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Portfolio Company Valuation

Make portfolio investment reporting more efficient and insights-focused with Quist.

Portfolio Company Valuations

According to ASC 820, private equity and venture capital firms must report the fair value of each investment in their portfolio. These valuations provide the fund investors an opportunity to track the performance of the company and the fund.

Quist Provides The Experience You Need

Quist has worked with hundreds of institutional investment firms and performed thousands of portfolio company valuations. With Quist, private equity and venture capital firms can access our knowledge and expertise to effectively navigate the financial reporting requirements of ASC 820 and ensure a smooth process with their auditors.

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Portfolio Company Valuation Resources

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Inflationary Impacts on M&A Activity

According to a recent S&P Global webinar, 53.7 percent of participants polled believe that inflation will have a significant impact on M&A activity. First quarter 2022 has proven this belief to be true so far: M&A activity is being driven by three primary factors: Bottom...

April 19, 2022

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The Perfect Storm

We are busy – and the abundance of activity is a result of essentially “the perfect storm,” due to not one, not two, but three fundamental drivers. The recipe for this storm situation is as follows: Taxes (or the avoidance thereof)Buying and selling + lots of...

November 29, 2021

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What Does Each of the Recovery Scenarios Mean?

On June 8th, The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) officially declared a recession, noting that the U.S. economy had fallen into contraction starting in February 2020. This marks the first U.S. recession since the Great Recession, which began in December 2007 and lasted until June...

August 13, 2020

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How to Account for Forgivable PPP Loan Proceeds

The first thing you want to consider is what basis of accounting is being used for your financials; cash or accrual basis or GAAP. A lot more nuance, interpretation, application of standards applies if the financials are on the GAAP basis. Cash or Accrual Basis – Practical Application...

August 13, 2020

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How to value a company in the era of COVID-19?

We are often asked by clients, what valuation methodologies should be considered in the era of COVID-19? There is no silver bullet answer to this question. Given the significant impact on capital markets and increased market volatility, a business appraiser must think “outside the box”...

June 30, 2020

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Political Outlook – Following Closely As Challenges Arise For Majority

The latest EPI Rocky Mountain Chapter meeting on June 4th with Jim Carlisle from Bank of America’s Federal Government Relations team featured a bipartisan overview of what potential effects to expect from the upcoming November elections. “Political Environment and Outlook” covered the developments across the...

June 15, 2020

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Why Valuation is Important – Right Now

Today’s environment is ever-changing, with the advent and spread of COVID-19 affecting markets across the globe. Almost every company – small, midsize, and enterprise – is being impacted in some manner, and each day brings a new paradigm and shifting business conditions. Now more than...

March 27, 2020

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3 simple steps to valuable prospective financials

Rick Harris is the Director of Finance for a 35-person engineering services company. The company prepares annual budgets each year but never created a multi-year forecast. The founder of the company is starting to contemplate transitioning out of the business and is considering all available...

April 9, 2019

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What Is The Magic Of EBITDA?

If you’re running a business, you know about EBITDA. If the term seems mystical, the Corporate Finance Institute defines EBITDA as “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization and is a metric used to evaluate a company’s operating performance. It can be seen as a...

January 30, 2019

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Same Facts, Different Answers: How to Get the Best Company Value

When I was just starting my career in business valuation, I attended an education class with about 200 other valuation professionals. We were given a case study – Same Facts – and we all came up with a different valuation conclusion – Different Answers. The...

January 22, 2019

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How To Lose $9M In One Day.

We had the honor of hearing Ms. Bloom’s story at CTLF on October 3, 2018. Molly Bloom is the author of the best-selling book  Molly’s Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World! She is also the...

October 8, 2018

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3 Strategies for Great Direct Investment In Private Equity

A family office approached Quist Valuation for assistance in managing the reporting that is necessary for their direct investing compliance. This office wanted to capture a higher return on their investment dollars through direct investmentsin private equity. Should your family office move to a direct...

July 9, 2018

Get Ready For Your Valuation

Use Quist’s Valuation Prep Guide to see the documentation you will need and the process we will take for a full valuation report.