Meet Kroll, a UK business valuation market leader
Duff & Phelps have grown to about 4,800 employees in 30 countries, with a leadership presence in the UK. Much of the growth has been through financial services acquisitions completed by its various private equity owners, including Kroll in 2018.
What’s New and Noteworthy in the DP 2016 Valuation Handbook
It has now been three years since Duff & Phelps (DP) took the baton from Morningstar/Ibbotson (MI) to continue the production of arguably the key resource for cost of capital determinations in business and intellectual property appraisal. The Duff & Phelp ...
Do you use Ibbotson or Duff & Phelps?
Both. That’s the answer provided by Neil Beaton, Stacy Collins, Ron Seigneur, and Dave Dufendach at the final “Hardball” session at the AICPA National BV Conference.
Valuation analysts may over-estimate the company-specific risk premium when valuing small businesses
Ted Israel is one of several valuation practitioners that believe there is strong evidence that the small publicly traded companies that inhabit Ibbotson’s deciles 10y and 10z and Duff & Phelps’s ...
Global BV news: Accounting for currency risk is ‘all about perspective,’ advises Grabowski
It was standing room only in the session conducted by Roger Grabowski (Duff & Phelps) on International Cost of Capital at the ASA’s Advanced Business Valuation conference in Las Vegas.
D&P offers infographic on cost of capital amid COVID-19
Which financial market and economic indicators did Duff & Phelps take into consideration when it arrives at its recommended U.S. equity risk premium and accompanying normalized risk-free rate?
D&P recommended ERP decreases to 5.0%
Duff & Phelps has decreased its recommended U.S. equity risk premium (ERP) from 5.5% to 5.0% for use as of September 5 and thereafter, until further guidance is issued.
Global BV News: Singapore leads dealmaking in region
The total value of M&A, PE/VC investments, and IPOs in Singapore exceeded US$100 billion, up more than 15% compared to 2016, according to the “Transaction Trail Annual Report 2017” from Duff & Phelps.
Global BV News: Industry multiples in India
Duff & Phelps’ fifth edition of its “Industry Multiples India” report for the quarter ended September 2018 provides a detailed overview of the market multiples of companies in 22 major industries in the S&P BSE 500 Index.
Global BV News: Celebrity brand value in India
Virat Kohli, captain of the Indian cricket team and a youth icon, has topped the powerful celebrity brand list of Duff & Phelps for the second year in a row, according to its Celebrity Brand Valuation Report: “The Bold, the Beautiful and the Brilliant.”
Global BV News: European goodwill impairment down 35% in 2017
Total goodwill impairment recorded by European-listed companies in the STOXX® Europe 600 dropped 35%, to €18.5 billion, in 2017, according to the “2018 European Goodwill Impairment Study,” from Duff & Phelps.
European goodwill impairment down 35% in 2017
Total goodwill impairment recorded by European-listed companies in the STOXX® Europe 600 dropped 35%, to €18.5 billion, in 2017, according to the ‘2018 European Goodwill Impairment Study,’ from Duff & Phelps.
Global BV News: Naming rights values in the Premier League
The potential market rates for U.K. stadium naming rights grew to £135.6m in 2017, an increase of over 80% on the 2013 market rates of £74.6m, according to a study by Duff & Phelps.
D&P increases recommended U.S. ERP to 6.0%
Duff & Phelps has increased its recommended U.S. equity risk premium (ERP) from 5.0% to 6.0% for use as of March 25, 2020, according to a client alert.
Global BV News: D&P examines ‘breaking point’ for global firms
Almost half (47%) of alternative investment fund managers polled by Duff & Phelps say that three months is the “breaking point” at which the current economic restrictions impair the ability of businesses to resume business as usual after the lockdown.
D&P reduces recommended U.S. ERP to 5.5%
Duff & Phelps has decreased its recommended U.S. equity risk premium (ERP) from 6.0% to 5.5% for use as of Dec. 9, 2020, according to a client alert.
Global BV News: Kohli scores again with top celebrity brand value in India
Virat Kohli, captain of the India national cricket team, has topped the powerful celebrity brand list of Duff & Phelps for the fourth year in a row, according to its Celebrity Brand Valuation Study 2020: “Embracing the New Normal.”
SRO at first public demo of D&P’s Cost of Capital Navigator
A record-breaking crowd watched as Jim Harrington of Duff & Phelps gave the BV community its very first glimpse of its new Cost of Capital Navigator, an online application that will replace the print versions of the Valuation Handbook series.
Three times is the charm for market factors in cost of capital
Roger Grabowski (Duff & Phelps) believes that the market impact on cost of capital has now hit a “blip” for the third time in history (after November 2008 and May 2010).
Free webinar on using the new industry cost of capital resource
Last week, James Harrington (Duff & Phelps) presented a free one-hour webinar that gave listeners an in-depth look at what's included in the new 2014 Valuation Handbook - Industry Cost of Capital.
Hot M&A market in the staffing industry
In the first quarter of 2016, 36 different buyers completed 37 staffing industry M&A transactions, representing a 48% increase over last year, according to a new report from Duff & Phelps.
Millennials and auto trends in D&P ‘Valuation Insights’ 1Q20
Surprisingly, millennials place a material value on car ownership, and a high percentage expect to make another car purchase in the next five years, according to a recent survey from Duff & Phelps.
D&P lowers U.S. normalized risk-free rate to 2.5%
Duff & Phelps has decreased its recommended U.S. normalized risk-free rate from 3.0% to 2.5% for use as of June 30, 2020, according to a client alert.
Goodwill impairments fell 10% in 2019: D&P study
Total goodwill impairment declined to $71 billion in 2019, down 10% from $78.9 billion in 2018, according to the “2020 U.S. Goodwill Impairment Study” by Duff & Phelps.