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Arcstone Equity Research cited in The Financial Times
David Gelles of The Financial Times quoted Arcstone founder and Managing Director Bo Brustkern in the August 24 article "Hot demand for private internet companies’ stock" Some analysts caution that these investments are being made without sound financial discipline. Bo Brustkern of Arcstone Equity Research, which analyses private companies, says...
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Brustkern cited in BVWire re secondary market
Bo Brustkern, founder and managing director of Arcstone Partners, was cited in the BVWire yesterday stating, "We foresee a tsunami of secondary transactions on the horizon." Brustkern listed five reasons why secondary direct transaction volume will continue to build in the near future, including the emergence of private equity research,...
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Brustkern talks to PEHub
Bo Brustkern, founder and managing director of Arcstone Partners, spoke to PEHub reporter Connie Loizos on Tuesday, July 20. The subject of their conversation was whether, or if, the name of the VC firm backing a start up had any role in the ultimate value placed on the start up...
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Arcstone Equity Research publishes paper on secondary markets and 409A
Arcstone Equity Research, the first company to author actionable private equity research for secondary market investors based on actual company data, released a short paper discussing the impact of secondary market transactions on 409A valuations. Get the PDF here. See also coverage from PEHub....
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Brustkern moderates Fair Value Summit Panel
Bo Brustkern, founder and managing director at boutique valuation firm Arcstone Partners, recently moderated a panel featuring Tony Aaron of Ernst & Young, and PJ Patel of Valuation Research Corp at BVR's 3rd Annual Summit on Fair Value for Financial Reporting in New York. The gist of their discussion was...
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