Sat.Mar 02, 2024

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SEC set to adopt climate disclosure rules on March 6

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Michael Littenburg and Marc Rotter, Ropes & Gray LLP, on Saturday, March 2, 2024 Editor's Note: Michael Littenburg is Partner and Global Chair of the ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Practice, and Marc Rotter is Counsel in the Capital Markets Practice at Ropes & Gray LLP. This post is based on their Ropes & Gray memorandum.

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University of Idaho Needs More Students. Should It Buy an Online School?

NYT M&A

Ahead of an expected drop in enrollment, the institution is looking to buy the University of Phoenix, a for-profit school with a checkered past. Is it worth $550 million?

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Hog Wild Appraisal Problems

ISA

3/2/2024 12:00:00 AM Yesterday I received the following voicemail message: “Potential Client calling from Nashville Suburb. I have a hundred-thousand-dollar hog I need appraised for insurance purposes. That’s what I paid for it so I would expect that it would appraise for that. I have all of the paperwork to show what I paid for it. What would you charge to come out and appraise the hog?

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Comment on Should Property Data Collectors Be Licensed? by Dave

Appraisers Blog

Howard – I don’t mean to be picky, but value is not calculated by the sf! and we all do our best to get as accurate a functional use as we can based on experience and judgment, but I must stress the exact measurement to ANSI 1/10 of an inch particularly with knee walls is a bit ridiculous. We should try not to go down that rabbit hole. This like many USPAP guidance will go by the wayside.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Equipment Appraisals for Tax Reporting

Peak Business Valuation

Who likes overpaying for taxes? To this day, we have not met anyone who does. Most individuals want to pay exactly what they owe in taxes—no more, no less. Equipment appraisals play a crucial role in tax reporting. These valuations provide businesses with the understanding necessary for tax compliance and optimization. They can help businesses navigate the complexities of tax liabilities, deductions, and compliance.

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Comment on Should Property Data Collectors Be Licensed? by Russell Bean

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Howard Wettreich. True they use a different standard. In my area. They have a different standards on counting what is living space especially when it comes to basements. They use a percentage factor depending on the quality of the construction. My State provides the tax assessor manuals and rules on how properties are done on mass appraisals.

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Comment on Should Property Data Collectors Be Licensed? by Dave

Appraisers Blog

Howard – that can only be true if you believe the market behaves and/or recognizes GLA to the 1/10th of an inch. This is a Lyle Rieke FANNIE thing.

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Healthcare investor looks to cash in on pharma outsourcing trend with €1bn-plus sale

Financial Times M&A

GHO Capital has put contract research group FairJourney Biologics up for sale

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Comment on Should Property Data Collectors Be Licensed? by Howard Wettreich

Appraisers Blog

Dave, if your subject is a cape and you use a cape as a comparable when you measure the 2nd floor you lose a lot of GLA if the town doesn’t use ANSI as a measuring method for capes when you can only consider 7-foot ceilings as GLA…is what I mean.

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Unlocking the Influence of Economic Dynamics on Business Valuation: Insights and Practical Examples

Equilest

Explore further to delve into the intricate relationship between economic fluctuations and their effects on determining business worth. Outline of the Article: Introduction to Business Valuation Importance of Business Valuation Factors Affecting Business Valuation Understanding Economic Life Definition and Concept Importance in Business Operations Economic Life and Depreciation Relationship between Economic Life and Depreciation Methods of Depreciation Calculation Impact of Economic Life on Bu

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Comment on Should Property Data Collectors Be Licensed? by Howard Wettreich

Appraisers Blog

Speaking of ANSI…wanna a laugh? Most of the Assessor’s Office I frequent never even hear of ANSI. So, if you’re using the ANSI method for measuring, do you know what method the Assessor is using for above grade living area? Is it “apples to apples?” What if you’re subject is a colonial and you have to use a cape as a comparable, by using the ANSI method might you be skewing the adjustments for sf and ultimately the final opinion of value?

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