Must an expert’s 10-year old report comply with current BV standards?
“Does a valuation analyst have to update his/her report, which was prepared 10 years ago if s/he has to testify on that report in 2010? Do the current professional standards apply to that report?” Analyst Nilufer Usta posed these questions in a recent discussion on LinkedIn (note: you may have to join the BV Professionals [...]
Direct secondary market sales: the trend continues to build
Direct, secondary market transactions among private equity companies are surging, according a recent survey by PitchBook (co-sponsor of the new PitchBook/BVR Guideline Public Company Comps Tool™). Already, PE investors have completed 56 deals this year—compared to only 45 for all of 2009. These sales accounted for nearly a third (28.1%) of total U.S. exit activity [...]


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