- What to know from the ASA Fair Value Conference
- Court’s valuation is out of bounds
- What has been your experience with college recruiting?
What to know from the ASA Fair Value Conference
It was another great turnout for the ASA Fair Value Conference in New York City last week.
What has been your experience with college recruiting?
Bringing new talent into the business valuation profession is a challenge.
FactSet Review 2024 PDF now available
The PDF version of the 2024 edition of the FactSet Review (formerly known as the FactSet Mergerstat Review) is now available.
Valuation conferences for May on our radar
Conference season is in full bloom in May.
Reminder: Take the IVSC survey on ESG
To investigate the evolution of how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are being incorporated into the valuation process, the International Valuation Standards Council has launched a survey.
Global BV News: KPMG provides global market data
The Q1 2024 International Valuation Newsletter from KPMG Switzerland includes some key financial market data.
BV movers . . .
James Weaver has joined Crowe LLP as a consulting partner in the firm’s Valuation Services practice.
CPE events
A Saga About S Corporation Tax Affecting: It’s a Thriller! (A BVR Workshop), May 8, 10:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT/1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. ET. Featuring: L. Paul Hood Jr., The University of Toledo Foundation. CPE credits: 3.5.
Court’s valuation is out of bounds
In an Indiana divorce case, the subject company was a gift shop and boutique the wife owned.
BV profession needs a stronger connection to research
The business valuation profession needs to be more attuned to academic finance research, according to a letter to the editor of the ASA’s Business Valuation Review by Victor E. Jarosiewicz (Quid Valorem LLC).
Survey results: What policies do BVFLS firms have regarding credentials?
It’s neck and neck when it comes to the business valuation credentials that exist at firms recently surveyed.
Valuation experts make the first Forbes list of Top 200 CPAs
The inaugural Forbes Top 200 CPAs list includes several practitioners who are credentialed in business valuation (ABV, CVA, or ASA).
April 2024 issue of Willamette’s Perspectives is released
The April 2024 issue of the quarterly digital publication Perspectives, from Willamette Management Associates, has been released, and you can access it if you click here.
Global BV News: Watch the WIPO event on IP finance and valuation
Now available is a free recording (audio and video) of IP Finance Dialogue: Expanding Horizons on IP Finance and Valuation that the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presented in Geneva.
BV movers . . .
Ed Usalis, AM, CVA, has joined the business valuation practice at BuckheadFMV, an Atlanta firm that specializes in healthcare valuation and consulting.
CPE events
BVLaw Case Update, April 24, 10:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. ET. Featuring: R. James Alerding, Alerding Consulting LLC; James D. Ewart, James D. Ewart LLC; and Andrew Z. Soshnick, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. CPE credits: 2.0.
Absent any valuation, court uses book value
In an Ohio divorce case, neither the husband nor the wife engaged a valuation expert to appraise the family business, a small company that manufactures parts for racing cars, firearms, and paintball guns.
More from Hitchner’s BV Myth Busters
They’re up to Myth No. 12, which is, “to value a minority interest in a private business, you must first value it on a 100% control basis.”
Still waiting for the DOL ESOP regs
First, they were expected at the end of 2023, then the end of March 2024, but there is no sign yet (at the time of this writing) of the proposed regulations regarding ESOP valuations.
BVR to webcast Energy Valuation Conference May 16
Once again, this year, BVR is pleased to partner with the Houston Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) to present a live webcast of the Energy Valuation Conference on May 16.
Reminder: Quick survey on BVFLS credentials
Many credentials are found in business valuation, forensics, and litigation services (BVFLS) firms and practices.
Today! Free webinar on BVR’s cost of capital platform
Find out why over a third of survey respondents use BVR’s Cost of Capital Professional platform during a free webinar today, April 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. ET).
Global BV News: PPAs in India
Almost a third (28%) of the enterprise value of acquired companies in India was allocated to identified intangible assets, and 35% was attributable to goodwill, with the allocation varying considerably from industry to industry, according to an EY study on purchase price allocations (PPAs).
Preview of the May issue of Business Valuation Update
Here’s what you’ll see.
BV movers . . .
Tony Alfonso has joined the business valuation team at Atlanta-based Aprio as a partner to lead the firm’s expansion into Phoenix.