Written by the Founder and CEO of the prestigious New York School of Finance, this book schools you in the fundamental tools for accurately assessing the soundness of a stock investment. Built around a full-length case study of Wal-Mart, it shows you how to perform an in-depth analysis of that...

A complete explanation of the issues that determine private firm valuePrinciples of Private Firm Valuation combines recent academic research and practical real-world experience to help readers better understand the multitude of factors that determine private firm value. For the financial...

Expert direction on interpretation and application of standards of value Written by Jay Fishman, Shannon Pratt, and William Morrison-three renowned valuation practitioners-Standards of Value, Second Edition discusses the interaction between valuation theory and its judicial and regulatory...

A detailed, step-by-step book covering the entire hedge fund evaluation process Investing in hedge funds is different from investing in other asset classes. There is much less publicly available information about hedge funds performance than there is about mutual funds or individual stocks....

A step-by-step guide to develop a flexible comprehensive operational due diligence program for private equity and real estate funds Addressing the unique aspects and challenges associated with performing operational due diligence review of both private equity and real estate asset classes, this...

A one-stop shop for background and current thinking on the development and uses of rates of return on capital Completely revised for this highly anticipated fifth edition, Cost of Capital contains expanded materials on estimating the basic building blocks of the cost of equity capital, the...

Real-world case studies clarify valuation principles to help readers maximize returns When founders, VCs, angels, attorneys, CFOs, CEOs, and employees don't understand the true meanings of "value" and "valuation," they end up losing money-lots of money. Venture Capital Valuation is for anyone...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Some Sobering Realities -- Improving the Odds -- The Opportunity is There -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Author's Vision and Challenge -- Chapter 1: Value ABCs -- Capital and Risk --...

Praise -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- About the Editor -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Financial Valuation -- Who Values Businesses? -- Purpose of a Valuation -- Professional Valuation Organizations -- Standards of Value -- Premisel of...

A critical guide to corporate valuation modeling Valuation is at the heart of everything that Wall Street does. Every day, millions of transactions to purchase or sell companies take place based on prices created by the activities of all market participants. In this book, author Keith Allman...