Guides, Books & Special Reports

BVR publications bring you the most up-to-date thought-leadership in the valuation profession with guides, books, and special reports on the most timely topics.

The BVR Private Company Value Benchmark Guide

The BVR Private Company Value Benchmark Guide, 2017-2018 Edition

June 2017 PDF (425 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The BVR Private Company Value Benchmark Guide is a one-of-a kind tool designed specifically for the private equity library. In the guide we aggregate our most meaningful data and analysis and present private company valuations by industry and key financial metrics. Add the guide to your valuation research team today. Learn more >>
$1,995.00
Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert Sixth Edition

Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert, 6th Edition

May 2017 978-1-119-16632-0 Hardcover (1,440 pages)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

The Litigation Services Handbook is the definitive guide for financial experts engaged in litigation services. Attorneys require financial experts now more than ever, and this book provides the guidance you need to provide a high level of service as witness and consultant. Enhance your litigation skills as you delve into the fine points of trial preparation, deposition, and testimony; project authority under examination, and hold up to tough questions under cross-examination.  Learn more >>
$225.00
Discount for Lack of Marketability Guide

Discount for Lack of Marketability Guide and Toolkit

May 2017 PDF

James Hitchner, Jim Alerding, Josh Angell, Kate Morris

Valuation Products & Services

The estimation of a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) is under increased scrutiny by users of valuation reports, the IRS and others. The VPS DLOM Guide and Toolkit by Jim Hitchner, Jim Alerding, Josh Angell, and Kate Morris is designed to provide the information and tools necessary to properly calculate and support a DLOM using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Learn more >>
$199.00
The Business Valuation Bench Book

The Business Valuation Bench Book

April 2017 Hardcover, PDF (134 pages)

Jay Fishman, William Morrison

If you are an attorney or judge navigating business valuation concepts and calculations in financial experts' reports, you'll want this practical reference guide on your bookshelf. The  Business Valuation Bench Book , gives you the guidance and tools to better assess the facts and analysis made by business valuation experts. Written by top financial experts William J. Morrison and Jay E. Fishman this must-have resource addresses fundamental business valuation concepts in an easy-to-use format. Learn more >>
$129.00
What It's Worth: Valuing Oil, Gas, and Alternative Energy Assets Special Report

What It's Worth: Valuing Oil, Gas, and Alternative Energy Assets, Second Edition

April 2017 PDF (187 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The special report, “What It’s Worth: Valuing Oil, Gas, and Alternative Energy Assets, Second Edition” keeps business appraisers, analysts and owners current with the key trends, data, and valuation approaches in this constantly evolving space.  Learn more >>
$199.00
Financial Valuation Workbook, Fourth Edition

Financial Valuation Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises and Tests to Help You Master Financial Valuation, Fourth Edition

April 2017 978-1-119-31234-5 Softcover (480 pages)

James Hitchner

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

The Financial Valuation Workbook cuts the learning curve in half, with practical training for use with any valuation textbook. Packed with tools, resources, and over 300 exercises, this workbook helps novices get a handle on the complex valuation process, while helping more experienced practitioners organize their engagements.  Learn more >>
$65.00
Financial Valuation Applications and Models

Financial Valuation: Applications and Models, + Website, 4th Edition

April 2017 978-1-119-28660-8 Hardcover (1,296 pages)

James Hitchner

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Financial Valuation: Applications and Models provides authoritative reference and practical guidance on the appropriate, defensible way to prepare and present business valuations. With contributions from 30 top experts in the field, this new edition provides an essential resource for those seeking the most up-to-date guidance, with a strong emphasis on applications and models.  Learn more >>
$165.00
Mergers and Acquisitions Basics: The Key Steps of Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Investments, 2nd Edition

Mergers and Acquisitions Basics: The Key Steps of Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Investments, Second Edition

April 2017 978-1-119-27347-9 Hardcover (360 pages)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions Basics provides complete guidance on the M&A process, with in-depth analysis, expert insight, and practical tools for success. This new second edition has been updated to reflect the current M&A landscape, giving busy executives the ideal resource for navigating each step in the process. Veteran executives relate guidelines, lessons learned, and mistakes to avoid as they explain how M&As work, identify the major players, and describe the roles involved in a successful transaction.  Learn more >>
$49.95
Mergerstat Review Cover

FactSet Mergerstat Review, 2017

April 2017 Hardcover, PDF (401 pages)

FactSet Mergerstat

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The FactSet Mergerstat Review is the cornerstone of any mergers and acquisitions library. This must-have resource delivers comprehensive rosters, data and statistics on merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions that involve U.S. companies, including privately held, publicly traded and cross–border transactions, and also lists unit divestitures, management buyouts, and certain asset sales. 
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$299.00
Architecture/Engineering Business Valuation M&A Transaction Study, Fourth Edition

Architecture/Engineering Business Valuation and M&A Transaction Study, Fourth Edition

March 2017 PDF (48 pages)

Rusk O'Brien Gido Partners

Rusk O'Brien Gido Partners

Now in its fourth year, this study examines data from 198 distinct stock transactions collected via a confidential online survey. All data is analyzed and compiled by Rusk O’Brien Gido + Partners’ team of accredited business appraisers — individuals with decades of experience valuing privately held architecture and engineering (A/E) firms. The result is the most comprehensive and reliable study of business valuations and mergers and acquisitions ever published for the A/E and environmental consulting industries. Learn more >>
$399.00
International Valuation Standards 2017

International Valuation Standards 2017

March 2017 PDF, Softcover (110 pages)

International Valuation Standards Council

International Valuation Standards 2017 (IVS) is key guidance for valuation professionals globally. This guidance is published by the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC),  with the goal of underpinning consistency, transparency and confidence in valuations. This latest version brings depth to IVS, as was requested by the organization’s members, including the major accountancy firms and other stakeholders. Learn more >>
$110.00
Business Valuation Update Law Yearbook 2017

Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook, 2017 Edition

February 2017 PDF (250 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook analyzes the year’s most meaningful valuation-related issues in the major courts including marital disputes, breach of contract actions, damages, dissenting shareholder disputes, estate and gift tax cases, federal taxation, intellectual property cases, bankruptcy litigation, and more. Readers learn how debates over economic damages, goodwill, M&A-related appraisals, discounts, and Daubert challenges played out in court during the past year. Learn more >>
$220.00
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2017 Edition

Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2017 Edition

February 2017 PDF (349 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR has you covered with the Business Valuation Update Yearbook 2017. This newest edition from the publishers of Business Valuation Update covers the year’s most groundbreaking and thought-provoking advancements in business valuation including IRC Sec. 2704, DLOM, cost of capital, and more. This critical desktop reference keeps you ahead of your peers with on-the-ground reporting from valuation experts, thought-leaders, and BVR’s editorial team. Learn more >>
$220.00
Narrative and Numbers: The Value of Stories in Business

Narrative and Numbers: The Value of Stories in Business

February 2017 9780231542746 Hardcover (296 pages)

Dr. Aswath Damodaran

Columbia University Press

Through a range of case studies, Narrative and Numbers describes how storytellers can better incorporate and narrate numbers and how number-crunchers can calculate more imaginative models that withstand scrutiny. Damodaran considers Uber's debut and how narrative is key to understanding different valuations.  Learn more >>
$29.95
Milliman 2016-2017 Northwest Executive Compensation Survey

2016-2017 Milliman NW Executive Compensation Survey (PDF)

January 2017 PDF

Milliman

Milliman

The Northwest Executive Compensation Survey provides unique reference information regarding executive compensation practices within 307 Northwest companies.  Learn more >>
$695.00

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