The goal of the survey is to assist valuation clients in selecting a valuation date. Valuation date issues are more prevalent in common stock valuations (a.k.a. 409A valuation) because it requires strict coordination with equity-based compensation dates.
Purchase Accounting Valuation Benchmarking
Valuations of IP and intangible assets are complex and often unintuitive. Purchase price allocations (“PPAs”) or stand-alone IP valuations require esoteric financial models, hypothetical assumptions, and speculative projections. It is often difficult to gain comfort with a 50-100-page bespoke valuation report. Studying PPAs reported by public companies to the SEC may help. We analyzed 3,000+ PPAs reported since 2015 across
August 17, 2026
