Asset Valuations

Business Valuation in Divorce - Choosing a Valuation Expert

by Mitchell Reichman | Jaburg Wilk on 5/20/2013

Whenever a privately held business is among the assets in a dissolution proceeding, certain fundamental issues must be addressed in the context of determining the value of the business. If the business is relatively small in...more

Purchase Price Adjustments: How True is Your True-Up?

by Carl Roston, Ken Wiggins | Akerman Senterfitt on 4/29/2013

A substantial majority of acquisitions involving private targets include uncapped post-closing purchase price adjustments, or "true ups," tied to the target's balance sheet. Since a target's value typically is assessed based...more

Federal Reserve Proposes Assessments for BHCs with $50 Billion or Greater in Assets

by Jeffrey M. Werthan | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/25/2013

On April 18 the Federal Reserve Board (Board) proposed an annual assessment of bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies with $50 billion or greater in total consolidated assets and for nonbank financial...more

Dechert OnPoint: NDNY Bankruptcy Court's Broad Interpretation of the Definition of "Interests" in 363 Sale

by Matthew Ginsburg | Dechert LLP on 4/12/2013

A recent decision out of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York has brought greater certainty to the interpretation of what qualifies as an “interest” when determining the scope of a Section 363(f) “free...more

Multi-Agency Guidance on Leveraged Lending Practices

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/11/2013

On March 21, 2013, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) (collectively, the...more

Bundesbank Opens Deutsche Bank Investigation

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 4/10/2013

The German central bank, the Bundesbank, has launched an investigation into Deutsche Bank following claims that it lost billions on credit derivatives during the financial crisis. Investigators from the Bundesbank are...more

U.S. Regulators Issue Final Guidance on Leveraged Lending

by Andrew Herr | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/9/2013

On March 22, 2013, U.S. regulators, consisting of the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC...more

New Research Suggests Need To Expand Incentives-Based View Of Housing Crisis

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/8/2013

Recently, researchers from Princeton and the University of Michigan published a paper that examines the role played in the financial crisis by distorted beliefs about house prices, as opposed to the role of poorly designed...more

Maximizing The Value Of Your Business For Your Heirs

by Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/8/2013

One of the most difficult issues facing the owner of any successful business is how the business, or the personal wealth that it represents, can be preserved for the benefit of his or her family after death. While it is...more

Banks Face New Obligations in Underwriting, Risk Analysis, and Management of Leveraged Lending

by Joseph T. Lynyak III | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/3/2013

This Alert describes the recently issued guidance (the “Guidance”) from the U.S. banking agencies instructing regulated domestic and foreign banks, subsidiaries and affiliates on implementing an acceptable infrastructure to...more

Convertible Debt As A Financing Tool – Friend or Foe? Advantages & Disadvantages From The Perspective of the Founder Of Using...

by Ian Scott | Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 3/20/2013

When you start a business and want to attract your first round of financing, Convertible Debt is one product that can be offered to Investors. While some consider Convertible Debt a great alternative to selling equity,...more

SEC Issues Risk Alert on Custody Rule, Reinforcing Its Message to Registered Investment Advisers in Its Examination Priorities for...

by Beth Kramer, Paulo Marnoto | K&L Gates LLP on 3/18/2013

On March 4, 2013, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert identifying “significant deficiencies” by registered investment advisers in compliance with Rule 206(4)-2 under the...more

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