• Litigation Consulting - QuickRead Top Story

    Michelle Gallagher, Z. Christopher Mercer, and James Hitcher

    Three Experts Convene to Answer and Discuss Pressing BV Issues On March 1, 2022, Jim Hitchner hosted a webinar that featured Michelle Gallagher and Z. Christopher Mercer. While the respective speakers provided some questions in anticipation of the webinar, the audience sent questions and these were answered. The unscripted webinar provided attendees an opportunity to assess what was foremost in the mind of BV professionals. On March 1, 2022, Jim Hitchner hosted a webinar that featured Michelle Gallagher and Z. Christopher Mercer. While the respective speakers provided some questions in anticipation of the webinar, the audience sent questions and these…

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    Leveraged Dividend Recapitalizations and Leveraged Share Repurchases

    Two corporate finance tools available to private companies are leveraged share repurchases and leveraged dividend recapitalizations.  Z. Christopher Mercer, founder and CEO of Mercer Capital, looks at which transaction may be the right one for you or for your client. To read more about the results of this report in the Mercer Capital’s Financial Reporting Blog, click: Leveraged Dividend Recapitalizations and Leveraged Share Repurchases. This article is republished from Mercer Capital’s Financial Reporting Blog.  It is reprinted with permission.  To subscribe to the blog, visit: http://mercercapital.com/category/financialreportingblog/.

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    Mercer’s Five Big Valuation Issues

      In case you missed it, Z. Christopher Mercer, ASA, CFA, ABAR, founder and CEO of Mercer Capital, was the keynote speaker at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) 2014 bi-annual joint conference this year. His presentation concerned The Five Really Big Valuation Issues. They included: 1.) discount rates, 2.) control premiums and minority interest discounts, 3.) adjustments to the income statement, 4.) the Guideline Public Company Method and the Guideline Transaction Method, and 5.) fundamental adjustments. The presentation also touched on marketability discounts. You can visit Mercer Capital at the link…