Overview:
How do you figure out what the stock in a publicly traded company is worth? Easy, multiply the share price by the total shares outstanding. Now, how do you value a private business? The answer is a little more complicated.
This webinar will provide an overview of the private company valuation techniques used by professional investors and business appraisers today. This webinar will also explore the key factors impacting differences in business values based on size, industry, and other dynamics.
Discussion topics include the following: Enterprise value vs equity value, the importance of EBITDA, discounted cash flows (DCF) valuation technique, leveraged buy-out (LBO) valuation technique, comparable company analysis, getting from enterprise value to share price, the private business sale process, key factors impacting value, factors impacting the quality of earnings, how business value and business size correspond, uses for business valuation.
Why you should Attend:
Ever wonder how much a private business is worth and how that value is determined?
If you are a partial or whole private business owner, participate in company ownership through an ESOP or other stock ownership plan, or advise private business owners. A basic understanding of business valuation techniques can provide critical insights and guidance on how to increase company value before a future sale.
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Who Will Benefit:
Bill Dunn is the Managing Director of Perpetuate Capital, where he helps business owners expand their impact through growth capital and transition financing within an ESOP structure.
Mr. Dunn previously worked in ESOP transaction advisory as a Senior Associate at Prairie Capital Advisors. He also has a background in private equity as an Associate with Resource Land Holdings. Mr. Dunn began his career in M&A advisory as an Analyst at Lazard and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Iowa.
With Prairie Capital Advisors, a leading ESOP advisory firm, he worked on the 2023 Atlas awards winning ESOP deal of the year, Dental Designs. Mr. Dunn’s M&A experience includes advisory engagements with 3M, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, and Heintz.