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    Physician Practice Acquisitions

    Deal Structuring and Workforce in Place Considerations Under IRC and Stark Law What complications arise when two separate transactions are used to structure an asset sale of a physician practice? The key to compliance is to hit a reasonable middle ground under somewhat competing frameworks, and carefully drafting, documenting, and reporting accordingly. Valuators play a key role not only in establishing and documenting the fair market value of the purchase price, but also the corresponding allocation of corporate versus personal goodwill, including how it relates to the intangible value of workforce in place (WIP).

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    Intangible Brand Values Spark Appraisal Debate—HotelNewsNow.com

    Is Brand Value Best Calculated by Deducting and Capitalizing Franchise and Management Fees?  Or by Weighing Brand Value as a Factor of Revenue?   A debate is swirling in the appraisal community regarding the value of intangibles, most notably brand affiliation, reports Patrick Maycock at HotelNewsNow.com.  While one party holds to a more traditional viewpoint that calculates such intangibles by deducting and capitalizing a property’s franchise and management fees, the other is looking toward a newer approach that weighs brand value as a factor of revenue:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions/Exit Planning - Valuation/Appraisal

    The Value of Brands in M&A

    Acquiring Companies Need to Conduct a Brand Valuation Post-Acquisition to Comply with IFRS.  Here’s Why it Makes Sense to Do it Before the Acquisition.   As all companies complying with IFRS must carry out a brand valuation post acquisition for compliance, there’s a strong argument for carrying out the necessary due diligence and valuation beforehand, explains the marketing director of Intangible Business, in a piece first published in Finance Week.   Valuing brands pre-acquisition helps management determine how much to pay, it can help finance the deal, prepare the team for integration and identify opportunities for the brand. Seeing as…