GLG News by Sarbanes-Oxley Specialists

In determining the cost of capital, corporations place a threshold of capital expenditures, acquisition target, and other uses of idle cash. With the changes in market and company directions, many companies have come to realize their beta (a primary element in the cost of capital calculation) has changes...

For years, financial executives have been valuing intellectual property using standard and accepted methods such as cash flow calculations to raise capital, value acquired assets, and determine shareholder value. While the NPV calculation is accepted, much of formula is marred with broad based assumptions...

The data is conflicting... how much of an advantage do companies get by outsourcing their IT and call centers to India? My experience through three expansions is the quality is very good, but the cost advantage is diminishing. But that adds to the debate. Companies are becoming slower to move on international...

The computer networking market is running at full force, consistently introducing new products that help clients bring their networking pieces together to run efficiently. From data storage to communications to switches and routers, this market sector is continuously expanding and refining. As the article...

1. It is important for shareholders to fully understand the implications of management's decisions in the price of their shares.2. Buybacks and special dividends do not represent additional value in the long run and may fuel short term speculation and share price volatility.

Over the past several years, many (even countless) analysts have discredited HP for their acquisition of Compaq. The companies are too big to merge, the products aren’t compatible, the management is not compatible, they will loss more than they gain…What makes this acquisition unclear, and many others...

Over the past several years, companies by the dozen have made uncalculated errors in reporting. Most recent is the option backdating cases. While these missteps have cost these companies millions of dollars in outside help, it has also brought into question the true value of the companies. Don’t expect...

During an international acquisition, an acquirer must consider several areas, before completing the purchase. This article collectively highlights several areas to consider such as tax credits, structure, pre-existing subsidiary structure, foreign tax laws, and wording in the LOI/definitive agreement....

This article, like most others written about M&A’s, assumes acquisitions are conducted purely to enhance a company’s revenue stream. Most purchases of this nature are in fact completed to either take out a competitor (negating market share erosion), expand a product line (which may be unproven depending...

As the VC market changes its model from IPO to acquisition, many funding firms have paused to catch their breath. The drawback is most acquiring companies have not lost their appetite for the hunt. This statement leaves one conclusion- be flexible in your philosophy or wait on the sidelines and miss...