BV News and Trends December 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
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.
Global BVU News and Trends October 2023
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
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.
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.
IPL business value up 80%, per Houlihan Lokey study
Buoyed by a new media rights deal, the Indian Premier League (IPL) overall business value reached $15.4 billion (in U.S. dollars) in 2023, an increase of 80% over last year’s value of $8.5 billion, according to Houlihan Lokey’s inaugural IPL valuation study.
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.
BVPro adds new guide on valuing fitness clubs
The 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.
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.
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2023 Edition
January 2023 PDF, Softcover (426 pages)
BVR (editor)
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
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.
Data on preowned medical equipment prices
The “BuckheadFMV January 2023 Benchmark Report on Pre-Owned Medical Equipment Prices” is now available.
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.
Holy cow! New York Yankees hit $6 billion in value
That’s what the legendary announcer Phil Rizzuto would be yelling over this news.
‘Eye-opening’ valuations for RIA firms
A review of 2021 M&A activity among registered investment advisors (RIAs) shows that valuations “increased materially, while the median-adjusted EBITDA multiple set a record,” according to the newest edition of “The RIA Deal Room,” an annual study from Advisor Growth Strategies.
Three special BVR workshops in May: energy, estate/gift, and intangibles
The month of May will see BVR webcast three special events.
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, 9th edition.
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.
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2022 Edition
January 2022 PDF (454 pages)
BVR (editor)
Business Valuation Resources, LLC