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Global BVU News and Trends March 2025

Business valuation news from a global perspective.

Global BVU News and Trends February 2025

Business valuation news from a global perspective.

Global: M&A outlook optimistic in Canada

More than half of valuation professionals in Canada involved in M&A transactions in 2024 predict increased activity in the country, according to the 2025 M&A Outlook Survey from the CBV Institute.

Global: KPMG provides global market data

The Q4 2024 International Valuation Newsletter from KPMG Switzerland includes some key financial market data and insights.

Global: New version of IVS is now in effect—and it’s free to access

The latest edition of the International Valuation Standards (IVS) went into effect on January 31, and the IVSC has taken them out from behind the paywall and they are now free to access (click here to download a copy).

Global BVU News and Trends January 2025

Business valuation news from a global perspective.

Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook, 2025 Edition

February 2025 PDF (192 pages)

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Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The legal coverage and in-depth analysis from the BVR legal team includes an Introduction by Jim Alerding, BVR Legal Editor, and delivers lessons learned to help appraisers reach better and more defensible valuation conclusions. The Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook 2025 illustrates how financial experts helped their side win (and lose) in the courtroom and includes over 70 new cases that were added to BVLaw in 2024.   Learn more >>

Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2025 Edition

February 2025 PDF (418 pages)

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Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Another year has come and gone and it's time again for one of BVR's “greatest hits” publications! The Business Valuation Update Yearbook 2025 covers the previous year’s most groundbreaking and thought-provoking advancements in valuation. Learn more >>

Global: iiBV launches new course on CAPM

Now live and available is a new course, Applying the Capital Asset Pricing Model to Business Valuations, from the International Institute of Business Valuers.

Global: Tomorrow: V20 launch webinar

There will be a free webinar tomorrow, January 30, that will reveal the themes, agenda, and key opportunities available at the V20 Valuation Summit and Conference.

Global: V20 launch webinar January 30

Tune in to a free webinar on January 30 that will reveal the themes, agenda, and key opportunities available at the V20 Valuation Summit and Conference.

Global: Transaction multiples in Europe published

In the latest issue of the European Business Valuation Magazine (EBVM), Professor Dr. Stefan O. Grbenic, StB, CVA, has published transaction multiples for Central and Western Europe, as well as Southern Europe.

Global: IFRS 17 creates new analysis for insurance companies

The implementation of IFRS 17 has introduced a new way to analyze the earnings of insurance companies, known as the “source of earnings” analysis, according to the folks at The Footnotes Analyst.

Global BVU News and Trends December 2024

Business valuation news from a global perspective.

BVR Fireside Chat—How Recent BV Transactions Change the Profession

Join BVR Chairman David Foster as he hosts a robust discussion with guests Ken Pia and Jay Fishman. Both are in the headlines thanks to their firms’ recent combinations with professional leaders CBIZ and Stout. We’ll discuss the strategic benefits of the latest business valuation firm combinations and what the radical change means for the future of the business valuation profession—and for your practice.

Global: Recordings available of meetings of IVSC standards boards

As part of the IVSC AGM 2024 program in Hong Kong in November, the IVSC’s standards boards (Business Valuation, Financial Instruments, Tangible Assets, and the Standards Review Board) hosted public meetings to ensure accessibility and transparency for those unable to attend in person.

Global: Winners of the 2024 BV Challenge in Canada

At about the same time the U.S. was holding the BV Challenge (see the news item in this issue), the CBV Institute held its own competition for undergraduate students from top business schools across Canada.

Global: IVSC seeks board members; deadline is December 16

The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is seeking applications for roles on its Standards Review Board and three subject matter-specific boards, covering business valuation, tangible assets, and financial instruments.

Global BVU News and Trends November 2024

Business valuation news from a global perspective.

Global: European PE buyout multiples have rebounded, per VRC

European median PE buyout EV/EBITDA multiples declined in 2023, to 11.0, versus 2022, but, “through the third quarter of 2024, median EV/EBITDA multiples have rebounded to 12.8x,” according to the “European Private Market Update Q3 2024” from VRC.

Global: The Fall 2024 edition of EBVM is now available

The European Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (EACVA) and the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) have released the latest edition of the European Business Valuation Magazine (EBVM).

Global: IVSC seeks board members

The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is seeking applications for roles on its Standards Review Board and three subject matter-specific boards, covering business valuation, tangible assets, and financial instruments.

Global BVU News and Trends October 2024

Business valuation news from a global perspective.

Global: Upcoming global valuation conferences for the rest of 2024

Here are some of the major valuation events and conferences taking place around the world.

Global: KPMG’s new cost of capital study examines the ‘new dilemma’

KPMG has published its “Cost of Capital Study 2024” with the theme: “The New Dilemma: Balancing Interest Rates and Growth,” which is the 19th edition of this study.

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