The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses Second Edition Set

While the number of companies has declined, the quantity and quality of detailed information available for the transaction method has increased dramatically. This book offers comprehensive direction on the powerful method within the market approach. It includes updated and new data sources. In the new edition, court cases regarding the market approach are presented and analyzed.The workbook to accompany The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses, Second Edition consists of questions and exercises, presented in the same order as the chapters in the book

Shannon P. Pratt, CFA, FASA, MCBA, CM&AA, is the Chairman and CEO of Shannon Pratt Valuations, Inc. a premier business valuation firm located in Portland Oregon, and is the founder and Editor Emeritus of Business Valuation Resources, LLC. Over a distinguished career of close to four decades, he has performed valuation engagements for M&A, ESOPs, gift and estate taxation, marital dissolution, shareholder oppression and dissent, and numerous other purposes. He has conducted numerous fairness and solvency opinions, has testified in a wide variety of federal and state courts across the country, and frequently participates in arbitration and mediation proceedings. Dr. Pratt is one of the most successful and respected authors in his field. He is the author or coauthor of several industry standards, including Valuing a Business: The Analysis and Appraisal of Closely Held Companies, Valuing Small Businesses and Professional Practices, The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses, Standards of Value, Business Valuation and Taxes, The Lawyer's Business Valuation Handbook, and Cost of Capital.