Substance value method – useful as a supplementary component

The net asset value method is hardly ever used for the valuation of operating companies, except as a basis for determining the of a company whose business operations are not to be continued. The reason why the net asset value method is not relevant for “living” companies is that no assets essential to operations can

Sale or decommissioning? The liquidation value is key measurement

The procedure for calculating the liquidation value of discontinued operations corresponds to the value of all assets at market prices less expenses for marketing. Assets primarily include machinery and equipment, inventories, but also intangible assets such as patents, contracts and other rights, as well as investments and real estate. If the business employs staff, the

The value of intellectual property and IP rights

Intellectual property has a value. This value can be calculated using the same procedure as the and specifically by the .

Valuation of Intellectual Property

Patents, protected trademarks and protected designs are protected intellectual property that has an intangible value. In order to determine the intangible asset value of this intellectual property, it is first necessary to identify which patents, trademarks and designs exist at all, which of them are protected and how effectively they are .  Then one looks

Brand Valuation

The specifics of brand and trademark valuation are defined in the ISD S5 standard. The aim is to determine how great the added value for a company is due to the strength of the brand. Brand strength is derived from the sum of all effects that the brand triggers in customers, suppliers and employees (attractiveness,

Selling a business: how to make it a success

Motivation for a business sale The motivation for a company sale or the sale of a business operation can be different. Strategic reasons come into question. If you determine that a business unit does not fit strategically with your company’s target orientation, you can dispose of this business unit. It is possible that this business

Company sale: Preparation & tasks

If you are planning to sell your company, you should prepare the sales process well. By preparation, we do not mean making an immediate sales effort, but rather making the company “saleable” first. Preparation depends heavily on the goals pursued with the sale of the company. Shareholders seeking a pursue different objectives than shareholders wishing

Succession planning: How to successfully transfer the business

As an entrepreneur, what goals will you pursue when you want to transfer your business to a successor? First of all, you want to get paid for the value you have built up. The proceeds from the sale of the rights to your shares in the company should be your retirement provision. You also want

Sale of a Company or Business Unit from the Portfolio of a Group

As a manager of a group of companies, what goals guide you when you want to sell a company or business? You may want to focus management attention on other businesses. You may want to focus the resources available to the corporate group on other businesses. Perhaps you want to realign your group of companies.

Data room: Advantages and possibilities

Experience from M&A projects suggests that all relevant financial figures, asset lists and existing contracts and insurance policies, as well as any meaningful information about the commercial property, should be completely put together in the preparatory phase and stored in a structured manner in a data room. Until the 2000s, it was common practice to

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