• Mergers and Acquisitions/Exit Planning - QuickRead Top Story - Valuation/Appraisal

    Is Your Deal Fair—and Safe? When to Get a Fairness or Solvency Opinion

    In a complex transaction, closing the deal is only part of the challenge. Boards, special committees, executives, and counsel also need confidence that the process is sound, the economics are supportable, and the decision can withstand scrutiny after closing. The author shares when to get a fairness or solvency opinion. In a complex transaction, closing the deal is only part of the challenge. Boards, special committees, executives, and counsel also need confidence that the process is sound, the economics are supportable, and the decision can withstand scrutiny after closing. That is where fairness and solvency opinions can help. Although they…

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    Book Review

    Best Practices: Thought Leadership in Valuation, Damages, and Transfer Price Analysis This fall, Robert F. Reilly and Robert P. Schweihs published Best Practices: Thought Leadership in Valuation, Damages, and Transfer Price Analysis. The book celebrates the 50th anniversary of Willamette Management Associates and is intended to present thought leadership. The topics selected for inclusion are topics that the authors felt did not already enjoy thought leadership discussion in the current literature. As the authors note: “we were not satisfied with the breadth or depth of the available literature in [many of the topics covered]. We usually concluded: Someone should write…