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ASC 842: How Intrinsic Can Help You in Determining an Incremental Borrowing Rate
WHAT IS ASC 842 ASC 842 is a lease accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that requires companies reporting under U.S. GAAP to capitalize their leases to the balance sheet as a liability with a corresponding asset. This standard was established to increase disclosure and transparency into the leasing obligations of both…
Fairness Opinions to be Required for Advisor-Led Secondary Transactions
In early 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to propose new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (Advisors Act), which the dissenting Commissioner categorized as a “sea change”, that would have a significant impact on private fund advisers.[1] The proposed reforms signal that the regulatory pendulum at…
STRUCTURING DEALS – EARNOUTS & ROLLOVER
In today’s hot Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market, deal negotiations have become increasingly more competitive. Earnouts and contingent rollover equity can be effective tools for bridging the valuation gap, sharing risk between the buyer and the seller, and addressing key person exposure. This article discusses key considerations when structuring earnouts and contingent rollover equity as…
Portfolio Valuation During Uncertain Times
The COVID-19 outbreak contributed to market volatility initially causing substantial declines in market capitalization for public companies and potentially negatively impacting companies’ financial performance through supply chain and production disruptions, workforce restrictions, travel restrictions, reduced consumer spending and sentiment, among other factors. Given the heightened degree of uncertainty, we have had some insightful conversations with…
Goodwill Impairment With Uncertainty of COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that COVID-19 (also known as coronavirus) officially became a pandemic on March 11, 2020. This outbreak has contributed to market volatility causing substantial declines in market capitalization for public companies and potentially negatively impacting companies’ financial performance through supply chain and production disruptions, workforce restrictions, travel restrictions, reduced consumer…
Paycheck Protection Program
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated $349 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program to keep workers employed during the pandemic and economic downturn. The initiative provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses that may be forgiven if borrowers maintain their payrolls during the Covid19 crisis. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Businesses…