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18 / June 2020

Indiana and South Carolina courts issue key discount rulings

The Indiana Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court recently issued noteworthy rulings on the appropriateness of discounts in valuing minority interests. The contexts in which the issue arose were different, but both situations amounted to a compelled buyback of shares. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) discount for minority interest
Tags: buyout divorce valuation DLOC DLOM expert testimony lack of control lack of liquidity marital dissolution marketability minority interest shareholder agreement
18 / April 2017

Ambiguous expert report prompts order to revalue minority interest

A recent Wisconsin case illustrates that a shareholder agreement in place is no guarantee for a smooth buyout of the minority shareholder. The case also includes a caution to experts to strive for clarity in their expert reports. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: discount for minority interest
Tags: appraisal closely held corporation discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) expert report minority discount minority interest minority shareholder shareholder agreement shareholder dispute
11 / May 2016

Why Bankruptcy Court declines to be bound by divorce valuation

Following the divorce, the husband filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy and asked for confirmation of his plan. The issue was whether the plan could meet the liquidation test applicable under the Bankruptcy Code’s section 1325(a)(4). In essence, the test requires that creditors in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy receive present value payments that are at least equal to the amount the creditors would receive in a Chapter 7 case. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: bankruptcy case law analysis expert testimony goodwill marital dissolution/divorce valuation method
Tags: buyout chapter 13 bankruptcy chapter 7 bankruptcy commercial goodwill enterprise goodwill going concern goodwill intrinsic value liquidation marital dissolution market approach minority interest shareholder agreement standard of value valuation expert valuation methodology