Better. Faster. Free. How Business Intermediaries Can Excel With DealStats (A Free Webinar)
Listing a business with well-researched comps and data-backed analysis gives confidence to both the advisor and business owner. In this special session, designed for business intermediaries and business brokers, learn how to use DealStats (formerly Pratt’s Stats) to identify and analyze comparable private business sales. DealStats has advanced search functionality and built-in analysis tools to take the pain out of doing market research. Join over 10,000 deal professionals who make up the BVR Contributor Network ...
Biz brokers love the market approach
People who regularly buy and sell businesses rely on the market approach much more than traditional valuation experts when valuing a company.
DealStats: The future of comparable M&A transaction analysis is here
Explore the new DealStats platform that's revolutionizing comparable transaction analysis and providing business appraisers an objective reference point when benchmarking or valuing businesses. Learn about how DealStats offers statistics on private and public M&A transactions including valuation multiples, purchase price allocations, and more.
DealStats Ushers in Next Generation of Transaction Data
BVR has revolutionized Pratt’s Stats, the leading private-company transaction database, with the release of DealStats, which merges Pratt’s Stats and Public Stats transactions into one powerful platform.
New DealStats platform is now live!
BVR has officially launched DealStats, which merges Pratt’s Stats and Public Stats transactions into one powerful platform with state-of-the-art search capabilities, additional data fields, easier saving and report generation, and much more.
New DealStats platform getting final touches
BVR is putting the finishing touches on DealStats, which merges Pratt’s Stats and Public Stats transactions into one powerful platform with state-of-the-art search capabilities, additional data fields, easier saving and report generation, and much more.
Free webinar on new DealStats platform
Attend a free one-hour webinar on July 11 that will showcase DealStats, a powerful new platform that combines Pratt’s Stats and Public Stats into one database with enhanced and vastly upgraded features.
Agenda available for ASA Advanced BV Conference
One of the must-attend BV events of the year is the Joint ASA 2018 Advanced Business Valuation and International Appraisers Conference being held in Anaheim, Calif., on October 7-10.
Free webinar on new DealStats platform
Attend a free one-hour webinar on July 11 that will showcase DealStats, a powerful new platform that combines Pratt’s Stats and Public Stats into one database with enhanced and vastly upgraded features.
More details emerge on new DealStats database
A July launch is set for DealStats, a powerful new platform that combines Pratt’s Stats and Public Stats into one database of almost 30,000 private-company and 4,000 public-company transactions.
New advisory board overseeing major overhaul of Pratt’s Stats
Pratt’s Stats, the leading private-company transaction database, is evolving into a brand-new powerful platform with better search capabilities, new data fields, easier report generation, and more with its upgrade to DealStats this July.
BVU News and Trends June 2018
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Newest valuation data for A/E firms
The latest transactional data on the fair market value of businesses in the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industries (A/E firms) is now available in the Architecture/Engineering Business Valuation and M&A Transaction Study, 5th edition.
Valuing paving contractors
BVR just released a new installment in its series of What It’s Worth guides: Valuing Paving Contractors.
Damodaran bares his FANG
Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) gives his update on the trials, tribulations, and valuations of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google—referred to as “FANG” by the professor—in his recent blog post.
Pratt’s Stats Hall of Fame
Pratt’s Stats now lists over 29,000 private-company M&A transactions thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute the data.
Flop film poses unique valuation challenge
A recent bankruptcy-related case in front of the California Court of Appeal raises important questions about how one quantifies the value of a dated piece of art, a film, for which there never was a market in the first place.
Husband’s earlier sale valuation damages his later divorce valuation
At issue in this marital dissolution appeal was the value of husband’s medical practice.
Gardner v. Gardner
At issue in this marital dissolution appeal was the value of husband’s medical practice.
ASA International Appraisal Conference: Winds of Change Part 2 of 2
The ASA International Appraisal Conference held at the Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina on July 14-16 in Tampa, Florida was anything but business as usual this year.
Market data for M&A
How to Use Transactional Databases for M&A , Shannon P. Pratt, The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance , March/April 2002, pp. 71-79. In M&A, it is helpful to compare th ...
Pratt's Stats shows decreasing MVIC/EBITDA multiples
We are interested in knowing how the values of privately held companies in different industries have fluctuated in the last six years, and look at the Pratt's Stats database to find out.