The combination of experts' probability distributions involved in a due diligence is valuable for encapsulating the accumulated information for decision makers and providing the current state of expert opinion regarding important uncertainties. Therefore, this paper shows how to create and...

Valuation always has to deal with uncertainty. The paper provides an overview and illustration of how Monte Carlo simulation can enrich the due diligence process. Therefore, the four major software offerings on the market today are reviewed. The investigation addresses different characteristics...

The combination of experts' probability distributions involved in a due diligence is valuable for encapsulating the accumulated information for decision makers and providing the current state of expert opinion regarding important uncertainties. Therefore, this paper shows how to create and...

Die Bewertung von Unternehmen erfolgt bislang vorwiegend mit Hilfe von international anerkannten DCF-Verfahren. Kritik ernten diese Verfahren vor allem, da sie auf einer Punktschätzung für die zukünftig erwarteten Free-Cash-Flows basieren. Die hohe Unsicherheit, welche mit einer...