May 14, 2020: Business Valuation Resources announces new Guideline Public Company Comps Tool

Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is proud to announce the new Guideline Public Company Comps Tool (GPPCT), a state-of-the-art and cost-effective platform for deriving the best comparable guideline public companies. BVR built GPCCT specifically for business valuation practitioners and stakeholders.

June 26, 2019: Business Valuation Resources, LLC joins the IVSC to advance the valuation profession worldwide

Business Valuation Resources, LLC (BVR) has been appointed a member of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the global not‐for‐profit organisation responsible for setting International Valuation Standards (IVS) and developing the valuation profession worldwide.

March 12, 2019: Complete agenda and speaker list announced for May 2019 AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference in Las Vegas

Business Valuation Resources (BVR) in partnership with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), is thrilled to announce the release of the compolete agenda and speaker list for the highly anticipated National Divorce Conference, May 8-10, 2019 at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

August 1, 2017: Business Valuation Resources, in partnership with International Institute of Business Valuers, announces first ever online business valuation standards and ethics course

Business Valuation Resources (BVR), in partnership with the International Institute of Business Valuers (iiBV), is excited to announce the industry's first-ever eLearning course on business valuation standards and ethics.

June 28, 2017: New eLearning courses revolutionize valuation and financial training by bringing advanced comprehensive instruction access at any time, to any person around the globe
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce our new eLearning courses - specialized valuation training, led by expert instructors, with engaging multi-media content such as videos, quizzes, downloadable materials, infographics, and more.

Feburary 17, 2017: Business Valuation Resources and The International Institute of Business Valuers announce a comprehensive strategic alliance to develop and distribute business valuation courses worldwide
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) and The International Institute of Business Valuers (iiBV) announce a comprehensive strategic alliance to develop and distribute business valuation courses worldwide.  Together BVR and the iiBV will develop professional education courses and testing products that meet the needs of international business valuators and their related VPO's, government agencies, and regulators. 

August 15, 2016: BVR announces new divorce case law compendium covering 300+ key business valuation cases and expert analysis
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of the third edition of Business Valuation in Divorce Case Law Compendium, an indispensable tool for every divorce professional who wants to stay ahead of the game.

August 12, 2016: A comprehensive review of the current market for hotels in BVR's new special report, "What It's Worth: Hotel Business Value"
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the release of a new special report "What It's Worth: Hotel Business Value." This new resource highlights the opportunities available in the hospitality industry and walks the reader through the unique methods and techniques required to value a hotel.

August 10, 2016: Reliably benchmark a breweries value with new special report "What It's Worth: Brewery Value
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the release of a new special report, "What It's Worth: Brewery Value." This new resource offers advice from top experts who work with craft breweries and study valuation issues associated with this industry daily.

August 10, 2016: Master the unique methods and techniques of winery valuation with BVR's new special report, "What It's Worth: Winery Value
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the release of a new special report, "What It's Worth: Winery Value." This new resource provides key valuation techniques for appraisers, investors, and business owners, and includes real-world data with current market trends and insight on what really drives a value in a winery business.

June 21, 2016: New Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages provides knowledge base for a better working relationship between financial experts and attorneys
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the release of "The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages, Fourth Edition," edited by experts Nancy Fannon and Jonathan Dunitz, Esq. This new two volume resource bridges the gap between the economics in damages cases and what the courts say about the calculations and evidentiary requirements.

May 19, 2016: New report "Franchise Value: Valuation Methods and Benchmarking Data" tackles the myriad of valuation challenges for franchises across all industries with tips and lessons from the courts
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of a new special report "Franchise Value: Valuation Methods and Benchmarking Data"  This new resource provides a vast amount of valuable franchise benchmarking data, broken down by major industry, to assist appraisers in successfully navigating their next franchise valuation engagement.

May 17, 2016: Navigate auto dealership valuation hazards with BVR's new special report, "What It's Worth: Automobile Dealership Value"
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the release of a new special report "What It's Worth: Automobile Dealership Value."  This new resource provides key valuation techniques for appraisers and includes real-world data with current market trends and insight on what really drives value in an auto dealership.

March 30, 2016: BVR introduces new comprehensive resources on the most important developments in the business valuation profession
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) announces two highly-anticipated publications, Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2016 and BVR Legal and Court Case Yearbook, 2016. These new resources cover the year's most important developments in the business valuation profession.

December 22, 2015: BVR announces a new special report “What It’s Worth: Veterinary Practice Value” with current market trends and key value drivers of veterinary practices
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of a new special report “What It’s Worth: Veterinary Practice Value.”  This industry-specific report includes value-related benchmarking data, recent industry developments, court decisions, and common valuation errors and challenges to avoid.

August 19, 2015: Business Valuation Resources is excited to announce the time-saving PitchBook Excel Plugin tool that allows appraisers to develop and analyze a set of public company comparables in very little time
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to offer the new PitchBook Excel Plugin with a subscription to the PitchBook/BVR Guideline Public Company Comps Tool, which allows users to easily integrate data with Excel and manipulate analysis with one click.

August 17, 2015: Write bulletproof business valuation reports with this highly-anticipated new publication from BVR
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of a new special report, "How to Write Bulletproof Valuation Reports: Tips from the Experts," that includes wisdom from top experts in the profession, including an introduction by Mark Hanson, CPA, CVA, ABV.

July 14, 2015: BVR announces the availability of the 2015 Valuation Handbook - Industry Cost of Capital, the gold standard for industry-level analysis
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to offer the 2015 Valuation Handbook – Industry Cost of Capital, authored by Duff & Phelps. This must-have publication enables robust benchmarking analysis when developing industry cost of capital estimates 

July 8, 2015: Highly-anticipated 2015 International Valuation Handbook - Guide to Cost of Capital now available through BVR
BVR is excited to offer the 2015 International Valuation Handbook – Guide to Cost of Capital, a must-have publication that includes country-level country risk premia and country-level equity risk premia to benchmark, support, and augment international cost of capital estimates.

May 21, 2015: BVR Launches business valuation global resource centre in response to needs among the international business valuation community
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the Business Valuation Global Resource Centre, showcasing best-in-class news, training, research, and data. The Global Business Valuation Resource Centre delivers timely and relevant content and tools created specifically for valuation professionals around the globe.

May 11, 2015: Business Valuation Resources offers the 2015 Factset Mergerstat Reivew - built and designed for the business valuation profession
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the availability of the2015 Factset Mergerstat Review, a must-have desktop reference for data and analysis on the merger and acquisition (M&A) market.

April 29, 2015: May issue of Business Valuation Update journal covers the latest research on S Corporation valuation puzzle and more important topics
The May issue of the Business Valuation Update (BVU) is now out and includes articles on the S Corporation valuation puzzle, misapplication of Gordon Growth Model, disparate opinions of value in buy-sell agreements, and much more.

April 22, 2015: New guide from Nancy Fannon and Keith Sellers tackles the ongoing, controversial issue of how to value pass-through entities
While there are no easy answers to valuing pass-through entities, new guidance based on years of research is finally here. The new guide Taxes and Value: The Ongoing Research and Analysis Relating to the S Corporation Valuation Puzzle written by Nancy Fannon and Keith Sellers and published by Business Valuation Resources, brings together dense and thorough academic research with new direction on how to value S corporations.

April 15, 2015: Marijuana dispensaries are a budding industry that bring opportunities and challenges for business appraisers - new special report
The legal marijuana industry is riding a business high. Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the release of a new special report, "Marijuana Dispensaries: A Budding Industry Brings Opportunities and Challenges for Business Appraisers," that covers the technical insight that business appraisers need when valuing or servicing a marijuana dispensary.

March 4, 2015: BVR publishes go-to reference guide by Heidi Walker on the use and application of business valuation transaction databases
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the release of the newly expanded "Comprehensive Guide to the Use and Application of Transaction Databases" guide that covers the differences between the most widely-used transaction databases used when applying the market approach and how to avoid common traps.

December 30, 2014: BVR has partnered with Duff & Phelps to offer the highly-anticipated 2014 International Valuation Handbook - Guide to Cost of Capital
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) has partnered with Duff & Phelps to offer the2014 International Valuation Handbook – Guide to Cost of Capital, a must-have publication that includes country-level country risk premia and country-level equity risk premia.

November 19, 2014: Business Valuation Resources announces new Digital Library with immediate online access to 55+ guides, books, and special reports
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) announces the new Digital Library subscription. It offers full online access from any computer or mobile device to a library of 55+ titles focused on industry valuation techniques, methodology, and more. 

October 13, 2014: BVR publishes new special report on valuing companies with real estate -- includes contributions from top thought-leaders in the profession
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce a new special report,Valuing Companies with Real Estate: Appraisal Experts Untangle the Issues, with unique perspectives from both real estate and business appraisers.

October 9, 2014: BVR announces 2014 Valuation Handbook - Industry Cost of Capital, the gold standard for industry-level analysis
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) has partnered with Duff & Phelps to offer the2014 Valuation Handbook – Industry Cost of Capital, a must-have publication that enables robust benchmarking analysis when developing industry cost of capital estimates.

September 11, 2014: Business Valuation Resources partners with First Research to offer comprehensive industry and state/province profiles for the U.S. and Canada
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce First Research Industry and Province Profiles for the U.S. and Canada in a new subscription format, making it easier than ever to gain key insights into an array of industries and niche markets. State Profiles are also available on a single purchase basis.

July 11, 2014: BVR announces new 300+ page Case Law Compendium covering key divorce and business valuation cases
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of BVR's bestselling Business Valuation in Divorce Case Law Compendium, a 300+ page desktop reference with access to an exclusive website.

July 9, 2014: BVR announces two new Yearbooks on the most important business valuation news and legal cases in the profession
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce two must-have publications, Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2014 and BVR Legal and Court Case Yearbook, 2014. These new resources include the year's most important developments in the business valuation profession.

July 8, 2014: Unique Private Company Valuation Competition Held by Business Valuation Resources (BVR) and Seattle Pacific University (SPU) Chooses Winner
Six university student teams and faculty from across the U.S. met on May 9, 2014 inSeattle, WA to participate in the first-ever national BVR/SPU Valuation Challenge hosted by The School of Business and Economics at SPU.  In this unique financial competition, students completed a business valuation of a real private company using leading appraisal information in a contest judged by 20 of the nation's senior valuation experts.

June 12, 2014: Business Valuation Resources offers the 2014 Factset Mergerstat Review - built and designed for the business valuation profession
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the availability of the2014 Factset Mergerstat Review, a must-have desktop reference for data and analysis on the merger and acquisition (M&A) market.

April 22, 2014: BVR publishes two volume set of Guide to Lost Profits and Other Commercial Damages with the most up-to-date and inclusive insight available on the topic
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of the third edition of The Comprehensive Guide to Lost Profits and Other Commercial Damages, a two-volume publication edited by thought-leaders Nancy Fannon and Jonathan Dunitz.

October 29, 2013:BVR Publishes Special Report on Key Trends Driving Auto Dealership Value 
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) has just published Key Trends Driving Auto Dealership Value, a special report with contributions from top experts including Timothy York, CPA/ABV (Dixon Hughes Goodman), Loyd Rawls (The Rawls Group), James "Butch" Williams, CPA/ABV (Dixon Hughes Goodman) and others.

October 11, 2013: BVR publishes two volume set of Guide to Discounts for Lack of Marketability, by expert John Stockdale, Sr.
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of the fifth edition of BVR’s Guide to Discounts for Lack of Marketability, Fifth Edition, a two-volume resource written by thought-leader John Stockdale, Sr. This recently published guide offers the newest treatise on the theories, evidence, and techniques for determining discounts for lack of marketability (DLOM). DLOM is one of the most discussed topics in the business valuation profession with a historically wide divergence in how valuators approach it. This valuable, two-volume resource offers practical guidance and includes a compendium with analysis of more than 100 of the most important cases that have made it into the courts. Case reviews shed light on how judges have viewed experts' use of the relevant facts and economic principles to determine a DLOM.

July 16, 2013: BVR announces new webinar on Equity Risk Premiums with thought-leader Dr. Aswath Damodaran
Business Valuation Resources, LLC (BVR) is pleased to announce Equity Risk Premiums: Looking Back, Looking Forward, an interactive webinar on July 25th with Dr. Aswath Damodaran of the Stern School of Business, New York University. In this highly anticipated program, Dr. Damodaran will argue that the days of stable equity risk premiums are behind us and that, after years of economic turmoil, equity risks must be related to events and fundamentals, and checked between markets to ensure their accuracy.

June 27, 2013: Pratt’s Stats, Business Valuation Resources’ private company merger and acquisitions database surpasses 20,000 transactions
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce that Pratt’s Stats, its exclusive online private company merger and acquisition database, has now amassed details on more than 20,000 private company transactions. Thanks to the users of Pratt’s Stats, BVR continues to improve the product and introduce it to valuation stakeholders beyond the business appraisal market.

March 13, 2013: BVR Publishes Special Report on Monte Carlo Simulations
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce a new special report, Monte Carlo Simulations: Advanced Techniques, with content from BVR’s Monte Carlo webinar workshop that featured business valuation experts David Dufendach and Jason Andrews. In BVR’s special report, with an introduction by thought-leader Neil Beaton, CPA/ABV, CFA, ASA, Dufendach and Andrews remove the mysteries surrounding Monte Carlo simulations and clearly explain how to apply this technique to a broad spectrum of valuation issues.

March 15, 2013: BVR Publishes Special Report on Key Trends When Valuing Government Contracting Firms
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce Key Trends in the Valuation of Government Contracting Firms, a new special report, with contributions by top experts in the profession. Federal budget battles, unclear tax positions, and domestic and international economic and political trends have created a challenging environment for government contracting firms and the business appraisers that value them.

January 28, 2013: BVR Publishes First Comprehensive Body of Knowledge on Compensation Valuation in the Healthcare Industry
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce the release of the BVR/AHLA Guide to Healthcare Industry Compensation and Valuation, the first comprehensive body of knowledge for the emerging appraisal discipline of compensation valuation (CV) in the healthcare industry. Edited by thought-leaders Timothy Smith, CPA/ABV and Mark Dietrich, CPA/ABV, the BVR/AHLA Guide to Healthcare Industry Compensation and Valuation is a must-have resource for appraisers, consultants, attorneys, and industry participants who deal with physician compensation arrangements.

October 1, 2012: Business Valuation Resources Publishes Must-have Study on Benchmarks for Useful Lives of Identifiable Intangibles in Business Combinations
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to offer a new comprehensive study, Benchmarking Identifiable Intangibles and Their Useful Lives in Business Combinations, a compilation of reported data reflected in 360+ purchase price allocations. Analysts, auditors and CFOs have been on their own in estimating remaining useful lives of intangible assets without significant benchmarks since the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) created the uniform procedure. This easy-to-navigate Study provides analysts the data they need to benchmark what intangibles are being identified, categorized, and valued in what industries, what useful lives are being assigned, and the ratios of individual intangible asset categories to total assets.