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BVLaw Case Update
Join Jim Alerding and Jim Ewart, veteran valuators, and Drew Soshnick, family law attorney and experienced valuation expert, for a discussion of some of the most consequential recent valuation and financial litigation decisions. The three experts will present and discuss this selection of state and federal cases. The analysis of these cases, which the experts handpicked for their importance, will provide insight into current issues in the business valuation arena and discussion of not only ...
Update on guidance regarding the company-specific risk premium
Expect to see an exposure draft of guidance on the company-specific risk premium during the first half of 2024, reported Christopher Armstrong (KPMG), at the winter edition of the ASA’s Fair Value Conference last week.
Practice opportunity: Buy-sell agreements
A “vast opportunity” for appraisers can be found in buy-sell agreements, according to Jeff Tarbell (Houlihan Lokey) and Riley Busenlener (Chaffe & Associates Inc.), who is also an attorney.
Need to value a stadium seat license?
Often overlooked by estate professionals or dismissed as having no value, sports stadium seat licenses have an active public market that can be used as a starting point for a valuation, according to Jackson Crispin (Willamette Management Associates) in a recent article.
Kroll releases Valuation Insights Q4 2023
In the Q4 2023 edition of Valuation Insights, Kroll experts provide a recap of current global economic and financial market conditions and discuss the implications of a higher cost of capital on valuations, M&A, and IPO markets in the fourth quarter of 2023 and 2024.
Preorder deal on the 2024 Business Reference Guide
The 2024 print edition of the Business Reference Guide (BRG) by Tom West is now available for preorder at a 20% savings if you click here (valid through December 31).
Global BV News: ‘Landmark’ update to IVS approved
Two years in the making, the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has unanimously approved the forthcoming edition of the International Valuation Standards (IVS), set for release in January 2024.
BV movers . . .
Brent McDade, ASA, ABV, CVA, MAFF, has joined Willamette Management Associates as a director in the firm’s Atlanta office.
CPE events
BVLaw Case Update, December 13, 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.
Delay in divorce decree does not change valuation date
In a Montana divorce case, the husband became an owner of a business right before marriage.
Abeome Corp., Inc. v. Stevens
The parties did not agree on a fair value of the shares in a dissenting shareholder suit. The court, using information in evidence, including expert witness testimony from both parties’ experts, determined the fair value.
U.S. District Court Determines Fair Value of Shares
The parties did not agree on a fair value of the shares in a dissenting shareholder suit. The court, using information in evidence, including expert witness testimony from both parties’ experts, determined the fair value.
BV 2023, Year in Review: Top 10 List
The year 2023 was full of change. How have high interest rates and market volatility impacted the cost of capital and minority discounts? What were some of the top cases impacting business valuation? What does the new lease accounting standard mean for valuations? What has changed in tax regulation? In this webinar, we highlight 10 major topics that impacted business valuation in 2023 and discuss implications to valuators in the upcoming year.
Excel Tricks and Tips for BV Professionals: A Hands-On 3 Hour Workshop
Participants will learn shortcuts and efficiency-saving tools for working in MS Excel models specifically designed to improve overall efficiency when building and working with valuation models. Techniques and tips will be based on the presenter’s 20+ years of experience in with building models and working with Excel for valuations both domestically and internationally. Insights will help reduce use of the mouse and improve the use of the keyboard when modeling. Participants will learn how to ...
What to know from the first-ever ASA litigation conference
BVWire attended the ASA’s 2023 Litigation in Valuation Conference last week, which was the first of its kind offered by the ASA.
Even more takeaways from the AICPA FVS confab
In the last two issues, we presented some takeaways from the first two days of the AICPA & CIMA Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) Conference in Las Vegas last month.
M&A buyers get over 50% of synergy value, per MARKABLES study
When one company buys another, it’s a 1 + 1 = 3 deal because of synergies.
Tomorrow! ASA’s Virtual Fair Value Conference
Ray Rath (Baker Tilly US LLP) has put together an interesting program for a half-day conference tomorrow, December 7, the ASA 2023 Fair Value Virtual Conference—Winter, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. EDT.
Global BV News: Global ‘key players’ in valuing intangibles per QYResearch
QYResearch has published an updated research report on the global market for valuation services for intangible assets.
Reminder: IVSC seeks board members
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is seeking applications for roles on three of its technical standards boards, with two openings on each of the Tangible Assets Board, Business Valuation Board, and Financial Instruments Board.
BV movers . . .
Will Boesen, CFA, has joined Albuquerque, N.M.-based REDW Advisors and CPAs as a senior manager in the firm’s Valuation and Related Financial Services practice group in the firm’s Salt Lake City office.
CPE events
Excel Tricks and Tips for BV Professionals: A Hands-on Three-Hour Workshop, December 6, 10:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT/1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. ET. Featuring: James Herr (Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services). CPE credits: 3.5.
Do-over case may need an active/passive appreciation analysis
In an Alaska divorce case, an appellate court (the state's Supreme Court) remanded the case back to the state’s Superior Court because the findings on the husband’s business as marital property were not detailed enough to allow for appellate review.
IVSC chair Alistair Darling has died
Alistair Darling, chair of the International Valuation Standards Council Board of Trustees (IVSC), has passed away.
Dawson v. Dawson
The court of appeals, in an Arizona divorce case, affirmed the decision of the Superior Court to accept the wife’s expert’s value of the husband’s business. The wife’s expert used a three-year look back average of cash flows, while the husband’s expert utilized the most current year’s cash flow.