The broader story of Chinese growth helps boost valuations.
That shift will help boost valuations.
With last year's crypto-craze, there is no shortage of companies claiming to be a "blockchain-company" in order to boost valuations.
That February ruling boosted valuations for broadcast stocks, amid speculation that media conglomerates now will begin buying up every TV property in sight.
As I explore with my colleague Neeraj Agrawal in a recent report called Software 2018, released last month, a closer look at the PitchBook data shows that the fall-off in software deal volumes is primarily in the Bay Area, where an overheated market has boosted valuations and caused some investors to temporarily pull back.
Von Mueffling is betting that its managers, headed by Heinz's chairman, Anthony J.F. O'Reilly, can boost its valuation, currently 13 times estimated 2000 earnings.
Today's deal also seems to show a nice boost in valuation for the company since its last funding round.
It's about creating real growth for startups, not just a temporary jump that can help boost a valuation for the next round of funding.
Research by Morgan Stanley shows that previous rounds of monetary stimulus have had the effect of boosting the valuation of the stockmarket (a higher price-earnings ratio) without boosting profits (as measured by earnings per share).
Therefore, our estimate of BP's liabilities could start to fall therefore boosting the valuation case further.
By improving the way they are run, other firms with large profits could boost their valuations and creep up the league table.
