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Premiums and discounts in the business valuation of SMEs – theory, practice and empirics

Introduction There are no special methods for the valuation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); however, their special features must be taken into account in business valuations. Special features in this sense are all deviations […]

Determining the cost of capital in practice

How to systematically derive the cost of capital for SMEs. This article presents how to estimate the cost of capital, and in particular the cost of equity capital, including for SMEs, in a systematic and […]

May it be a little more?

Theory and practice of premiums and discounts in the valuation of SMEs. In business valuations, practice mainly discusses the numerator, theory the denominator. Theoretically, risks are to be considered primarily in the financial surpluses. In […]

Partnership with OBT

OBT is a partner of wevalue! We are pleased to have won with OBT another well-known customer for our solution for web-based valuation. Added value with wevalue! A few days ago, the partnership with OBT […]

CAS Valuation – CVA® track

Certified valuation competence for specialists and professionals Business valuation is the supreme discipline of business administration, an all-round competition and team sport. The CAS Valuation – CVA® track offers sound basic training, practice-relevant in-depth training […]

Financial Due Diligence

Due diligence required between audit and business valuation Due diligence pays off Due diligence pays off – at least for the buyer: Empirical studies show that the purchase price was reduced in 67.4 % of […]

Business Valuation and Maintenance Law – “Of the Fiver and the Weggli”

We received the question of how companies are to be valued for the purpose of determining maintenance payments. The common practice of the administration is to use the value determined for tax purposes, i.e. to […]

Recognition of valuation reports from abroad?

We received the following question regarding our article “SME Valuation in the DACH Region“: In the case of a legally required valuation (in this case inheritance law), is an expert opinion prepared according to foreign […]

Company valuation in times of the virus

Notes on the valuation of companies in and after the Corona crisis Crises and company valuations have one thing in common: the end is decisive! The following article provides advice on company valuations in and […]