by Lform Design | Mar 15, 2015 | Business Valuation, Non-Profit, Valuation
The valuation of a for-profit business is relatively straightforward, though the specifics can become quite complicated: it involves the appraisal of assets and the assessment of income and debts to come up with an amount that accurately represents the value of the...
by Lform Design | Feb 25, 2015 | Business Valuation, Valuation
Sports franchises are a very lucrative category of business. According to Forbes, NFL teams are valued in the hundreds of millions even billions of dollars. The Dallas Cowboys, ranked the highest in value of NFL teams, at $3.2 billion. The sports teams that are valued...
by Lform Design | Jan 5, 2015 | Interest, Valuation
Carried interest entitles a private equity fund’s general partner, which itself may be a partnership of several entities or individuals, to receive a share of the fund’s profits, usually after the fund exceeds a certain return. The tricky part comes when a...
by Lform Design | Dec 20, 2014 | Asset Appraisal, Intellectual Property
If you have an idea for an invention, business, or creative endeavor and hope to market it, you will need to take steps to protect your intellectual property. If you do not protect your idea, and subsequently share it with others, it could easily be stolen. In order...
by Lform Design | Nov 12, 2014 | Fairness Opinion, Mergers and Acquisitions, Valuation
In a corporation or large company, important decisions are made every day. To make sure that the decisions that affect the company’s value, like mergers or going private, are fair to all parties involved, qualified business analysts or advisors are commissioned...