Private Company Valuation: How Credit Risk Reshaped Equity Markets and Corporate Finance Valuation Tools(Global Financial Markets)

The recent crisis in financial markets has seen a gradual erosion of the boundaries of asset classes previously regarded as risk-free. We have gone from a world mostly free of default risk to one where credit risk is largely reflected in equity prices. Traditional valuation methods now need to be integrated to take into account a scenario in which expectations of growth are considerably reduced, and credit risk is increased to levels previously unheard of. But as the majority of private companies are sub-investment grade, Valuing Private Companies: How Credit Risk Reshaped Equity Markets and Corporate Finance Valuation Tools sets out an innovative new method for estimating private companies' cost of equity based on a Fixed Income Approach (FIA). The book begins by introducing the changing landscape of financial markets post crisis, discussing the notion of 'risk free' asset classes and how equity valuation methods are changing in the light of credit risk. Oricchio then goes on to illustrate the limitations of traditional methods for estimating the economic value of non-listed companies, demonstrating that methods such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which are market-based, cannot effectively capture credit risk in sub-investment grade companies. The author advocates the use of a new model to estimate the cost of equity - the Integrated Pricing Model (IPM). This new model combines CAPM with a second method based on fixed income type logic, known as the Fixed Income Approach (FIA).The second part of the book then applies these new IPM equity valuations, based on corporate rating models for private companies, to a range of country specific cases covering the USA, Japan, China, Russia, India and Italy. In addition to the book's theoretical insights, illustrating in great detail the relationship between default risk and equity risk premium, readers will benefit from the practical experience the author has accumulated as a risk manager within major banking groups such as UniCredit Group, Capitalia SpA, and Banca di Roma SpA.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Private Companies' Equity Valuation Methods Cost of Equity for Private Companies: the Integrated Pricing Model Integrated Pricing Model in USA Integrated pricing model in Japan Integrated pricing model in China Integrated pricing model in Russia Integrated Pricing Model in India Integrated Pricing Model in Italy

About the Author :
Professor Gianluca Oricchio is currently General Manager at Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, and a senior consultant for Moody's Analytics, having previously held senior capital and risk management positions at several global financial institutions including UniCredit Group, Capitalia SpA, and Banca di Roma SpA. Professor Oricchio holds a Ph.D. in International Accounting and has written a number of books on financial markets, corporate finance and risk management, including Basel III Credit Rating Systems: An Applied Guide to Quantitative and Qualitative Models (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and Credit Treasury: A Credit Pricing Guide in Liquid and Non-Liquid Markets (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011).

Review :
"In Valuing Private Companies, Oricchio has created an innovative framework for considering the true cost of capital impacting private firms. By adapting tools and techniques from the credit markets to value companies, Oricchio has brought new, exciting and practical thinking to the corporate finance field. Highly recommended." Erik Banks, Executive Vice President, UniCredit Group