FAQs posted for new cost of capital platform
A set of FAQs for BVR’s Cost of Capital Professional (CCP) has been added to the webpage that explains the new independent service for estimating the cost of equity.
Board of advisors shapes up for BVR’s new cost of capital platform
Experts from the who’s who of the business valuation world have joined the advisory board for BVR’s Cost of Capital Professional (CCP), the new independent service for estimating the cost of equity.
BVR to Launch New Platform for Estimating the Cost of Capital
The time is right for a simple, independent service to augment each appraiser’s own professional judgment and his or her other research when estimating the cost of capital. A free trial period begins in November, and feedback is requested.
BVR christens new platform for estimating the cost of capital
The Cost of Capital Professional is the name chosen for BVR’s new, simple, independent service for estimating the cost of equity.
BVR to launch new platform for estimating the cost of capital
Business valuation experts will soon have an additional option for estimating the cost of equity.
Global BVU News and Trends May 2018
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BVU News and Trends May 2018
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
D&P answers (more) questions on the Navigator
Duff & Phelps did a fine job fielding another barrage of probing questions about its new Cost of Capital Navigator during a free webinar (watch a replay here).
Free webinar on Cost of Capital Navigator Q&As
The huge audience at our webinar on the Duff & Phelps Cost of Capital Navigator had so many good questions that we ran out of time, so there will be a free webinar on March 29 with Jim Harrington of D&P.
Explaining BV to clients
An article gives some tips on how to have preliminary discussions with business owners about the valuation process and how it works.
Court Credits Debtor’s Asset Valuations but Rejects Chapter 11 Plan
Court finds debtor is hopelessly insolvent; court values two types of oil and gas assets under NAV and precedent transaction analyses, respectively, finding, in terms of NAV analysis, debtor’s expert is more credible on issues of pricing, forecasting, risking, and predicting costs.
In re Breitburn Energy Partners LP
Court finds debtor is hopelessly insolvent; court values two types of oil and gas assets under NAV and precedent transaction analyses, respectively, finding, in terms of NAV analysis, debtor’s expert is more credible on issues of pricing, forecasting, risking, and predicting costs.
Court adheres to earlier ESOP liability and damages rulings
In a controversial ESOP case that turned on the trustee’s oversight of the pretransaction valuation work, the defendant trustee recently filed a motion for reconsideration. It argued the court had committed errors related to its liability and damages findings. Although the court owned up to some mistakes, including a misunderstanding of the concept of beta, it ultimately stuck to its earlier decision.
Another ESOP trustee in trouble over valuation
For the second time in March 2017, a court found an ESOP trustee liable for causing the plan to overpay. The most recent decision chronicles in exhaustive detail how the trustee failed the plan in terms of ensuring that no more than fair market value would be paid for the seller’s shares.
