Corporate Valuation

November 20, 2017

What Every Estate Planner Should Know About Buy-Sell Agreements

Unless your client has had their buy-sell agreement reviewed from a valuation perspective, they don’t know what it says. This comes as a surprise to many – an often unpleasant surprise as too many find themselves caught up in unexpected and costly legal wrangles or personal turmoil.

Originally presented by Z. Christopher Mercer, FASA, CFA, ABAR at the 2017 Southern Federal Tax Institute, this session provides you with information from a valuation perspective that will help ensure that your clients’ buy-sell, shareholder, or joint venture agreement results in a reasonable resolution and is not a ticking time bomb set to explode upon a triggering event. In other words, you will leave this session understanding how your clients’ buy-sell agreement will work - before a trigger event occurs.

 

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Mineral Aggregator Valuation Multiples Study Released-Data as of August 17, 2026
Mineral Aggregator Valuation Multiples Study Released

With Market Data as of August 17, 2026

Mercer Capital has thoughtfully analyzed the corporate and capital structures of the publicly traded mineral aggregators to derive meaningful indications of enterprise value. We have also calculated valuation multiples based on a variety of metrics, including distributions and reserves, as well as earnings and production on both a historical and forward-looking basis.
Mercer Capital to Sponsor ACTEC Florida Fellows Meeting
Mercer Capital to Sponsor ACTEC Florida Fellows Meeting
Mercer Capital is pleased to sponsor ACTEC’s 2026 Florida Fellows Meeting, taking place Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. Tim Bronza, CPA, ASA, and Sujan Rajbhandary, CPA, ABV, will represent the firm at the meeting.ACTEC, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, is an organization of trust and estate lawyers and law professors in the United States and around the world. Its Fellows are committed to maintaining excellence in the trust and estate legal field and improving the practice of trust and estate law.The 2026 Florida Fellows Meeting will feature an afternoon of educational programming, networking, and discussion during ACTEC’s return to The Breakers. This year’s program includes sessions on trust litigation, single-member LLC planning, and the legal, ethical, and practical challenges attorneys face when counseling clients on disinheritance.Tim Bronza serves as Managing Director of Mercer Capital’s Florida office. He has extensive experience valuing business interests for federal gift, estate, and income tax purposes and leads sophisticated valuation engagements across corporate and fiduciary contexts.Sujan Rajbhandary is a Senior Vice President with Mercer Capital and a member of the firm’s Gift, Estate & Income Tax Group. He has 20 years of experience advising closely held businesses, family-owned enterprises, and public companies on valuation and tax planning matters. He is a regular contributor to Mercer Capital’s Value Matters Newsletter.Mercer Capital regularly works with owners, fiduciaries, and professional advisors on valuation and advisory matters involving trusts, estates, tax planning, transactions, and disputes. The firm is pleased to support educational programs that help professionals navigate complex financial issues in estate and trust matters.Mercer Capital looks forward to connecting with attendees in Palm Beach. To learn more about this year’s conference, visit the Florida Fellows Meeting website: https://events.rdmobile.com/Events/Details/19947
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Value Matters® July 2026

Complex Governance Structures in Gift and Estate Tax Valuation

In valuations for gift or estate tax reporting purposes, the subject of the appraisal is not simply a percentage ownership interest, but the specific ownership interest being transferred, together with the legal and economic rights attached to it.
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