Forty percent of valuation experts use the annual “Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Report” for estimating small private-company cost of capital, according to a BVWire poll. To produce the report, Pepperdine conducts an annual survey of expected rates of return of investors and lenders with respect to private companies. This year’s survey is now open, and input is sought from anyone involved in the funding of private businesses, including funding providers, recipients, investors, intermediaries, and advisors. The information you provide is confidential. The direct link to the survey is pepperdine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1yTdYavRHjHUO22?region=34582&spl=NB1.

Extra: David Coffman (Business Valuations & Strategies PC) has used the Pepperdine reports in hundreds of valuations without being subject to any significant challenges. He will conduct a webinar, Valuing Small Owner-Operated Business, today, Wednesday, January 26.