IVSC

JUNE 12, 2023

Carla has conducted numerous business and asset valuations for a variety of purposes, including purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, M&A, corporate tax restructuring and debt analysis. Carla is a frequent speaker in webinars and conferences on the topics of cost of capital, goodwill impairment and valuation in general.

Risk-free Rate 130

Risk-free Rate Intangible Assets Appraisal Business Valuation 130

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

In a subdued year for global M&A, deal-making in the life sciences industry came in waves, with a busy fourth quarter generating cautious optimism heading into 2024. Big pharma dominated life sciences M&A, with more than two-thirds (69%) of M&A investment coming from big pharma, compared to just 38% in 2022.

Marketability 52

Marketability Equity Private Equity Firm Finance 52

Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In some ways, prep for VC interviews is easier because you don’t have to learn or memorize many technical topics, but in some ways, it’s harder since you have to do lots of firm-specific research. Categories of Venture Capital Interview Questions I would split VC interview questions into 6 main categories. Q: Why venture capital?

Start-ups 59

Start-ups Equity Marketability Terminal Value 59

Brian DeChesare

MAY 11, 2022

There are few topics as heated as age and investment banking. But unlike other controversial topics – crypto, the CFA, or social media censorship – this one rarely generates long-running online arguments. Instead, it mostly produces comments such as: “Am I too old? Do I have any chance if I’m above the age of X?

Banking 98

Banking Start-ups Finance Private Equity Firm 98

Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 9, 2023

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management. In addition, Ms. Pratt and Roger J.

Intangible Assets 40

Intangible Assets Business Valuation Appraisal Finance 40

Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One topic that I’ve never fully explained on this site is the investment banking target school. There are countless references to “target schools” in the articles and interviews, and we assume everyone understands the term. But that’s not always the case, and it gets confusing because target schools differ by region (U.S.

Banking 52

Banking Finance Start-ups Corporate Finance 52