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Methods of Valuation for Mergers and Acq...

Chaplinsky, Susan,...

Technical Note

Methods of Valuation for Mergers and Acquisitions

Chaplinsky, Susan; Schill, Michael J.; Doherty, Paul

F-1274 | Published March 3, 2000 | 18 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This note addresses the methods used to value companies in an M&A (mergers and acquisitions) setting. It provides a detailed description of the discounted-cash-flow (DCF) approach and reviews other methods of valuation such as book value, liquidation value, replacement cost, market value, trading multiples of peer firms, and comparable transaction multiples.

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