International Journal of Financial Technology Perspective

International Journal of Financial Technology Perspective

Valuation Methods of Mergers and Acquisitions through Fintech perspective: based on corporate strategies and sectors

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fereydon Rahnamay Roodposhti 1
Maryam Amiri 1
Mohsen Rostamy-Malkhalifeh 2
1 Department of Management and Economics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Mathematics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
One of the main characteristics of businesses in the contemporary world is dynamics, therefore managers of organizations in order to achieve their organizational goals, including survival, profitability, value creation and fill the gap between R&D and commercialization of innovation uses mergers and acquisitions methods.
The most important part of mergers and acquisitions that can guarantee its success is valuation. Corporate valuation is considered one of the most complex and difficult issues in financial management called the “Dark Side” of valuation by Aswath Damodaran. There are a variety of ways to value a company.
Since most valuation research is based on the type and method of valuation, in this paper, we considered the main methods of business valuation based on corporate strategies and sectors market as well as considering the Fintech phenomenon. Finally, we tried to determine which method would be suitable in M&A.
Keywords
Corporate strategies
Fintech
Mergers and Acquisitions
Valuation
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