Principles of Private Firm Valuation

Download or read book Principles of Private Firm Valuation written by Stanley J. Feldman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete explanation of the issues that determine private firmvalue Principles of Private Firm Valuation combines recent academicresearch and practical real-world experience to help readers betterunderstand the multitude of factors that determine private firmvalue. For the financial professional serving private firms-who areincreasingly being called upon to give advice on issues related tofirm valuation and deal structure-this comprehensive guidediscusses critical topics, including how firms create value and howto measure it, valuing control, determining the size of themarketability discount, creating transparency and the implicationsfor value, the value of tax pass-through entities versus a Ccorporation, determining transaction value, and the valuationimplications of FASB 141 (purchase price accounting) and 142(goodwill impairment). Dr. Stanley J. Feldman (Lowell, MA) is Associate Professor ofFinance at Bentley College, where he currently teaches courses incorporate finance with a focus on business valuation and businessstrategy at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He is amember of the FASB Valuation Resource Group and is Chairman andcofounder of Axiom Valuation Solutions.