Business valuation is the process of estimating the value of a business or company. It is often used for mergers or ...

August 30, 2022 - The economic valuation of trade secret assets has perplexed the intellectual property bar for years. This perplexity emanates from the economic and legal aspects of a trade secret ...

With regulatory scrutiny and shifting industry dynamics, buyers and sellers must adopt a sophisticated approach to maximize ...

The following column is written by Andrew D. Galbraith, CFA, MBA, director with HealthCare Appraisers. Accounting Standard Codification 350 – Intangibles, Goodwill and Other Indefinite Lived Assets ...

The Google/Motorola Mobility (MMI) acquisition (2011) [2] represents one of the largest and better-known intellectual property (IP)-driven acquisitions. The consensus around this US$12.5 billion deal ...

When taking an asset-based approach to valuing a company, most financial professionals would agree that determining the market value for a company's tangible assets is pretty easy. Cash is cash.

Intangible assets have become increasingly important in the modern economy, yet many funds still prioritize book value. Traditionally, businesses have been valued based on their book value, which is ...

Multi-tiered entities (MTEs) offer businesses a sophisticated organizational structure with multiple layers of ownership and control. But the complex ownership structures and intercompany ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lien De Pau, founder of The Big Exit. Sell your biz for max value. For small business owners, profit matters a lot. It's more than ...

Imagine you’re looking to buy a new home. You probably wouldn’t start by calculating the present value of every future hour of comfort the house might provide. Instead, you would look at what the ...