... op-erate a company and to make sound estimates of value. In themerger and acquisition (M& amp ;A) world, however, much of the realaction takes place after stand-alone fair market value and invest-ment ... approach is less widely employed in M& amp ;A val-uations than the income approach, values determined by it also require careful review. Because the market approach primarily determines value as ... this chapter made by MichaelJ. Eggers, ASA, CBA, CPA, ABV, of American Business Appraisers, San Francisco, Cali-fornia; email: mjeaba@pacbell.com.220 Art of the Dealother side. Therefore,...