Citizens completes acquisition of Willamette
Citizens Financial Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of Willamette Management Associates, a leading valuation consulting and forensic analysis firm with offices in Chicago, Atlanta, and Portland, Ore.
Trugman’s sixth edition now available for preorder
The new, sixth edition of Gary Trugman’s Understanding Business Valuation is now available for preorder for an early 2022 release.
Expert predicts continued PE push into accounting
Recently, EisnerAmper became the first top 20 accounting firm involved in a private equity deal.
Gearing up for the ASA conference October 24-26 in Las Vegas
BVR will be attending—in person—the 2021 ASA International Conference at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, October 24-26.
Record attendance at VSCPA conference
Again this year, BVR was pleased to sponsor the two-day Virginia Society of CPAs Forensic and Valuation Services Virtual Conference, which saw record attendance, reports Harold Martin (Keiter), who served as chair of the conference planning task force.
BV book alert: Two important titles are in the works
Two books that all valuers should have on their shelves will soon have new editions!
BV News and Trends September 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Takeaways from the NJCPA BV conference
The New Jersey CPA Society held its Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference last week, and event chair Don DeGrazia (Gold Gerstein Group LLC) put together an excellent program of cutting-edge and relevant topics.
Meet Jim Alerding BVR's New Legal Editor
Hi, I am Jim Alerding, CPA/ABV. Many of you know me from my presentations and articles over the years. I have over 40 years of experience in business valuation and litigation services. I started in 1980 in the BV and testimony arenas. Since my first case was a valuation for a divorce case in which I then testified, I started in BV and Litigation Support at the same time.
Jim Alerding joins BVR as legal editor
BVR is extremely pleased to announce that veteran valuation expert Jim Alerding, CPA/ABV (Alerding Consulting LLC), has joined us as legal editor.
Two state CPA societies host BV events this month
Some state CPA societies organize business valuation conferences, and two of them are coming up later this month.
Check out the NJCPA’s annual BV conference September 21
The Biden tax proposals, physician compensation, cannabis, and SPACs are some of the cutting-edge topics you’ll hear about at this year’s Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference, hosted by the New Jersey Society of CPAs.
BV News and Trends August 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Get a Sneak Peek at Trends, Valuation Multiples, and Operation Ratios for Small, Main Street Private Companies
BIZCOMPS, a comprehensive online database with financial details on small, Main Street private companies, has been recently updated with new transactions, and the current BIZCOMPS/BVR Deal Review (BDR), exclusively for subscribers, is now available. This special publication analyzes general trends, valuation multiples, and operating ratios for transactions in the database. Get a sneak peek at the Summer 2021 issue with highlights including harmonic mean and median sale price, median SDE/rent, and more.
Citizens to acquire Willamette Management Associates
Citizens Financial Group Inc. will acquire Willamette Management Associates, a leading valuation consulting and forensic analysis firm with offices in Chicago, Atlanta, and Portland, Ore.
Agenda available for VSCPA conference September 29-30
One of our favorite events is the annual two-day conference held by the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA).
First-ever ASA Golf Outing in Vegas October 23
Heading to the ASA International Appraisers Conference October 24-26 in Las Vegas?
A sad note …
BVR is deeply saddened to share the news that our executive legal editor, Sylvia Golden, has passed away.
Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories
In the May issue of the Economic Outlook Update (EOU), the publication added data highlighting the wholesale trade segment of the U.S. economy, putting a spotlight on the data the U.S. Census published. The report highlights the sales totals of merchant wholesalers for April 2021, which included adjustments for seasonal variations and trading day differences. The report showed an improvement in wholesale trade in April 2021 when compared to March 2021 and from one year ago. In April, total sales were $570.8 billion, or 0.8% higher than the revised March level and 43.6% higher than the level from one year ago.
BV News and Trends July 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Timely Insights From the NYSSCPA Business Valuation and Litigation Services Conference
Topics include emerging issues (SPACs, cryptocurrency, and Zoom as a practice-builder) and some new perspectives on evergreen topics (estate valuations, cannabis, distressed firms, and collaborations).
Check out the lineup of presenters for the ASA International Conference
A veritable who’s who of the business valuation profession will make presentations at this year’s International Appraisers Conference to be held October 24-26.
BV News and Trends June 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
News you should know from the NACVA conference
In addition to insights on valuation methodology, a lot of recent developments of interest were presented at the 2021 Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Hybrid and Virtual Super Conference.
Magnifique! Takeaways from the CBV Congress 2021
The work the Chartered Business Valuators Institute (CBV Institute) does as Canada’s valuation professional organization (VPO) and standard-setter is amazing, and the sessions at its CBV Congress 2021 June 16-18 represented best-in-class global learning.