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Valuation for M&A Purposes: An analysis of its importance to present a fair value of a company and its implications for the M&A and Post-integration process

Translated title

Valuation for M&A Purposes: An analysis of its importance to present a fair value of a company and its implications for the M&A and Post-integration process

Term

4. Term

Publication year

2009

Submitted on

Pages

74

Abstract

The process of valuing a company may have different purposes such as M&A, IPOs, pricing shares, settlement and may use different types of valuation methods. These methods should be consistent with the purpose of the valuation so that it may reach the real value of the company being analyzed. The use of inappropriate valuation method may result in opposite reality that will lead to enormous losses due to the fact these methods are based in different principles. The understanding of principles is crucial so that the analyst in charge of a valuation can choose the right approach. This project will focus on assets valuation, more specifically valuation methods of companies for M&A purposes.