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Recession expectations were high before the pandemic hit and, two years later, they’re high again. The economic landscape, however, is quite different. Inflation, as measured...

How much is something worth?  In early December 2021, the Prince estate settled its tax dispute with the IRS. The brilliant musician died on April...

A key challenge in any deal negotiation is agreement on purchase price between the buyer and seller. This is especially true during times of economic...

Communication has become more visual than ever before. Just look at Instagram, Facebook, Twitter’s world of 280 character tweets, and now TikTok. The chart remains...

This article is the third in a series that focuses on best practices that can help sellers to prepare for a merger or acquisition. Click...

This article is the second in a series that focuses on helping sellers to prepare for a merger or acquisition.  Click here to read Part...

This article is the first in a series that focuses on best practices that can help sellers to prepare for a merger or acquisition.  2018...

You’ve decided to sell your company. How do you make sure you will receive fair value for the true worth of the business? After all,...

Rock band Van Halen’s 1982 world tour performance rider contained a provision (under the Munchies section) demanding a bowl of M&M candies backstage, with all...

Vendor fraud continues to be a major threat to organizations. In fact, vendor, supplier and procurement fraud is the second most prevalent fraud, according to...

Two principal questions serve to illustrate the financial issues that may confront carriers in handling a first-party claim. First, so-called time element losses such as...

Over the years, I have been invited to speak to various groups, and in a variety of venues, on the topic of employee theft—or, as...

In our Summer 2015 Valuation & Forensics newsletter, we reported that “Valuation Discounts on Certain Transfers May Soon Be Limited,” and one year later, it...

When it comes to evaluating “quality,†buyers, sellers and, most importantly, financial institutions, often have widely diverse opinions, that can greatly affect their decision to...

Changes in interest rates, stock market values and economic and industry conditions can all impact the value of privately held businesses. In general, increases in...