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A Closer Look at the ‘Perfect Storm’ in BVFLS Staffing
A vigorous discussion has been underway about the demand and supply issues related to staffing at business valuation, forensic, and litigation support (BVFLS) firms.
Industry Snapshot: Home Hospice Firms
An at-a-glance overview of the valuation nuances of home hospices firms, based on a webinar presented by Darcy Devine and William Hamilton, who are both with Buckhead FMV.
What Makes a Business Valuation Firm an Attractive Acquisition Target?
For the last several years, it seems as if everyone I talk to in our profession is trying to figure out a growth plan. Talk of growth is not new, of course—all of us have been trying to achieve it for years. In the early years, it came fairly easily: Valu ...
Update on U.S. Cannabis Valuations From PKF’s Practice Leader
Noam Hirschberger talks about the rapid growth and heavy regulations that have triggered a need for financial and advisory services, including valuation and tax planning, that will be critical to the ongoing success of firms in the cannabis industry.
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 November 2020
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Elliotts and Mad Auto Wrecking Still Offer Reasonable Compensation Guidance
Tax Courts have frequently addressed the reasonable compensation issue, but family law courts have not routinely provided as many robust published opinions. Ron Seigneur and Sharyn Maggio reminded conference attendees last month of their favorite landmark ...
BV News and Trends August 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
How to Review a Report’s Valuation Methodology
This is part of a series on quality control for valuation engagements, which has emerged as the No. 1 concern at valuation firms and practices, according to BVR’s Benchmarking Survey. The article contains a checklist for an overall review of the income, market, asset, and excess earnings approaches.
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
Industry intelligence is excerpted from the new guide, What It’s Worth: Valuing Insurance Agencies.
Dynamic Defense and Government Services Market Creates Opportunities for Valuation Practitioners
The defense and government services sector faced an uncertain climate in early 2010, but by the end of the year, the levels of M&A activity had risen to a level not seen since the 2006-2007 peak. Increasing M&A activity always drives demand for business v ...
A View from the Street: How Wall Street's valuation approaches differ from independent fee appraisers
In this interview Gil and Mark share insights as to how Wall Street investment bankers' business valuation perspectives and methods differ from those typical of independent business valuation firms ...
Current Observations on the Valuation Impact of the TCJA
Based on sessions at the 2018 AICPA Forensic & Valuation Services (FVS) Conference in Atlanta.
Global Perspective
Business valuation news from an international perspective.
Probing the Values of Professional Service Firm Brands
Although marketing has become more important for accounting and advisory firms, branding is usually not a big issue. The corporate brand typically carries the name of the founders, a combination of the former names of now merged entities, or an abbreviati ...
BVU News and Trends November 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Volatility Creates Demand for Fairness Opinions, Tarbell Says
Given the turbulent M&A markets of 2011, BVU recently asked Jeffrey Tarbell, ASA, CFA, and a director in Houlihan Lokey’s San Francisco office, about the current landscape for fairness opinions.
The Six Defining Valuation Elements of Buy-Sell Agreements
This article discusses the six defining valuation elements of a buy-sell agreement, and provides an exclusive preview of the author’s upcoming release: Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bomb or Reasonable Resolution? (January 2007 ...
Report from ACG: Transaction Costs and Risks Rise, Buyers Change
BVU has attended three of the major “intermediary” meetings in the last several months, beginning with the IBBA and AM&AA annual meetings. But the dean of the group is InterGrowth, held last month in San Diego. This is the largest gathering of members and ...
What Research Sources Do You Use?
Business valuation professionals depend on information, Often, their competitive advantage (not to mention their ability to withstand opposing points of view) is dependent on their knowledge of proprietary, unimpeachable sources. The 2011/2012 BV Firm ...
Do Appraisers Need to Specialize to Survive?
Increasing specialization of the valuation industry is one of the major trends identified in the BVWire end-of-the-year survey of business valuation professionals. We wondered whether the members of the BVU advisory board agreed with that conclusion and w ...
BV News and Trends December 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU Profiles: Survival Tips for BV Experts Put on the Witness Stand
Keith Meyers, CPA/ABV/CFF, has been in the expert witness arena for 20 years, having started as a CPA in the early 1980s, where he became a partner with a small regional firm before shifting over to Perkins & Co., one of Portland’s largest local CPA firms ...
Recap of NACVA’s Summer 2022 ‘Super Conference’
Business Valuation Update traveled to Salt Lake City for the Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference hosted by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). This is a recap of some of the sessions we attended. Several sessions deserved longer treatment, so we’ve devoted separate articles to them (also in this issue).
BV News and Trends May 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.