April 30, 2007
The SEC's interpretation of Rule 415 is forcing PIPE investors to prepare for the possibility that they'll be stuck with restricted shares longer than they had planned. Unfortunately, outside of... more
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April 25, 2007
Until now, many hedge fund managers have used methods to value restricted securities that are a step above reading tea leaves or picking numbers out of a hat.
However, new standards should result in m... more
March 11, 2007
Private equity's debate over fair value accounting refuses to die. It was sparked anew last September, when the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 157, clarifying its definition a... more
February 20, 2007
As Zions Bancorp prepares to introduce a new financial instrument to let the open market establish an expense value for employee stock options, the market itself is watching with guarded optimism.
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January 31, 2007
Tax cases offering guidance on the valuation of restricted securities are few and far between. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in its 1998 McClatchy decision1 treated the shares of an ... more
December 31, 2006
The starting point for any analysis of the discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) should be the best available evidence—and this has traditionally been the restricted stock data, which provid... more
December 31, 2006
This issue is addressed by Espen Robak, President of Pluris, in the cover story of Valuation Strategies (January 2007). “Lemons or Lemonade? A Fresh Look At Restricted Stock Discount... more
September 06, 2006
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)—Later this month, the Financial Accounting Standards Board is expected to release a revised statement about fair value measurements, thus moving closer to adopting new ... more
September 06, 2006
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Pluris Valuation Advisors, Inc. announced its launch today in response to a growing need for expertise in valuing restricted securities and other assets that lack liquidity.
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August 31, 2006
Most hedge funds employ proprietary methodology, resulting in greatly varying valuations of similar securities from one fund to the next. The degree to which the valuations can differ is dramati... more
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