Valuation for M&A: Building Value in Private Companies, 2nd Edition

Praise for Valuation for M & A Second Edition

"Mellen and Evans have really 'nailed it' with their comprehensive but fluid, easy-to-read book on corporate valuations. No business owner, senior manager, or M&A advisor should be without this document, which focuses on value creation, company risks, competitive analysis, synergies, adjustments, etc, particularly as it pertains to exit planning. A great achievement!"
—Russell Robb, former president, Association for Corporate Growth

"Valuation for M&A is a wonderfully practical and thoughtful analysis of how to analyze the elements of value in the buying and selling of private middle-market companies. The authors allow readers to target those aspects of valuation that matter to them most, quickly and easily. This book is a great reference for sellers, investors, financing sources, professionals, and students of the subject involved in private M&A."
—Peter Blasier, Partner, Reed Smith LLP

"In this second edition of Valuation for M&A, Mellen and Evans respond to the impact that changing financial reporting standards, intangible assets, and globalization have had on M&A by adding an easy-to-understand, broad overview of these complex topics. The reader, for example, will gain a better understanding of the application of the valuation process to intangible assets, the companies that own them, and how valuation and accounting interact."
—James B. Lurie, Principal, CapVal, LLC

"We have subscribed to the approach to valuation presented to us by the authors for years. Specifically, their approach enables us to focus both on driving our own value and understanding the value (or lack of it) in M&A opportunities. Given the market opportunities of the past several years and those that most certainly lie ahead, we believe the disciplined approach they describe in this book is critical. In our privately held company, we are making these decisions with our own money, not someone else's, so we have to understand value."
—Kevin McCarter, Chief Executive Officer, PetroLiance LLC

"Provides an excellent road map for the M&A process and focuses on the elements critical to building value in private businesses. Don't enter into a negotiation without reading this!"
—Z. Christopher Mercer, Chief Executive Officer, Mercer Capital Management, Inc.