by Simon Cook | Oct 22, 2025 | Blog, Business Valuation
How to value a business? According to the International Valuation Standards there are three Valuation Approaches to value a business: Market Approach, Income Approach and Cost Approach. Within each Valuation Approach there are Valuation Methods. Market Business...
by Simon Cook | Mar 17, 2025 | Blog
Within business valuations, the control premium story changed over thirty years ago, but the application of control premiums still appears to be a controversial matter. The old business valuations control premium story The business valuation control premium story use...
by Simon Cook | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog
How to value a start-up? This article considers the confounding question of how to value a start-up. Valuing a start-up or young company can be problematic. Key problems can include: little or no financial history dependency on key people to make it a success requires...
by Simon Cook | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog, Business Valuation, Discounts and premiums
Within business valuation discounts and premiums are an ongoing source of controversy. But why? What are valuation discounts and premiums? Firstly, what are business valuation discounts and premiums? The International Valuation Standards state that: “In the...
by Simon Cook | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog, Business Valuation, Business valuation methods
The 2025 updated International Valuation Standards were issued earlier in the year and, as ever, the FME business valuation method is no where to be seen.* What has happened to the beloved FME business valuation method? Has it expired, passed on, ceased to be? Why no...
by Simon Cook | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
The International Valuation Standards (IVS) provide some very helpful guidance on the three key business Valuation Approaches and the application of those approaches to the valuation of business interests. Guidance is provided in both the specific Business Valuation...
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