Supporting consistent valuation practice
Valuation work in transactions, financial reporting, and disputes requires market inputs that are current, consistently applied, and documented. A valuation professional should be able to explain the source of each parameter, reproduce the analysis, and show how judgement was applied when selecting a peer group or methodology.
smartZebra supports these requirements by combining cost-of-capital data, comparable-company information, and documentation functions in one platform. Users can select a valuation date, configure assumptions, review source information, and export the calculation path for the valuation file.
Topics for discussion
Market execution is where valuation data earns its keep. In a live transaction or a contested matter, nobody has three weeks to assemble a peer group and reconcile four different sources for the market risk premium. The number has to be right, it has to be current, and it has to survive the other side's expert reading it line by line.
smartZebra was built for exactly that pressure. Every WACC component comes from one database, at your valuation date, with the source data and calculation path exportable alongside the result. Supporting a conference dedicated to raising professional standards in UK business valuation is a natural fit for what we do. Come and find us on the day if you want to discuss:
- Cost of capital under time pressure – a documented WACC in minutes rather than days
- Peer group construction – AI-assisted screening across 50,000+ listed and 500,000+ private companies
- Beta factors – configurable regression settings, valuation-date precision and statistical quality metrics
- Market risk premia – implied and historical, with the derivation you can put in front of a reviewer
- Credit spreads and cost of debt – by rating and term, including synthetic ratings for unrated companies
- Multiples – trailing and forward-looking peer multiples plus sector benchmarks
- Expert witness and dispute work – reproducing an analysis on the same inputs months or years later
- Country risk premia – for cross-border mandates
Event information
BVIUK's stated direction is to raise professional standards and build a community grounded in expertise, integrity and active participation. Its accreditation programme, ethics and professional standards work, and the Expert Awards all pull in the same direction.
For a UK profession that has historically had fewer dedicated gathering points than its German or American counterparts, having one focused day where valuation is the only subject on the agenda is genuinely valuable. We are glad to help make it happen.
The BVIUK Annual Conference in Business Valuation takes place on 4 December 2026 at the Leonardo Royal London City Hotel. Registration information is available from BVIUK. Participants can contact smartZebra in advance to arrange a meeting about cost of capital, peer-group analysis, multiples, or valuation documentation.
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