About Business Valuation Resources
Every top business valuation firm depends on BVR for authoritative market data, continuing professional education, and expert opinion.  Rely on BVR when your career depends on an unimpeachable business valuation. Our customers include business appraisers, certified public accountants, merger and acquisition professionals, business brokers, lawyers and judges, private equity and venture capitalists, owners and CFO’s, and many others. Founded by Shannon Pratt, BVR’s market databases and analysis have won in the courtroom—and the boardroom—for over a decade. You can find Pratt’s Stats, newsletters, CPE, research reports, teleconferences, books and more on the navigation bar to the left. View our complete 2008 product brochure

In the News...
Astleford has it all: Tax Court decides limited partnership discounts, REIT v. RELP data, and more
On Monday the Tax Court decided Astleford v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2008-128), a new gift tax case of particular interest to business appraisers in valuing family limited partnerships and “layered” real estate holding entities.  “In order to calculate the fair market value of limited partnership interests [the] petitioner transferred as gifts,” the court begins, in a nice summary of the issues: ...we must determine the fair market value of 1,187 acres of Minnesota farmland,... Read more...


What's New at BVR?
Upcoming Teleconference - Measuring Risk, May 19, 2008 Learn More and Register Today
Join Susan Mangiero, Ph.D., AVA, CFA, AIFA, FRM, Aswath Damodaran, Ph.D and Robert T. Slee, CBA in this timely teleconference on Measuring Risk. Listeners will come away with a better understanding of cutting-edge business valuation and litigation support topics, a deeper insight into qualifying and quantifying factors for measuring risk, and the knowledge on how to properly estimate equity risk premiums. Earn three interactive CPE credits for participating.

Now Available! The 2008 edition of the Duff & Phelps, LLC Risk Premium Report Learn More and Order Today
Authored by Roger Grabowski and David King, offers even more defensible cost of capital measures, particularly for small target companies. Duff & Phelps presents historical equity risk premiums (ERPs) and size premiums for 25 size ranked portfolios using 8 alternative measures of company size. The rate of return figures are also adjusted for factors that skew other ERP studies, including the presence of distressed securities in the database, and the impact of firms that delist.

New Mergerstat Offerings! BVR now offers Mergerstat® Review, a comprehensive source for data and analysis on the annual M&A market and Flashwire Monthly, a PDF newsletter that contains valuable M&A statistics and analysis, including the latest activity, deal data by industry, and highlights of the deals shaping business opportunities today. We also continue to offer the Mergerstat®/BVR Control Premium Study™ which has recently undergone improvements including automatically calculating the implied minority discount so you no longer have to calculate it manually. This is done for both individual transactions and for the summary statistics on the search results page.

Register Today ! Using and Abusing Management Projections, August 15, 2008, Lake Tahoe, NV Learn More and Register Today
Join expert Neil Beaton from Grant Thornton at the Hyatt Regency Resort, Spa & Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada for this one-day live training event on Using and Abusing Management Projections. This must-attend event has limited space, so reserve your spot today!

Save the Date! DIVORCE: A Hands-On Workshop for BV Practitioners | Learn More and Register Today!
Presented by: Business Valuation Resources and ASA, September 16-17, 2008, Atlanta, GA
This hands-on workshop – designed with the BV practitioner in mind and developed by Business Valuation Resources and the American Society of Appraisers – brings top talent in the field together to share real experiences and problem solving techniques used in divorce valuations. Benefit from sessions including off-the-record roundtable discussions on how to tackle the most complicated and controversial valuations; top 10 ways spouses depress the value of their business and what to watch out for; divorce and intellectual property—new special concerns for all appraisers; and much, much more! Join keynote speaker Hon. Jacqueline Silberman and conference chairs Jay Fishman and William Morrison, as well as many other experts including: Dr. Ashok Abbott, Cindy Collier, Jim Hitchner, John Johnson, Chris Mercer, Michael Saponara, Allan Mayefsky, and more!

Now Available! Valuing a Business: The Analysis and Appraisal of Closely Held Companies, 5th Ed. View Table of Contents and Order Today
First published in 1981, Valuing a Business is today the world's most widely followed valuation reference. As more professional associations than ever offer valuation education and credentials, this Fifth Edition significantly expands the book's scope and promises to appeal to an even broader market. As an added bonus, with your purchase of the 5th Ed. from BVR, you’ll receive The Best of Shannon Pratt book - a $189.00 value - absolutely free! (Delivered as a PDF via email)

Now Available! Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples Order Today
Introducing the third edition of Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples by Shannon Pratt and Roger Grabowski, with a foreword by Aswath Damodaran. This must-have publication includes a section on using the Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report data on size and fundamental risk, new chapters on cost of capital issues for financial reporting and transfer pricing, an updated discussion of cost of capital in the courts with a comprehensive set of case references, guidance on reconciling cost of capital among various forms of the income approach, and expanded material reconciling the income approach with valuation multiples in the market approach. There are new quotes and citations to relevant material throughout.

2008 Business Reference Guide Online Database & Book Learn More and Order Today
The 2008 Business Reference Guide (BRG), published by the Business Brokerage Press, is the essential guide to pricing businesses. Now available online, users can enjoy all the data they depend on in the BRG with the additional benefit of keyword searching, personalized printing, continual updates throughout the year, and more! With up-to-date rules of thumb and pricing information for 500 types of businesses, the BRG is an essential resource for anyone involved in a privately owned business.

BVR's Special Reports and Annual Guides Learn More and Order Today
BVR's special reports and Annual Guides are the essential reference tools you need to stay current with the state of the profession. We have assembled some of the sharpest minds for these resources!

• Just Published! BVR's Annual Guide to Canadian Valuation Cases
• Just Published! BVR's Annual Guide to Estate & Gift Tax Case Law - For the Business Professional
• Just Published! BVR's Annual Guide to Personal v. Enterprise Goodwill
• Just Published! BVR's Annual Guide to Lost Profits Damages Case Law
• Just Published! Fannon's Annual Guide to the Valuation of Subchapter S Corporations
• Best Seller! BVR's Annual Guide to Fair Value in Shareholder Dissent, Oppression, and Marital Dissolution
• Best Seller! BVR's Annual Guide to Discounts for Lack of Marketability (New Edition - May 2008)

New! Butler Pinkerton Model™ — Total Cost of Equity (TCOE) and Public Company Specific Risk Calculator™ Learn More | Calculate Now | Subscribe
This cutting-edge, new Web-based tool–available exclusively through BVR–objectively quantifies company-specific risk premiums (CSRP) using market-derived empirical support. Yes, you read that correctly. Using Total Beta calculations, Butler and Pinkerton have quantified CSRPs for guideline publicly-traded companies – a first for the business valuation community. Empirical, defensible evidence for publicly-traded stock at your fingertips!

Interact with the Experts and Earn CPE credits! Teleconferences, CPE, CDs, and Transcripts (On Demand Conference Pack).Register for Upcoming Sessions | Buy Past Sessions | Suggest a Topic
Our 100 minute Teleconferences keep you on the cutting edge of the profession.  Earn 2 interactive CPE credits and get the chance to interact with the most preeminent thought-leaders in the industry, such as Jim Hitchner, Chris Mercer, Nancy Fannon, Aswath Damodaran, Jay Fishman, Shannon Pratt, Ron Seigneur, Harold Martin, Gary Trugman, Robert Cimasi, Roger Grabowski, Neil Beaton, Al King, Kevin Yeanoplos, and others.  CDs and transcripts of past sessions are also available. Register for an upcoming conference:

• Measuring Risk (Teleconference - May 19, 2008)
• Transfer Pricing (Teleconference - June 19, 2008)
• Reasonable Compensation (Teleconference - July 9, 2008)
  

BV Firm Marketing Services and Client Newsletters Learn More
There are never enough hours in the day to focus on marketing your firm. While we can't promise to move the hands of time, BVR can help you position your firm so that the precious hours you do devote to marketing drive the best results. We’ll work with you to customize marketing materials and client newesletters that meet your firm’s unique needs – and budget. Let our on-site graphic designers, copywriters, and marketing experts deliver a cost-effective strategy for building your business.

Site License Programs Learn More
Are you always the last one on the list to review pertinent information? A site license program is an easy and efficient way to distribute vital resources to multiple users in different locations, without delay. Guarantee your firm’s success by providing your employees the knowledge they need while saving significantly on subscription costs. Contact Linda Mendenhall at 503-291-7963 ext. 125 or lindam@bvresources.com for pricing details.

1Q2008 Issue Available - Economic Outlook Update™ Learn More | View a Sample Report | Subscribe Today
The Economic Outlook Update™ is a must-have quarterly 10 page update on the national economy that provides excellent support for the economic outlook section of a valuation report. This comprehensive report includes general economic indicators, consumer prices and inflation rate, interest rates, unemployment, consumer spending, the stock and bond markets, construction, manufacturing, future outlook, and more - all ready-to-use in your next valuation report.

BVLibrary.com... Learn more | Subscribe Now
BVLibrary offers the resources you need to defend your valuations, including: all issues (current and historical) of Business Valuation Update™; BVLaw™ (court cases, IRS materials, and statutes); Economic Outlook Update™ (quarterly summary of economic indicators); BVResearch™ (conference presentations, reviewed publications, and transcripts); and Business Valuation Data Directory (searchable listing of products and publishers).

BVMarketData.com and Pratt’s Stats® ... Learn More | Subscribe Now
BVMarketData is the only one-stop source for the leading financial and transactional valuation databases, offering data on the sales of private and public companies, control premiums, minority discounts, and lack of marketability discounts. Also offered are Industry Profiles, Integra’s 5-Year Industry Data Reports, and, Pratt's Stats®, which has surpassed 11,500 transactions!

Business Valuation Update™ ... Learn more | Subscribe Now | View a Sample Issue | BVU Editorial Board
BVU is the leading newsletter in the business valuation profession. It offers the widest range of news, analysis, and expert debate on the most challenging valuation issues. Timely articles by top experts in the profession, court case abstracts, Ibbotson cost of capital updates, and more, guarantees you won't want to miss a single issue.

BVWire | Register Now
Subscribe now to this FREE weekly update to keep current on resources, developments, and key court decisions that are essential to quality valuation reports, testimony, and consulting.