by Appraisal Economics | 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 Appraisal Economics | 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 Appraisal Economics | 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 Appraisal Economics | 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...
by Appraisal Economics | Oct 11, 2014 | Stock Options, Valuation
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,...
by Appraisal Economics | Jul 3, 2014 | 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...
