Tim Laas is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal and leads the Valuation Practice in Germany. He brings 15 years of experience in valuation and transaction services. As a result of this, he has been a subject matter expert in giving valuation, transaction and dispute advice for more than a decade. He has worked with clients in a wide range of sectors with the focus in automotive, chemical, (renewable) energy, financial services, and telecommunication industry for corporate and private equity clients.
Dr. Laas has carried out valuations for various purposes such as valuations for transactions, financial reporting, group reorganizations, purchase price allocations, impairment tests, squeeze outs, domination and profit and loss transfer agreements, and management participation plans.
Dr. Laas has advised his clients on national and international mergers where he carried out the business valuations and the purchase price allocations. He has a broad experience in regulated valuation for tax and financial reporting purposes (IFRS, US GAAP and German local GAAP).
Prior to joining A&M, Dr. Laas was a Senior Manager in EY’s valuation group and Senior Vice President with Houlihan Lokeys Financial Advisory Practice in Germany. He is a frequent guest speaker on valuations and has published articles and books on topics such as valuation techniques considering risk and valuations for tax and accounting purposes as well as articles on the determination of damages.
Dr. Laas earned a master’s and a doctoral degree from the University of Mannheim. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst and passed the German Wirtschaftsprüferexam in 2007. He is a member of the German Chamber of Certified Public Accountants (Wirtschaftsprüferkammer), the German Institute of Chartered Accountants (IDW), and the German Institute for Arbitration (DIS). Tim Laas educates judges and state prosecutors on business valuation and damage quantification.
A&M’s Germany Valuation Insights analyses how the price for taking equity risks in Germany continues its decreasing trend in the rising interest rate environment.
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We are pleased to share the December 2024 edition of Valuation Insights, a detailed analysis of key market trends and developments shaping valuation practices in Spain and Europe. This report explores topics such as EV/EBITDA multiples in M&A transactions, industry performance comparisons across the S&P Europe 350 Index, and shifts in equity investment risks.
