The valuation of customer-related intangible assets is a key element of many business appraisals. These intangibles lack physical substance but are crucial assets for a company's success, often ...

Multi-tiered entities (MTEs) offer businesses a sophisticated organizational structure with multiple layers of ownership and control. But the complex ownership structures and intercompany ...

On 5 March 2025, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the findings of its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets (the “Review”). The Review ...

Financial watchdogs are sharpening their focus on how asset managers value hard-to-price holdings, citing risks from cherry-picking and inconsistent appraisals that can skew fees and reported ...

Operational risk is the silent compounding factor in alternative asset management. When it’s well managed, investors rarely ...

In my last article, I discussed the three kinds of asset performance metrics. Using this knowledge, the next step is to establish your own asset performance management process. While the scale and ...

Learn about acquisition adjustments, their role in M&A premiums, and how they impact asset valuation, depreciation, and corporate taxes.