Business valuation lies at the heart of investment decision-making, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and strategic planning. Yet valuing a business requires more than applying formulas—it requires sound judgement, disciplined analysis and the ability to connect narrative with numbers.

Join Professor Aswath Damodaran, widely recognised as the world's leading authority on business valuation, for an intensive two-day masterclass that explores the principles, frameworks and practical techniques used to value businesses across industries, markets and stages of growth.

Combining rigorous theory with real-world case studies, Professor Damodaran will demonstrate how valuation techniques can be applied to both straightforward and complex business situations. Participants will gain practical insights into discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, relative valuation, valuation multiples, growth estimation and the challenges of valuing private companies, start-ups, distressed businesses and financial institutions.

Whether you are an investor, analyst or corporate finance professional, this masterclass will strengthen your ability to make informed valuation decisions with greater confidence.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

· Learn directly from Professor Aswath Damodaran and benefit from his decades of experience and practical insights that extend beyond traditional textbook theory.

· Discover how valuation concepts are applied to real companies through practical case studies and current market examples.

· Understand Professor Damodaran's renowned "Narrative and Numbers" framework for building a complete valuation story.

· Learn to value businesses of all sizes using discounted cash flow (DCF) models, from private companies and start-ups to large listed corporations.

· Develop practical skills in applying valuation multiples and comparable company analysis.

· Analyse and critique the use of valuation multiples with greater confidence.

· Learn how to value complex businesses, including financially troubled and start-up companies.

· Understand how restructuring decisions can influence business value.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Day One

· The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Model 

· Setting Up the Model 

· The Big Picture of DCF Valuation 

· Valuation Examples 

· The Discount Rate Question

· Risk Premiums and Betas 

· The Cost of Debt 

· Estimating Cash Flows 

· Estimating Growth Rates 

· Estimating Growth Patterns 

· The Terminal Value 

· Closing Thoughts on DCF Valuation

Day Two

· Cash, Cross Holdings and Other Assets 

· The Value of Control, Synergy and Transparency 

· The Liquidity Discount

· Employee Stock Options: Challenges in Valuation 

· Valuing Young Growth Companies 

· Valuing Mature Companies in Transition 

· Valuing Declining and Distressed Companies 

· Valuing Cyclical Companies 

· Valuing Commodity Companies 

· Valuing Financial Services Companies 

· Valuing Private Businesses 

· Relative Valuation 

· Deconstructing Multiples 

· Comparable Company Valuation

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This masterclass is designed for:

• Fund Managers
• Portfolio Managers
• Investment Analysts
• Investment Bankers
• Valuation Specialists
• Equity Research Analysts
• Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)
• Corporate Finance Professionals
• Mergers & Acquisitions Professionals
• Business Owners and Corporate Executives
• Private Equity & Venture Capital Professionals
• Finance Academics and Students seeking advanced valuation knowledge

WHAT IS INCLUDED

Your registration includes:

• Two full days of live instruction by Professor Aswath Damodaran
• Certificate of Completion signed by Professor Damodaran
• Comprehensive course materials
• Networking opportunities with finance professionals from across Asia
• Refreshments and lunch (In-person participants)