) November 10, 2008 -- VC Experts.com, Inc., the popular online collection of forms, seminars, data and commentary for the Private Equity & Venture Capital industries, today announced the launch of a new IRC 409A calculator found at www.pedatacenter.com .
With the launch of the new 409A calculator, companies can now calculate their stock option prices so that they meet the requirements under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. The 409A calculator was designed to provide a comprehensive list of "comparable" companies (i.e. similar companies based on industry, valuation and/or geography) and to assist in offsetting the rising cost of outside consultants and auditors as the company CFO's determine fair value.
Other Upgrades: New Valuation Ticker
The Valuation Ticker is a venture capital valuation tracking tool that utilizes the average daily close prices of public companies in particular industries. Each of these comparable public companies received venture capital or private equity funding prior to their IPO.
Utilizing average daily close prices from 1999 to present, these daily figures are then applied to the most recent post-money valuation of a private, venture-backed company within the same industry, as calculated by VC Experts, to simulate the movement of that company's valuation on a daily basis.
Additional data is utilized as a comparative measure, including the NASDAQ and S&P 500 indexes. With this tool, VCs, hedge fund managers, investment bankers and other investor groups can create a bucket of comparable analysis, as well as determine potential entry points when to go public.
The Key Investment Trends database is available to subscribers on either a monthly or annual subscription.
About VC Experts.com, Inc
VC Experts serves the needs of the private equity and venture capital communities, including entrepreneurs, fund managers and related service providers, by providing current industry news, best practices, legal forms, valuation databases, seminars and self-paced tutorial courses. Its two websites are www.vcexperts.com and www.pedatacenter.com .
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