BV News and Trends November 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Histograms added to DealStats’ visual output
A new feature has been added to the DealStats database to help visualize the distribution of data from a selected set of comparable companies.
Tomorrow! ASA webinar on DealStats
“Know your data” is a maxim for all valuation specialists. BVR’s chief data officer, Adam Manson, will conduct a one-hour webinar to explain the ins and outs of the DealStats transactions database for the American Society of Appraisers tomorrow, October 10.
IPCPL resurfaces during NACVA AVW broadcast
“It’s one of the most insightful things I’ve seen in private company business valuation ever,” said Malcolm McLelland, Ph.D., during a recent NACVA Around the Valuation World webcast.
DealStats now includes Pure Play MVIC
In response to user requests, the DealStats database now includes a new feature: Pure Play MVIC (PPMVIC) prices and multiples.
BV News and Trends March 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 October 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Private Equity Roll Up of Professional Practices Valuation Considerations
This webinar transcript focuses on private equity roll-up acquisitions of professional practices and the possible effect of these transactions on business valuation.
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.
BV News and Trends June 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends April 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends March 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
New Deal Alert feature in DealStats
In response to user feedback, DealStats has added a Deal Alert feature that allows you to receive notifications when new transactions are added to DealStats, based on your specific saved search parameters.
BIZCOMPS now has over 15,000 transactions
A new infographic shows that BIZCOMPS, the database of sales transactions involving small “Main Street” private companies, now includes over 15,165 deals.
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2022
Thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute data, DealStats is the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
Probing Questions Valuers Will Face About Their Guideline Transaction Analysis
Here are the questions a trier of fact (or other reviewer) will ask the analyst about his or her guideline transactions method. Includes a worksheet judges use to compare the work of two opposing 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.
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.
BV News and Trends October 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
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.
BV News and Trends May 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.
BVU News and Trends November 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends October 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.