by Simon Cook | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog
Valuing a start-up or young company can be problematic. Key problems can include: little or no financial history dependency on key people to make it a success requires private capital to survive making little or no revenue and likely loss making Another key issue is...
by Simon Cook | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog
Within the business valuation profession, discounts and premiums are an ongoing source of controversy. But why? What are discounts and premiums? Firstly, what are discounts and premiums? The International Valuation Standards state that: “In the market approach,...
by Simon Cook | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog
The 2025 updated International Valuation Standards were issued earlier in the year and, as ever, the FME business valuation method is no where to be seen.* What has happened to the beloved FME business valuation method? Has it expired, passed on, ceased to be? Why no...
by Simon Cook | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
The International Valuation Standards (IVS) provide some very helpful guidance on the three key Valuation Approaches and the application of those approaches to the valuation of businesses and business interests. Guidance is provided in both the specific Business...
by Simon Cook | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
The ATO provides comprehensive guidelines about who can prepare and what the Commissioner expects to see in a business valuation report for tax purposes. Can the International Valuation Standards (IVS) be helpful in meeting the Commissioner’s expectations? Who...
by Simon Cook | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
A minority investor in a privately held company, brings to my mind being stuck in the mud! It is likely to be a slow process finding a buyer and there is probably little they can do to influence cash flows. Coincidentally, valuing a minority interest in a privately...
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