Business Valuation Resources

This website offers a number of business valuation reference materials, including:

• databases offering financial and transactional data relating to the sales of public and private companies, control premiums, minority discounts, and marketability discounts;
• a variety of subscription databases of the relevant business valuation information;
• a monthly newsletter offering timely news, analysis, and resources for defensible valuations;
• monthly telephone conferences on a variety of current topics in the business valuation field, with well known speakers; and
• recommendations with respect to valuation literature that every business valuator should have.

Some free information but most of the information is offered at a cost.

Ibbotson & Associates

This website provides access to data with respect to asset allocation and cost of capital.  Most information can be ordered at a cost.

The Risk Management Association

This website provides access to data with respect to credit risks, operational risks and market risks that businesses face.  Most information can be ordered at a cost.

Royalty Source

Through this website you can research royalty rates and recent intellectual property transactions.