BV News and Trends May 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends April 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Some wine with that valuation?
Very few attendees at a recent webinar had ever done a valuation of a winery.
BV News and Trends March 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Preorder alert: FactSet Review 2024
The 2024 edition of the FactSet Review (formerly known as the FactSet Mergerstat Review) is now available for preorder.
Kroll examines the staffing industry
Here are a few insights on the North American staffing and human capital industry from Kroll.
New issue of Willamette’s Perspectives is released
The January 2024 issue of the quarterly digital publication Perspectives, from Willamette Management Associates, has been released.
BV News and Trends January 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2023
Business brokers and other intermediaries generously contribute data to DealStats, making it the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
BV News and Trends December 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Need to value a stadium seat license?
Often overlooked by estate professionals or dismissed as having no value, sports stadium seat licenses have an active public market that can be used as a starting point for a valuation, according to Jackson Crispin (Willamette Management Associates) in a recent article.
BV News and Trends November 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends November 2023
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
New issue of Willamette’s Perspectives is released
The October 2023 issue of the quarterly digital publication Perspectives, from Willamette Management Associates, has been released.
BVPro adds new guide on valuing jewelry stores
BVR’s BVResearch Pro platform adds new content continually to its collection of over 20,000 articles, books, special reports, court case digests, webinar transcripts, and more.
BV News and Trends October 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Any impact to multiples from Section 174 changes? Not in this industry
The tax code’s Section 174 requires research and experimentation (R&E) expenses to be capitalized and written off over time.
BV News and Trends September 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BIZCOMPS being upgraded with new platform
Users of BIZCOMPS will soon see a new look to the database of small private-company transactions.
Private-company EBITDA multiples up in 2Q2023
After a downward slide in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, the median selling price-to-EBITDA multiple has jumped to 4.0x in the second quarter of 2023 (see the graph below), according to the latest issue of the DealStats Value Index (DVI).
BV News and Trends August 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVR-supported research examines small-firm M&A valuations
Using the DealStats database, M&A advisor Ray Johnson (Exit Experts) conducted a study to examine how various financial factors influence acquisition valuations for small businesses.
Second issue of Willamette’s Perspectives is released
The second issue of a new quarterly digital publication from Willamette Management Associates, Perspectives, has been released, and you can access it if you click here.
Private-company EBITDA multiples down again in 1Q2023
After a rebound in the third quarter of 2022, EBITDA multiples continue to drop.
BV News and Trends June 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.