BV News and Trends April 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
A ‘Radical’ Market Data Approach to Startup Valuations
Michael Blake (Brady Ware & Co.) has issued a challenge to appraisers of early-stage companies: add rationality to valuing startups by relying more heavily on market inputs. The income approach is not always effective in prerevenue situations, so Blake turns to guideline public-company and transaction method alternatives.
BV News and Trends March 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Hitchner’s primer on three transaction databases
“Read the instructions” to transactional databases is the advice Jim Hitchner (Financial Valuation Advisors) stressed several times in the February 2022 issue of Hardball With Hitchner.
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2021
Thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute data, DealStats is the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
Colleagues Pay Tribute to Shannon Pratt
A few words of tribute and remembrances about Shannon Pratt, who passed away recently at age 88.
Video available of Shannon Pratt memorial service
A memorial service for Shannon Pratt was held January 6 at Valley Community Presbyterian Church in Portland, Ore.
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2022 Edition
January 2022 PDF (454 pages)
BVR (editor)
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
Takeaways from an interview with Duff & Phelps
The International Valuation Standard Council (IVSC) recently interviewed David Larsen, Srividya Gopal, and James Gavin, managing directors at Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business, about their perspectives on current issues facing the valuation profession.
Memories and condolences for Shannon Pratt
Postings have started to appear on the obituary page for Shannon Pratt, who passed away November 26 at age 88.
Celebration of Life planned for Shannon Pratt
In the last issue, we shared the sad news that Shannon Pratt, a giant in the business valuation profession, had passed away.
BV pioneer and legend Shannon Pratt passes away
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Shannon Pratt, who died over this past weekend at age 88.
BV News and Trends November 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends October 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Newest What It’s Worth guide examines insurance agencies
What makes insurance agencies and brokerages tick? How are changes in the industry impacting firms?
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2020
Thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute data, DealStats is the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
2021 EBITDA multiples down slightly, per DealStats
Despite the vaccination rollout starting in the first quarter of 2021, EBITDA multiples ticked slightly lower, to 3.8x, according to BVR’s DealStats Value Index (DVI) report for 2Q 2021.
How Did the Pandemic Impact EBITDA Multiples in 2020? Explore a 12-Month Snapshot in the DealStats Value Index
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting a stranglehold on the U.S. economy for most of 2020 and causing an unprecedented economic impact on small businesses, DealStats Value Index (DVI) captured the 12-month snapshot on how earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) multiples have trended.
New Study Analyzes Earnout Data in DealStats
What the BVR DealStats database reveals about the nature of earnouts, keeping in mind the fact that the pandemic has affected some industries far greater than a “normal” recession.
BV News and Trends May 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends April 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Updated DealStats Companion Guide now available
The DealStats public- and private-transaction database has a newly revised Companion Guide that reflects updated charts, graphs, and exhibits.
Reliable Valuations for Small and Medium Enterprise: M&A Methods Win
If you have been involved in an M&A transaction and seen how different the M&A model is from the buildup method with public data, have you ever wondered why the M&A model isn’t a key valuation approach or wondered how M&A data differ in character from public market data? In this seminar, Jim Lisi explains why the M&A model with private data is the more reliable approach. The difference between deal data for whole companies ...
2020 EBITDA multiples rebound, per DealStats
In 2Q20, EBITDA multiples (median selling price/EBITDA) across all industries dropped to 3.7x as deal activity almost came to a halt, according to BVR’s DealStats Value Index (DVI) report for 1Q 2021.
BVU News and Trends January 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.