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Raymond J. ("RJ") Dragon MBA, MS, ASA, CFFA is a Principal in Citrin Cooperman's Valuation & Forensic Services practice in the New Jersey / New York City area.  His work encompasses valuations for litigation support, marital dissolution, shareholder disputes, estate and gift tax, intangible asset valuation, purchase price allocation and financial reporting.

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Aug
05
"We are not alone"
“We are not alone” is a popular phrase in science fiction movies. It is used when humans first discover that they are not the only intelligent life in the universe. The discovery changes the whole human perspective, b
Jul
19
Adjusting Valuation Multiples and the China Price (Part 2)
Last week we discussed the methodology for adjusting guideline public company valuation
Jul
14
Adjusting Valuation Multiples and the China Price (Part 1)
 
Jun
10
What Wall Street could learn from the Business Valuation Profession
One would think that there would be no difference between how Wall Street values a company and how it is done by the BV community, after excluding the valuation adjustments for privately-held status that business valuation consultants make
Apr
26
Merger Trends in a Recession
One of the few good things about a recession is that it provides a chance to reconsider basic valuation assu
Mar
29
BV's Thrilla in Manila
Fans of boxing history (or those with enough gray hair) will remember the “Thrilla in
Mar
03
The Death of the Risk-Free Rate?
The risk-free rate is at the core of much that concerns the profession of business valuation. It is one of the variables in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (“CAPM”), the finance model that revolutionized the calculation of
Feb
22
Replacing a Hall of Famer
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