Art for art’s sake. Money for God’s sake!

Art for art’s sake. Money for God’s sake!

The similarities between valuing and selling a business and valuing and selling art. Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi (“Saviour of the World”) was sold last year for $450 million. $450 million! Only sixty years earlier the painting sold for just $60. Can there be...
Earnings multiple and business valuation

Earnings multiple and business valuation

An earnings multiple may be used to provide a guide to the valuation of a business. The relevant earnings base is multiplied by the earnings multiple to arrive at the business valuation. The earnings multiple reflects the risk attached to future earnings. The lower...
Expert evidence

Expert evidence

\ ˈek-ˌspərt — expert Having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience. \ ˈˈe-və-dən(t)s — evidence Information drawn from personal testimony used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissable as tesimony in a...