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21 / February 2020

Delaware Court of Chancery says no to expert’s novel approach to beta calculation

In an appraisal proceeding in which the Delaware Court of Chancery favored the discounted cash flow analysis as the means with which to determine fair value, the court had sharp words for the company expert’s decision to introduce a new way for calculating equity beta. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: shareholder dissent/oppression
Tags: beta discounted cash flow (DCF) expert testimony fair value private company valuation statutory appraisal weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
07 / February 2017

Tennessee dissenters claim Delaware block method is passé

The use of the Delaware block method in Tennessee recently came under attack in a case involving a closely held Nashville, Tenn.-based media company whose controlling shareholders had pursued a squeeze-out merger and later asked the trial court for a judicial appraisal of the dissenting shareholders' interest. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: case law analysis expert testimony fair value proceeding income approach management forecasts market approach shareholder dissent/oppression statutory appraisal action trademark valuation experts valuation method valuation of minority interests
Tags: asset approach Delaware Block Method discounted cash flow (DCF) earnings enterprise value (MVIC) income approach income stream market approach net operating loss projections
03 / January 2017

Chancery relies on income approach to determine fair value in problematic bank merger

In a statutory appraisal action, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently found the deal price did not reflect fair value because the sales process was suboptimal. Certain other methods the parties' experts used also were inadequate to the task, the court said. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: case law analysis expert testimony fair value proceeding going-concern value income approach market approach public company comps shareholder dissent/oppression statutory appraisal action valuation experts valuation method
Tags: arm's length bank valuations capitalization of income approach comparable companies analysis discount rate discounted net income analysis duff & phelps excess capital going concern growth rate guideline company method market approach merger price mergers and acquisitions (M&A) projections statutory appraisal statutory fair value synergy valuation handbook