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Imagine you’re shopping for a big-ticket item like an automobile or plasma television, and you find it at a bargain basement price. Your instinct is to snap it up. But suppose that you’ve never been in the store before, you don’t recognize the brand and you don’t know how much trust to put in the sales staff. Maybe it’s not such a bargain, after all. That’s the dilemma many U.S. investors confront as they contemplate investment in emerging markets. Putting a value on a target company’s assets can be tricky at best, but it’s especially so in politically unstable countries with shaky economies and unpredictable legal systems.

Highlights:

• What constitutes an emerging market, and why are we seeing such a wave of mergers and acquisitions by U.S. investors in these markets? (2:12)
• What countries in emerging markets are U.S. investors most enthusiastic about and why? (5:13)
• How important is local talent in helping U.S. investors to identify risks and assess the value of a company or market? And how should an investor go about finding the most reliable local talent? (25:17)
• What can U.S. investors do to bridge gaps in language and culture? (29:18)

Guests:
James Marshall, senior manager, Business Valuation, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Stamos Nicholas, principal and national leader, Business Valuation, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

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