How Much Does That Team Cost? Valuation of Sports Franchises
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...
read moreWhat Is the Real Value of Carried Interest?
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 company...
read moreHow to Keep Your Intellectual Property Secure
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...
read moreWhat Is a Fairness Opinion?
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 to...
read moreAssessing the Value of Employee Stock Options
Companies grant employee stock options (ESOs) as a form of compensation to align the incentives of employees and shareholders. In addition to aligning incentives, ESOs enable companies to compensate employees without an immediate cash expenditure. Historically,...
read moreIs Restructuring Better than Chapter Filing?
If you've hit a tough spot financially with your business, you may wonder whether it's better to restructure your debt or file bankruptcy and start all over again. The choice is a difficult one, and one that must be approached by carefully considering all sides to...
read moreThe Value of a Patent
A patent is the legal right to specific intellectual property. A patent is granted by a government to an inventor and excludes others from making, using, selling, or importing the invention for a limited time. Patents are granted in exchange for public disclosure of...
read moreAre Your Compensation Plans 409A Compliant?
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC§409A) refers to the treatment of compensation that is not taken in the current tax year, or deferred compensation. Guidance provided by the IRS through Final Regulations published in April 2007 in correspondence to the...
read moreInsider Tips for Handling Your Estate’s Valuation
Valuing an estate is a tricky process. The IRS provides some guidance for individuals required to make a filing for a decedent who has died after December 31, 2012 in its instructions to Form 706 entitled United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax...
read morePower Plant Valuation Trends
One of the major issues facing power plants today relates to the shift toward natural gas. As an increasing amount of residential and commercial properties make a push towards green energy, many power plants are seeing shifts in their long-term outlooks. While the...
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