M&A activity has accelerated substantially in 2014 following the financial crisis.  When an acquisition proposal is being weighed, there needs to be a thorough vetting of the buyer’s shares.  A fairness opinion evaluates the investment merits of the shares before and after a transaction is consummated says Jeff K. Davis, CFA with Mercer Capital.  This article discusses the key questions you need to ask about the buyer’s shares. [button color=”blue” link=”http://mercercapital.com/financialreportingblog/fairness-opinions-evaluating-buyers-shares/” target=”_blank” font=”arial” align=”left”]To learn more about fairness opinions, click here.[/button] This article is republished from Mercer Capital’s Financial Reporting Blog. It is reprinted with permission. To subscribe to the…