Note on Valuing Control and Liquidity in Family and Closely Held Firms Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

Most companies around the world, family-controlled and / or closely held. The need to value these companies usually occurs in practice for a number of reasons, such as to buy minority shareholders. Gift and estate tax purposes, to link executive compensation of the company, to raise outside capital, or sell the company outright. However, these companies represent some unique characteristics that can make standard evaluation methods are not suitable for them. "Hide
by Belen Villalonga 14 pages. Publication Date: 02 February 2009. Prod. #: 209104-PDF-ENG

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