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Adjusted Present Value (APV) meaning
What does Adjusted Present Value (APV) mean?
Adjusted Present Value (APV) is a discounted cash flow valuation method used in corporate transactions, disputes and project finance. It values the business or project as if it were wholly equity‑funded (the unlevered value), and then adds (or subtracts) the present value of financing effects, typically: tax shields from deductible interest, financing subsidies, issue costs and expected costs of financial distress.
In practice, advisers forecast unlevered free cash flows and discount them at the unlevered cost of equity (the asset return). Financing side‑effects are then valued using risk‑appropriate rates (for example, tax shields often at the cost of debt). APV therefore differs from WACC‑based DCF: it is not a single discount rate and is particularly useful where leverage is changing materially over time.
APV is a descriptive corporate finance concept rather than a term defined in statute or case law, but it is frequently referenced in M&A valuations, fairness opinions, shareholder disputes, expert evidence on share value, and restructuring or insolvency scenarios. Across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, usage is consistent; the main nuance is the availability of tax shields, which depends on local interest deductibility rules.
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UK Banking, Finance, Capital Markets, Derivatives and Insolvency Law Glossary including Islamic finance
Banking & Finance glossary A Auditing and Accounting Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) The foremost Islamic, international, autonomous, independent, not-for-profit corporate body that develops and issues accounting, auditing, governance, ethics and Shari’ah benchmarks and standards for Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) and the wider Islamic finance sector. Founded in Bahrain in 1991, it is backed by a number of institutional members across more than 45 countries, including central banks and regulatory authorities, financial institutions, accounting and auditing practices, and legal firms. Its pronouncements are currently applied by leading Islamic financial institutions across the world and have advanced a progressive and gradual harmonisation of global Islamic finance practice. It also delivers professional qualification programmes—notably Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA), Certified Shari’ah Adviser and Auditor (CSAA), and the corporate compliance programme—in efforts to strengthen the industry’s human capital and governance frameworks. For further details, see Practice Note: Key participants in the Islamic finance industry—Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). Acceleration Acceleration is the formal action...
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