That’s the gain UBS will record for buying Credit Suisse at a fraction of its book value. In a regulatory filing, UBS said the so-called negative goodwill would help absorb potential losses from the ...

Goodwill in business is an intangible asset that's recorded when one company is purchased by another. It's the portion of the purchase price that's higher than the sum of the net fair value of all of ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. In this appendix we will clarify the difference and relationship between economic goodwill and accounting ...

Financial conditions are clearly tightening. But, if you have clients thinking about selling their businesses, there’s no reason to rush the transaction. When the future is uncertain, successful ...

With financial conditions tightening and a tidal wave of baby boomers reaching retirement age, many of your clients may be thinking about selling their businesses. As I discussed last month, when ...