Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sokolsky Artyom A. Author-Email: artyom_sokolsky@rambler.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Budget and Treasury Academy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Title: Business Company Value Assessment in M&A Deals Abstract: In the times of financial crisis, a company can gain some competitive advantages by engaging in an M&A deal. One of the pressing issues the acquiring party has to deal with is the assessment of the acquired company’s value. The article author examines the key methods used to assess a business company’s value and assesses the value of OAO Surgutneftegaz using the cost and benefit-based approach. Classification-JEL: G32 Keywords: M&A, assessment of value, assessment methodology, expert predictions Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 107-114 Issue: 4 Year: 2010 Month: October File-URL: http://finjournal-nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2010/4/statii/100411.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:100411:p:107-114