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Fannon Valuation Group has authored, co-authored, contributed to and been technical reviewer for a number of well-known authoritative texts in the valuation and litigation support field.  Our store provides links to these valuable resources for experts and attorneys alike.

Lost profits damages are centralized in one comprehensive, annually updated resource in The Comprehensive Guide to Lost Profits Damages—Expert and Attorney Reference Book, edited and authored by Nancy Fannon. 

With contributions by some of the top experts and attorneys in their respective areas of practice, this hands-on reference source draws on the rich body of knowledge provided by case law in the lost profits area.  The text includes a review of causation, methodology for calculating damages, length of the damage claim, lost profits v. lost business, discount rates, evidence, statistical analysis in lost profits cases, and many other aspects of the damage claim.  It also includes many special areas of damages, including patents, copyrights and trademarks, government contracts, physician practices, insurance claims, the automobile industry, and others.  The text provides an overview of the U.S. Court system, tracking a claim from initiation through discovery and appeal; the rules of evidence and discovery, the rules relating to spoliation of evidence; and an extensive analysis of exclusions of financial experts by federal jurisdiction and by state in the lost profits area.  This latter section is particularly timely, given the increasing number of exclusions of financial experts.

You can hear Nancy Fannon and contributor Jonathan Dunitz discuss material from the Guide in “Lost Profits Damages: Lessons Learned from Motions to Exclude Financial Experts”, a free podcast available through Business Valuation Resources.  Click here to listen.

Available May 2009. Order online at our publisher, BV Resources

Fannon’s Guide to Subchapter S Corporation Valuation by Nancy J. Fannon, published by Business Valuation Resources, available for delivery now. 

Subchapter S corporation valuation has eluded and frustrated analysts for years, owing to undue complexity and protracted debate in the financial community.  In a straight-forward and transparent manner, Fannon’s Simplified Model for S corporation valuation highlights the key issues that are unique to each individual valuation engagement, providing clear guidance to analysts, clients, and owners. 

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The Comprehensive Guide to the Use and Application of the Transaction Databases by Nancy J. Fannon and Heidi P. Walker, published by Business Valuation Resources, available for delivery now.

The transaction databases provide a rich source of data for valuing small and middle-market companies.  However, they are filled with traps for the unwary that can lead to significant over-or-under-statements of value.  Fannon and Walker provide clear guidance in the use and application of four of the most commonly used private transaction databases for the valuation of private companies, pointing out proper use—and common mis-use—of the data in order to ensure proper application.

Authors Nancy Fannon and Heidi Walker discuss material from this guide in “Transaction Databases”, a free podcast available through Business Valuation Resources.  Click here to listen.

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This fifth edition of Valuing a Business by Shannon P. Pratt, one of the most prolific authors and authorities in the business valuation field, with Alina Niculita as collaborator, offers updated text and a complete guide to business appraisal, suitable for the novice to advanced practitioners as well as those who must use and interpret valuation reports. 

This “must-have” for every business valuation analyst’s library, published by McGraw-Hill Library of Investment and Finance, is available for purchase from the publisher.

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Hitchner’s second edition of Financial Valuation, Application and Models is out, and has managed to far surpass the incredible amount and depth of information that was packed into the first edition.  Drawing on the expertise of leading experts around the country, Hitchner has pulled together a comprehensive and authoritative text—another “must-have” for analysts seeking to keep current with the latest techniques and research in the field of appraisal.  This unique text addresses tough questions, hitting them head-on with consensus on many significant issues among the leading experts in the country. 

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Jay E. Fishman, Shannon P. Pratt, and William J. Morrison, leaders in the valuation field, have compiled a compendium entitled Standards of Value, Theory and Applications that addresses many of the difficult and intricate issues related to standards of value.  These issues not only have to do with selection of the proper standard, but effectively carrying out the intent of the law in applying the standard—law which can be interpreted differently depending on venue and purpose of the valuation.

Lack of knowledge regarding the proper standard of value and its appropriate application can render an entire valuation exercise moot.  We were pleased to have reviewed the section of the book on Fair Market Value, one of the most used, yet thorniest and least understood, of the common standards.

Business Valuation and Taxes, Procedures, Law and Perspective, authored by Shannon P. Pratt and Tax Court Judge David Laro, explore the many tax consequences of business valuation, as well as the expansive theory of business valuation.  Thoughtfully written with clear guidance on many difficult valuation issues, this text is an important part of a complete valuation library.