Article by hi joiney History of financial services In the United StatesThe term “financial services” became more prevalent in the United States partly as a result of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of the late 1990s, which enabled different types of companies operating in the U.S. financial services industry at that time to merge.[citation needed] Companies usually … Read more
Article by Paolo Cervini and Alberto Totaro, Tefen VC Italy What does “value creation” mean? How can companies prevent value improvement plans from culminating in value destruction? The answers lie in Value Based Management, a framework designed to manage internal corporate processes in order to maximize the created value. Why do value improvement plans so … Read more
BUSINESS VALUATION Business valuation is a process and a set of procedures used to determine the economic value of an owner’s interest in a business. Business valuation is often used to estimate the selling price of a business, resolve disputes related to estate and gift taxation, divorce litigation, allocate business purchase price among the business … Read more
In the not so distant past, there was little difference between financial and strategic investors. Investors of all colors sought to safeguard their investment by taking over as many management functions as they could. Additionally, investments were small and shareholders few. A firm resembled a household and the number of people involved – in ownership … Read more