Is it Time to Change the Name of the Most Valuable Player Award? Is the Most Valuable Player really that? Or, is he the Best Player? Or, is that the same thing? The answer might not be as obvious as you think. Consider the NFL as one of the better proxies for analysis, in part…
Top Ten Reasons to get a Valuation Business owners and shareholders cannot adequately plan for a sale or merger unless they understand the price that the business will bring in a fair transaction. In order to know this price, an appropriate valuation is required. The right valuation will: Clearly indicate the value and value drivers…
Playboy Mansion Sells for $100 Million A principal of a private equity firm purchased the Playboy Mansion, but Hugh Hefner is allowed to remain at the residence until he moves or dies – reportedly for $1 million in annual rent. The purchaser also bought the next door property in 2009 for $18 million. Once Hefner…
Value of High-Intensity Exercise As part of my never-ending quest to value everything, I have attempted to value exercise – not just any exercise, though. I’m talking rigorous, consistent, intense exercise. The kind of exercise that “gym rats” do – once a day, maybe twice a day. Value of High Intensity Exercise. I’m talking a…
UFC Valuation Rivals the Dallas Cowboys The slowest sports week of the year got off to a Ronda Rousey-esque start on Monday with the announcement that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been sold for $4 billion to talent agent WME-IMG and a group of private equity investors. The mixed martial arts league, founded in…
Atlanta Falcons to Lower Concession Prices In 2010, the Atlanta Falcons announced plans to construct a new retractable-roof, multi-purpose stadium to replace the Georgia Dome, the team’s current home field. Thus, in 2014, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will be home to both the Falcons and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), officially broke…
March Madness Employee Productivity Are you one of the more than 60 million Americans that filled out a March Madness tournament bracket at work this year? How about one of the 1.5 million employees streaming the NCAA Tournament online and on your company’s dollar? If you fall into either of these categories, you are a…
Presidential Predictions 2016 Given today is “Super Tuesday,” we thought we’d opine on some of the statistics and predictions about various candidates making it to America’s top office. According to British prognosticators wagering their own money, Hillary Clinton has a 53% chance of winning the general election. However, Mr. Helmut Norpoth, a professor of political…
Our research suggests it will, but not for a few more years.