Valuation

Technological disruption. Geopolitical forces. Counteracting supply-and-demand shifts. Volatile markets. Zero-carbon-generation portfolios. This session will explore the intersection of climate policy, energy policy, AI and other load growth factors, the fickle winds of U.S. and global government mandates/subsidies, and the impact on deal pricing, structure, post-closing viability and funding. The panelists also will provide a forward look at restructuring trends and investment opportunities.

Valuation often hinges on critical company-specific statistical and methodological decisions, raising questions about their necessity or potential for manipulation. This session will examine such topics as mean vs. median, discounts for lack of marketability, premiums for control, and size premiums and company-specific premiums, and will offer insights into how these decisions shape valuation outcomes.

Content valuation in the AI era presents unique challenges, as disputes over unauthorized use, such as those raised by The New York Times, highlight the need for innovative solutions. Stakeholders are increasingly turning to settlement and licensing frameworks that retroactively and prospectively value content. This session will address methodologies like the relief-from-royalty and venture capital methods, tackling complex issues of ownership, collateralization and growth projections with practical examples to illuminate these emerging dynamics.

Hosted by Financial Advisors and Investment Banking & Unsecured Trade Creditors Committees This panel will discuss the strategic use of valuation evidence throughout the life of a chapter 11 case, from financing and sale process to confirmation and fraudulent conveyance/other litigation.

This unique, interactive panel will be presented as a mock trial where financial advisors will be cross-examined by attorneys on valuation issues, including liquidation value.

Property valuation is a major issue affecting all real estate asset classes in today’s market, impacting lending and sale transactions, litigation and development transactions. We’ve been here before, but what’s different this time? This panel will address key issues related to valuation, including how far values dropped, and what will drive them up; the assets and asset classes that have been the most impacted by value declines; some of the elements having the biggest impact on values, and why; the techniques most commonly used to value distressed properties in today’s market; and the due diligence best practices for minimizing risks in acquisitions and financing transactions.

This panel will discuss the ethical implications of AI technologies and how they may affect valuation, including issues related to bias, fairness and responsible AI.

This panel will discuss the impact of today’s persistently higher-interest-rate environment from several perspectives, including valuation, operational free cash flow and financial flexibility, private equity and M&A transaction activity, and liability management (LME) and restructuring transaction opportunities.