provided by our multi-disciplined senior appraisers holding international accreditation with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).
EDS’ Investment Recovery Systems® unit (Recovery Group) is a global leader in providing investment—asset recovery and replevin services to multinational corporations and lenders. Our Recovery Group specializes in handling the disposition of contentious replevin and environmentally-sensitive-special-asset situations. EDS’ award winning environmentally related special-asset services have earned EDS the distinction of being the only company of its kind that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) allows to conduct investment—asset recovery activities on Superfund Sites. Additionally, EDS is pleased to provide Keeper services to the United States Marshal Service for assets in seizure.
EDS’ Recovery Group’s Investment Recovery Centers of America® section (Recovery Centers) owns/operates strategically located multipurpose venues for the storage and remarketing of recovered assets. Our full service Recovery Centers fulfill EDS’ unique capacity to immediately marshal our client’s recovered moveable assets, land and marine, to our secure facilities for disposition. EDS’ flagship Recovery Center is the Port of Slidell in Slidell, Louisiana (Greater Gulf South, USA).
EDS’ Private-Equity unit (Investment Group) invests in people and we regard our portfolio companies as family. While we do not limit our investments to any particular industry or sector, our investment portfolio is most active in Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), pharmaceuticals, and in national security and defense related infrastructure construction. As turnaround specialists, we are particularly attracted to and skilled at investing in troubled assets and turnaround situations.
Our Mergers & Acquisitions advisory group specializes in value-creating advice and services to emerging and troubled companies. EDS’ strategic alliances and associations with multinational pharmaceutical giants, U.S. Government agencies, and major Wall Street investment banks provide our client’s unique access to industry and government leaders, and global financial markets and comprehensive investment banking services.
Equity Development Systems, Ltd., is a relationship driven firm. We build lasting relationships based on performance and in our ability to provide our client’s with a broad range of value-creating services. Working closely together, our groups provide unparalleled advice and service on a global basis. EDS is distinguished by its unique industry expertise and its success in forming long term working relationships with its clients.
