Business Valuation Update
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New Meta-Analysis Study Reveals Diminished Size Premium
There have been many studies on the size premium but with conflicting results. Now, the first “meta-analysis” of the size premium provides an estimate that is smaller than what many people believe, according to a new paper.
New Research Paper Joins Call to ‘Let Go’ of the Size Premium
A look at the latest paper that joins mounting academic research over the recent past that shows that the size effect no longer exists—or was never there in the first place.
Ang Offers SSBV Members More Evidence of the Lack of a Size Effect
Clifford Ang (Compass Lexecon), who offered an impassioned plea to a large group from the UK’s Society of Shares and Business Valuers (SSBV), has become one of the leading proponents of eliminating or minimizing the traditional size premia. Ang has written a number of articles on the size effect and has a new book, Applied Valuation, due out early next year.
BV News and Trends March 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends December 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Letter to the Editor: Comments on the Cost of Capital Professional
A user who tested out BVR’s new platform for estimating the cost of capital has some very thought-provoking comments on the use of historical data for the equity risk premium.
Global BV News and Trends June 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BVU News and Trends August 2023
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BVU News and Trends January 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends March 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BVU News and Trends March 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends September 2020
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BVU News and Trends February 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends August 2019
monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends May 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends October 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends March 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends June 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends March 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends April 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends November 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends May 2018
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends February 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends March 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends April 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.