METHODS OF VALUATION FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES

Abstract

The article presents the results of research carried out in the framework of a comparative analysis of the most common, effective approaches and methods for assessing oil and gas companies. The conclusions about the need for a set of methods for evaluating mergers and acquisitions. The leading role in the article is given to the method of discounted cash flows, which allows to get the real value of oil and gas company, to take into account synergies and possible risks to the author developed the methodology for calculating the weighted average cost of capital as the discount rate

Keywords

• methods of valuation for mergers and acquisitions
• oil and gas companies
• discounted cash flow
• value of a company
• the income approach