Valuation Methods and Shareholder Value Creation (Hardcover)

Corporate valuation underlies the interrelationship between corporate strategy, financial analysis and financial management. Acquisitions, mergers, ESOPs and private placements are becoming increasingly common in the middle-market as investment banks and non-bank entities become players in the field. Managers and financial professionals need to become conversant in corporate valuation methods in order to expand their relationships with customers and to create profitable opportunities for their organization.;This text provides a catalogue of valuation tools, together with guidance on analyzing and valuing a business. The author breaks down the topic to provide advice for any business, no matter how complex. He presents eight different methods of firm valuation and discusses the benefits and limitations of each method, supporting this information with examples from international markets.