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Final Version of Global Business Valuation Glossary Released
The International Valuation Glossary—Business Valuation has been completed, and a final version has been released. The prior glossary (from 2001) needed an update because new terms have gained traction and become more popular in the market and in practice.
Latest Update on Proposal to Upend Goodwill Accounting
Goodwill remains a very important valuation topic globally this year, and Business Valuation Update continues to cover the responses to initial efforts in the consideration of whether to upend the current goodwill impairment model and revert back to one of amortization of the world’s goodwill assets.
BVU News and Trends February 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends June 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU Profiles: When a Law Firm Gets Caught Up in Divorce: An Attorney and an Appraiser Compare Notes
Sylvia Golden, legal editor at Business Valuation Resources, interviews business valuator Stuart Rosenberg, a partner in Aronson LLC’s Forensic & Valuation Services group, and attorney Sanford K. (Sandy) Ain, a principal and cofounder of Ain & Bank. They ...
Global BVU News and Trends March 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
What to Know From the 2023 ASA International Conference, Part 2
More takeaways from the ASA’s annual conference, on the topics of personal goodwill, new SEC valuation requirements for PE/VC funds, customer concentration, buy-sell agreements, equity compensation, real estate-centric entities, and more.
Acquisition Premiums Amid Added Complexity in Market Transactions
In a fair value setting, while the acquisition premium (known also as a control premium) has been identified as a significant variable, its application and value measurement remain less well understood than the traditional components of acquisition finance.
BVR to Launch New Platform for Estimating the Cost of Capital
The time is right for a simple, independent service to augment each appraiser’s own professional judgment and his or her other research when estimating the cost of capital. A free trial period begins in November, and feedback is requested.
BVU News and Trends August 2018
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Recap of The Appraisal Foundation’s Business Valuation Roundtable III
Leaders in the business valuation profession assembled October 5 for The Appraisal Foundation’s (TAF) third annual Business Valuation Roundtable in Washington, D.C. Participants discussed a number of topics and trends in the profession, especially regard ...
Letter to the Editor: Improving Our Work Product (and Professional Image) … One Review at a Time
A letter to the editor from Clint Cronkite (Cronkite & Kissell LLC). Business valuation professionals are expected to provide unbiased professional analyses, opinions, and conclusions but also be supportive of our client’s goals—a schism that has led to skepticism about the neutrality and quality of our work product.
Young BV Practitioners Speak Out About the Profession
You may be surprised at the comments from a panel of young valuation experts who were asked to give their perspectives on the profession at the recent Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference hosted by NACVA in Salt Lake City.
BVU’s Editorial Board Reflects on the Valuation Profession
BVU has been honored to have so many esteemed valuation professionals on its editorial advisory board over the years. We took the occasion of BVU’s 20th anniversary to invite some current board members to reflect on the state of the profession and the pra ...
BVU News and Trends January 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Are International Standards for Intangible Assets Adapted to Most Companies?
Editor’s note: International accounting and reporting standards affect many U.S. companies because of cross-border transactions, M&A activity, and the reporting demands of stakeholders outside the U.S. This article examines the International Financial Rep ...
Building a Successful BV Practice Within a CPA Firm
A BV practice is very different from a CPA practice. Here are five fundamentals that can spell the difference between success and failure of a valuation practice within a CPA firm.
BVU Profiles: Business Valuation From the Perspective of an Appraiser in Italy
Ascanio Salvidio is a chartered accountant and auditor and has a valuation practice in Rome, Italy. His firm, Salvidio & Partners (www.salvidio.com), specializes in economic and financial analyses for valuation and litigation purposes. A Fellow of the Roy ...
Alternative Methods of Purchase Price Determination in Buy-Sell Agreements
Editor’s note: Exit planning is a topic of growing interest among business valuation professionals, and buy-sell agreements are an integral part of this. The authors’ article in the March 2015 Business Valuation Update gives an overview of the valuation i ...
BVU Profile: Two-Year IRS Nightmare Caps Off Long Valuation Career
Alfred M. King (King Valuation Services LLP) started his business valuation career at American Appraisal in 1969, then moved to Valuation Research Corp. and later to Marshall & Stevens. Now 82, he still dabbles in business valuation in private practice. W ...
BVU News and Trends June 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends September 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends May 2020
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BVU News and Trends February 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Business Valuation Year in Review 2016
It was an eventful year for the business valuation profession in 2016, both from a U.S. and global perspective. Here is a wrap-up of some of the more notable developments, some of which set the stage for 2017 and beyond.