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Perspective

Sep. 12, 2014

Contingent value rights: a middle ground in M&A boom

Despite robust market dynamics, frothy equity market valuations are straining traditional valuation metrics. By Ryan A. Murr


By Ryan A. Murr


With the recent boom in M&A activity, buyers and sellers have been enjoying a robust deal market. M&A volume in 2014 continues to run at a breakneck pace, with deal volume in the first six months of the year eclipsing full-year deal volume for each of the past eight years. However, despite the robust market dynamics, frothy equity market valuations are straining traditional valuation metrics. With the S&P trading near an all-time high,...

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