Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Valuations, M&A and the Private Equity - Corporate Dance
Corporate valuations & the Private Equity - Corporate Dance
Knowing how much to pay for a company was never easy - and the rise of private equity hasn’t helped
Charlotte Moore, Financial Director, 24 Aug 2007
Among the many forms of financial wizardry, valuing companies is a dark art. It combines complex financial skills with the ability to predict the future; it’s an unusual amalgam of statistics and crystal ball gazing.
In this scenario, the entry and growth of private equity firms has enlivened the market even further. Many publicly quoted companies are finding that they lock horns ever more frequently with private equity giants like Blackstone and KKR as their fiscal firepower has increased over the past decade.
Talk to any corporate finance practitioner and the message is resoundingly clear: private equity has shaken up almost every aspect of the M&A market, including the way that acquisitions and disposals are valued...
Read more this report @ Accountancy Age how the corporates and private equity companies are fighting it out in the M&A scene.
Knowing how much to pay for a company was never easy - and the rise of private equity hasn’t helped
Charlotte Moore, Financial Director, 24 Aug 2007
Among the many forms of financial wizardry, valuing companies is a dark art. It combines complex financial skills with the ability to predict the future; it’s an unusual amalgam of statistics and crystal ball gazing.
In this scenario, the entry and growth of private equity firms has enlivened the market even further. Many publicly quoted companies are finding that they lock horns ever more frequently with private equity giants like Blackstone and KKR as their fiscal firepower has increased over the past decade.
Talk to any corporate finance practitioner and the message is resoundingly clear: private equity has shaken up almost every aspect of the M&A market, including the way that acquisitions and disposals are valued...
Read more this report @ Accountancy Age how the corporates and private equity companies are fighting it out in the M&A scene.
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