BV News and Trends April 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends April 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Damodaran Looks at Intangibles—and Tosses Some Dynamite
It is always a pleasure to listen to Aswath Damodaran (Stern School of Business, New York University) talk about valuation. BVR invited him to do a webinar on intangibles, and he didn’t disappoint, giving his perspective and dropping a few bombshells in his inimitable style.
Global BVU News and Trends March 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: ValuAsia Connect launches inaugural webinar (on ESG)
A new webinar series on valuations in Asia will have its first program on March 21 at 2:00 p.m. (Singapore time) on the topic of environment, social, and governance (ESG) factors and the regulatory environment that should be considered when valuing a business, asset, or liability.
Global BV News: Task force pushes for more reporting of brand value
“International accounting standards should not prevent internally developed brand related-IP from being reported as intangible assets,” according to a task force formed by the International Trademark Association (INTA).
NVIDIA is the world’s fasting-growing brand, per Brand Finance report
There has been a significant gain in brand value among companies that have heavily invested in artificial intelligence (AI), with NVIDIA now the world’s fastest-growing brand (up 163% to $44.5 billion), according to the “Brand Finance Global 500 2024” report.
Global BVU News and Trends January 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BV News and Trends December 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BV News: Global ‘key players’ in valuing intangibles per QYResearch
QYResearch has published an updated research report on the global market for valuation services for intangible assets.
What’s the ‘Barbie buzz’ worth?
Having a product prominently displayed in a hit movie has value—but how much?
Damodaran values Birkenstock’s intangibles
He doesn’t care for its sandals, but Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) has taken a great interest in valuing the intangibles of footwear company Birkenstock.
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.