BV News and Trends June 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends June 2023
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Celebrity poses and gestures as protected trademarks
Celebrities are famous for being poseurs, but can their body movements be protected as a trademark, subject to damages for infringement?
Global BV News: New pecking order in celebrity brand value in India
Ranveer Singh has leapfrogged over Virat Kohli to sit at the top of list of most powerful celebrity brands in India, according to Kroll’s “Celebrity Brand Valuation Study 2022: ‘Beyond the Mainstream.’”
BV News and Trends March 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BV News and Trends January 2023
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Values of tech brands have nosedived, per new study
Shifting consumer demand patterns and inflation have taken their toll on the world’s most valuable brands, particularly in the tech sector.
Global BV News and Trends November 2022
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: IVSC issues new paper on brand value
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has released the third in a series of perspective papers on intangible assets.
Latest Inside Look at the ktMINE Royalty Rate Database
“Understand your data” is one of the main tenets of the valuation profession. Brett Schoell gives an up-to-date look at the ktMINE royalty rate database and answers some questions. He is the product lead for ktMINE’s suite of applications, and he supports ktMINE’s transfer pricing and valuation customers.
Corona is still the most valuable beer brand, per Brand Finance study
Corona has retained the No. 1 spot on the list of the world’s most valuable beer brands, according to “Beers 50 2022,” an annual report from Brand Finance.
An Actual Brand Valuation Report a Court Rejected as ‘Speculative’
Text (redacted) of a valuation report for the brand name of a local hotel and resort used in a dissenting shareholder case. Can you spot why the court rejected the valuation as being too speculative?
BV News and Trends June 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
A Bird’s-Eye View of Major Intangible Asset Benchmarks
This is an analysis of over 30,000 intangible assets and the types most prevalent in acquisitions, including asset values, royalty rates/profit margins, and useful lives.
BV News and Trends May 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Twitter’s brand value soared prior to Musk’s bid
The brand value of Twitter increased by 85% to US$5.7 billion this year, even before the takeover attempt by Elon Musk, according to an analysis by Brand Finance.
BV News and Trends April 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Trademark values and useful lives for bikes
The average royalty rate for the trademarks of bikes is 3.8%, according to data from MARKABLES.
‘Key players’ in valuing IP per QYResearch
QYResearch has published a research report on the global market for valuation services for intangible assets.
Apple is still the most valuable brand, per Brand Finance study
Apple has retained the No. 1 spot on the list of the world’s most valuable brands, according to the “Brand Finance Global 500 Report 2022.”
Global BV News and Trends January 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BV News and Trends November 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Article examines brand values, ratios, and multiples
There has been a dramatic shift in the importance of brands in M&A transactions, with the value of customer relations overtaking the brand-value-to-enterprise-value ratio, reveals a new article.
Free model adjusts ROI distortion from missing intangibles
Intangible assets that are “missing” from corporate balance sheets (see prior coverage) distort performance metrics and generally overstates return on capital.
BV News and Trends September 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.