On the Lighter Side

Move over Rolling Rock, LaTrobe, PA lays claim to the invention of the banana split in 1904. These days, Philadelphia serves up some of the best.

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Grazing sheep uncovered overgrown gravesites.

A goose, whiffling. You have to see this to believe it.

Is this the new normal?

Mother Nature continues to cause interruptions. In the span of a few weeks, Delaware Valley businesses were impacted by multiple tornadoes, including one measured as an EF3, as well as 100-year floods. In California, the Dixie Fire destroyed the entire town of Greenville as well as Rich Bar, a historic gold rush era ghost town. Meanwhile, storm activity in the Atlantic basin is becoming more active.

Asterion can assist individual business owners and insurance companies who may need help to quantify the proper measure of damages in business interruption and lost income claims.  

The right valuation can make a deal look easy.

A strategic acquisition or the sale of an interest is all about the value. Pepsi is selling the Tropicana line, while Footlocker recently acquired two smaller rivals. Square is expanding its fintech footprint with the acquisition of Afterpay, and Reese Witherspoon sold a majority stake in her media company, Hello Sunshine, based on a $900 million valuation.  

Regardless of the type of transaction you are contemplating, Asterion can help assess the strategic and valuation facts that are important to your success.

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Trends We’re Watching

Litigation pits wind v. solar, in an inter-industrial NIMBY dispute.

What’s Puzzling Us

Did Cleveland rebrand its baseball team without checking first to see if the new name was in use?

What Doesn’t Surprise Us At All

Like many of us, whales in Alaska are happier, singing more varied songs, in the absence of cruise ships.

Thread Recommendations  

When the sellers’ disclosure says “bees in the walls,” pay attention.

Many animals use the stars as a guide. Watch List 

The Perseids meteor showers will peak August 11-13. NASA will have a livestream camera set up to watch the sky!

Spotlight on Business Interruption & Lost Income ServicesAsterion, Inc. has extensive experience in the quantification of economic damages incurred from business interruption and various lost income events.

August 10, 2021