April, 2020

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COVID-19: Impacts a Pandemic Will Have on the Value of Your Business and Considerations You Should Make Now

Shuster & Co.

As the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe, markets are marked by uncertainty and extreme volatility. For many business owners and shareholders, this uncertainty is causing high levels of concern related to business valuations – especially in light of the high number of transactions and deals that are currently stalled for the foreseeable future.

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Careers in Finance with Pornphen Chuleeprasert

Andrew Stolz

Pornphen Chuleeprasert is an experienced Portfolio Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. She’s skilled in Research, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Management, and Microsoft Word. . Pornphen is also a strong finance professional with a Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) focused on MSc Finance from Imperial College Business School.

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Appraisal Rights as Part of the Decision Where to Incorporate: Firm Compares Florida and Delaware

Appraisal Rights

We’ve previously written about how appraisal rights are a factor considered by deal-makers during the merger process, as well as by in-house counsel and other professionals involved in mergers: but are appraisal rights part of the decision-process when deciding where to incorporate? Perhaps they should be, as one writer has compared the appraisal regimes in Delaware and Florida , comparing and contrasting the two regimes with an eye towards those deciding between Delaware and Florida as a place

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Distressed Acquisitions – Key Considerations

Shephard Mullin M&A

The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing an unprecedented negative impact on businesses around the globe in nearly every sector of the economy. Both the US Government as well as Foreign Governments have and will continue to provide short- and long-term financial support to these businesses. However, this financial assistance will not be available to every business, nor will it be adequate in all instances to offset decreased revenue resulting directly and indirectly from the pandemic.

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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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How to Value Your Business – Asset Approach

Biz Worth

Certified Business Valuators utilize three approaches when valuing your business. Here we do an in depth review of the Asset Approach which provides a way of determining an indication of value of a business based on the value of the assets net of liabilities. The post How to Value Your Business – Asset Approach appeared first on BizWorth.

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Protect Your Business from Financial Fraud: COVID-19

Quantive

It’s another day of the COVID-19 lockdown—day 11, 18, 43? You’ve lost count. You brew some coffee and pull out your phone, already wincing at what the day’s news might bring. But instead of headlines, the first thing you see is an email. It appears to be from Bank of America, offering you a $250,000 […].

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Careers in Finance with Voragorn Sinlapamongkolkun

Andrew Stolz

Voragorn Sinlapamongkolkun is an experienced investor with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He is skilled in Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, Derivatives, Financial Services, and Capital Markets. Voragorn is a strong marketing professional with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) focused on Finance and Marketing from Thammasat University.

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Appraisal in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Renegotiation of Deals on Buyer-Friendly Terms Should Lead to an Increase in the Exercise of Appraisal Rights

Appraisal Rights

As COVID-19 continues to cause uncertainty in M&A transactions, investors should have a heightened interest in pursuing the rights available to them, including appraisal and inspection rights. For instance, the Harvard Law Forum expects that buyers who agreed on transaction terms at pre-COVID-19 valuations might seek to terminate those transactions or renegotiate the price point prior to closing, and attempt to do so without incurring liability.

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An Accountant’s View of Divorce-Related Tax Issues

Shuster & Co.

Dividing assets and property fairly is one of the most contentious processes in many divorces. Beyond the standard question of who gets what, it’s essential to recognize that the division of these assets can often have tax implications, which is why it is usually recommended to consult with a divorce tax accountant early in the proceedings. Here are some of the most common tax-related issues that come up during a divorce.

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How to Value Your Business – Income Approach (Part I)

Biz Worth

Certified Business Valuators utilize three approaches when valuing your business. Here we do an in depth review of the Income Approach which provides a way of determining an indication of value of a business using one or more methods that convert anticipated economic benefits into a present single amount. Part 1 focuses on the Capitalization of Earnings method and provides an example of a business that was valued using this method.

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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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How to Manage Cash Flow in a COVID-19 World

Quantive

Does your business have enough to make it through the next month? How about the next six months? As the world grapples with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, organizations are operating on a long and uncertain timeline—and facing significant cash flow issues. The virus has shut down cities, upended supply chains, forced teams to go remote, […].

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Asset Manager Reaffirms: Vote FOR Appraisal

Appraisal Rights

We previously posted about Domini Investment Trust’s proxy guidelines in favor of appraisal – the 2020 version reaffirms prior guidance , indicating Domini will “[v]ote for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of appraisal.”.

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Value and Growth Investing: Finding the Best of Both Worlds

Andrew Stolz

This is a Valuation Master Class student essay by Kontee Siravongtanawadi from January 16, 2020. Kontee wrote this essay in Module 2 of the Valuation Master Class. Growth investing is an investment style that focuses on seeking investments in companies that have high growth potential in their size and position in their industry. Meanwhile, value investing is an investment strategy that seeks returns through the discovery of undervalued stocks as well as finding a margin of safety.

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The Relationship Between the Yield Curve And the Stock Market

Andrew Stolz

This is a Valuation Master Class student essay by Teeradon Piyakiattisuk from May 9, 2019. Teeradon wrote this essay in Module 3 and has since completed all five modules of the Valuation Master Class. The yield curve is a line that plots the bond yields at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality against their maturities. The curve shows the relation between the interest rate and the time to maturity.

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Mastering Intent Data: Understanding its Importance & Best Practices

Speaker: Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union

In this webinar, Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union and business strategist, will take you through the ABCs of intent data. You'll learn how to effectively use it to drive business results, with practical tips on how to leverage both company and contact intent data to maximize your marketing efforts. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just getting started, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.

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Careers in Finance with Tanya Thourani

Andrew Stolz

Tanya Thourani is an accomplished Project Manager and an ex-Software Developer who excels at using agile methodologies, DevOps and cutting edge investment technologies for process improvement, data capabilities and service delivery. Some of the valuable insights Tanya shared: Start by developing interest. Then take a course to understand how finance works.

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Guest Post: Illinois Appraisal and Valuation Rights: An Overview

Appraisal Rights

In Illinois, a shareholder has the right to dissent from certain corporate actions such as a merger, sale of substantially all of the company’s assets or organizational changes that materially and adversely affect shareholder rights. 805 ILCS 5/11.65(a). A corporation that takes an action giving rise to the right to dissent must provide shareholders with a statement of value of the company’s shares in addition to certain corporate financial statements. 805 ILCS 5/11.70(a).

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Leveraged Buyouts

Andrew Stolz

This is a Valuation Master Class student essay by Jana Kristofova from October 4, 2018. Jana wrote this essay in Module 4 and has since completed all five modules of the Valuation Master Class. Leveraged Buyout (“LBO”) is a quite common term in Corporate Finance field. It refers to acquiring a company (or its part) and financing it with debt. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of LBO transaction and its main features and in the end, a successful LBO story is mentioned and lessons l

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Moving Your Accounting Offsite ASAP- and Fractionalizing It

Quantive

COVID-19: How to Go Virtual and Move Your Business Accounting Offsite ASAP Sixty-two percent. That’s how many businesses lacked an emergency plan as of September 2019, according to Ready.gov. Now, just a few months later, we know the real cost of unpreparedness. As the world wages war against the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, untold numbers of […].

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Guest Post: Dawn of a new era under Zimbabwean Company law – Appraisal rights as a mechanism for the protection of minority shareholder rights

Appraisal Rights

Summary. Appraisal rights are a novel concept which were introduced into our law in 2019 through the Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Chapter. The Act became effective on the 14 th of February 2020. Fair value remains an unsettled concept under the law and case law will have to develop it. Appraisal rights have been introduced to protect minority shareholders in companies.