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 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, Business Valuation, Discounts and premiums
Valuing a minority interest in a privately held company can feel like being stuck in the mud! The valuation path is not clear. The conflicting minority interest valuation literature can bog you down. Coincidentally, a minority may also feel stuck in the mud! It is...
by Simon Cook | Jan 10, 2025 | Blog, Business Valuation, Business valuation standards
The updated 2025 International Valuation Standards were published in January 2024 and apply to all valuations from 31 January 2025. The 2025 International Valuation Standards introduce some fundamental changes, including an expanded Glossary, new mandatory...
by Simon Cook | Oct 19, 2023 | Business Valuation, Discounts and premiums
In business valuation illiquidity discounts are used to reflect that in private markets an asset may take time to sell. This illiquidity influences the value of the asset. Option modelling represents a way of estimating valuation illiquidity discounts. The problem of...
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