We derive discount rates for depreciation and amortization tax shields resulting from asset step-ups in corporate mergers and acquisitions. By assigning all relevant sources of uncertainty for such kind of tax shields and by accounting for corporate debt it is shown that for APV valuations r*, a...

Chapter 1: Corporate Financial Analysis -- Chapter 2: The financial and economic forecast -- Chapter 3: The cost of capital for private businesses -- Chapter 4: Business valuation through market multiples -- Chapter 5: Conclusions - Putting all together for valuing a start - up.