Chris Mercer

MARCH 8, 2023

This post provides a discussion of several implications of the definition of the standard of value known as fair market value. We focus first on the definition of fair market value. We then look at the implications for the so-called “marketability discount for controlling interests.”

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Appraisal Rights

APRIL 9, 2020

Further, while the statute defines “fair value” to eliminate the marketability and minority discounts typically associated with “fair market value” valuations, courts in Illinois have found that “fair market value” is a relevant factor to be considered when determining “fair value.”

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The Mentor Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The value of a partial interest is the net value discounted to reflect the effects of some or all of the following: Minority – discount for lack of control (aka DLOC); minority owner cannot effect compensation; strategic and operational business decisions; dividend and distribution policy; and divestiture alternatives.

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