Valuation Q&A for Business Development Companies
Once we understand the investment thesis and portfolio, VRC focuses on their valuation process.
Equity Incentive Awards Based on Total Shareholder Return
Share-based payments have led to boardroom creativity around an equity incentive award’s design, prompting developments in valuation approaches.
Key Value Drivers in Wealth Management Firms
Wealth management is human capital driven, which is measured through the financial operating results of the business.
Understanding Convertible Debt Valuation
At a time of generally low interest rates, convertible notes are alternatives to straight debt securities.
Techniques for Valuing Carried Interest
In receiving value only if a threshold is met, carried interests have an asymmetric payoff similar to a stock option.
Accounting’s 21st Century Challenge: How to Value Intangible Assets
How do you attach a price tag to something you can’t see or touch?
Landmark Decisions: The Valuation Process for Long-lived Assets Learned From the Panama Canal
In 2014, the Panama Canal Authority embarked on a project to obtain a valuation for the locks, dams, power plants, and other structures of the Panama Canal for insurance purposes.
Westlaw Journal, Delaware Corporate: Weak vs. Strong Fairness Opinions
How do board members know they have received a strong fairness opinion? What factors should apply when assessing the opinion’s strength?
PE Q&A: VRC Talks Trends in Valuation and What to Expect in 2016
VRC professionals contribute to Pitchbook’s 2016 Crystal Ball Report.
Accounting Today: Understanding and Valuing S Corporations
After some key court decisions, the process for valuing S Corps has changed.