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Precedent Transaction Analysis: How It Works and Limitations
What acquirers have actually paid to buy control of similar companies, and how to turn that into a defensible valuation, including the control premium, the screening criteria, and where the method breaks down.
Comparable Company Analysis (CCA): Method, Steps and When It's Used
How comparable company analysis actually works: picking a genuine peer group, choosing the right multiples, and a full worked example showing how a range of values comes out the other end.
Liquidity Preference Theory: Meaning, Assumptions, Types and Importance
Keynes' liquidity preference theory, explained the way it's actually tested and used: the three motives for holding money, the theory's key assumptions, and why it still shapes the interest-rate environment behind every discount rate.
Valuation Opinion: What It Is, When It’s Required & What It Contains
What a valuation opinion actually is, when one is required, how it differs from a fairness or solvency opinion, and why who's paid what — and when — affects how much you can trust the conclusion.
Valuation Expert vs Financial Consultant: Key Differences
Valuation expert or financial consultant — what each one actually does, the credentials worth checking for (CVA, ASA, ABV, RICS), and which one your specific situation needs.
How to Read a Valuation Report: Key Sections, Assumptions and Red Flags
How to critically read a valuation report — the different report types (409A, DCF, portfolio, private placement, 11UA), a worked example of how one weak assumption nearly triples a conclusion, and the red flags to check.