
M&A valuation during Covid
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“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future,” or so said Niels Bohr, and nothing has made predicting the future harder than the coronavirus pandemic
It’s disrupted businesses, caused market volatility and triggered asset devaluations across the globe.
While the full economic impact of the pandemic has not yet been felt in South Africa, it is clear that the volatility has created much uncertainty around how the fair value of a business is determined.
And this has made dealmaking tricky.
FTI conducted a survey into valuations recently
And Michael Avery caught up with Thoba Vokwana, FTI’s Managing Director (Valuations) to find out what it revealed about the impact of Covid on valuations.
It’s disrupted businesses, caused market volatility and triggered asset devaluations across the globe.
While the full economic impact of the pandemic has not yet been felt in South Africa, it is clear that the volatility has created much uncertainty around how the fair value of a business is determined.
And this has made dealmaking tricky.
FTI conducted a survey into valuations recently
And Michael Avery caught up with Thoba Vokwana, FTI’s Managing Director (Valuations) to find out what it revealed about the impact of Covid on valuations.