Global BVU News and Trends November 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BVU News and Trends October 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global: Industry multiples decreased in Latin America in 2Q2024
Median EV/EBITDA multiples in Latin America have generally decreased across all sectors in the second quarter of 2024, according to the seventh edition of Kroll’s “Industry Multiples in Latin America” quarterly report.
Intro guide to BV by academics and practitioners
A new book, The Valuation Book, is by four authors who are academics and also practitioners.
Global: Reminder: Take IVSC survey on legal aspects of valuation
If you are a valuation professional who offers litigation support services or a legal professional involved in valuation matters, please take a survey designed to gather feedback on the legal aspects of valuation practices worldwide.
Global BVU News and Trends September 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global News: Offshoring by U.S. valuation firms gaining momentum—slowly
At the ASA International Appraisers Conference last week in Portland, Ore., we identified a dozen U.S. valuation firms that offshore some of their work (about 200 business valuation attendees were there).
Next week! V20 global valuation conference in Brazil
Nick Talbot, CEO of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), will give the keynote at the V20 Summit and Conference in Sao Paolo, Brazil, September 30 to October 2.
Global News: IVSC issues final paper on intangibles
There is no easy answer to the problem of having corporate balance sheets more closely match economic reality, but increased disclosures of intangibles (particularly internally generated intangibles) will help, points out a Perspective Paper from the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC).
Later this month: the V20 global valuation conference in Brazil
Last year’s inaugural V20 Summit and Conference in India was a great success, and this year’s event will be in Sao Paolo, Brazil, September 30 to October 2.
Global: New edition of IVS to be freely accessible
Starting in January 2025, the latest edition of the International Valuation Standards (IVS) will be freely accessible to the public in a digital format via the IVSC’s website.
V20 global valuation conference coming up in Brazil
Last year’s inaugural V20 Summit and Conference in India was a great success, and this year’s event will be in Sao Paolo, Brazil, September 30 to October 2.
Global BVU News and Trends August 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global News: Investments in intangibles examined in WIPO study
Intangible investments grew at three times the rate of tangible investments between 2008 and 2023, proving resilient despite economic uncertainty and tighter monetary conditions, according to “World Intangible Investment Highlights,” an annual report co-published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Luiss Business School (LBS).
Global News: Feedback wanted regarding valuation topics for IVSC’s agenda
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the global standard-setter for valuation practice and the valuation profession, has opened its 2024 Agenda Consultation to solicit input to help set the agenda for the future development of the International Valuation Standards (IVS).
Global BV News: V20: Uniting and raising the profile of the valuation profession
That is one of the main goals of the V20 Summit and Conference in São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 to October 2, says Ben Elder, global leader of valuation at RICS.
The Summer 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 BV News: European PE buyout multiples are up through 2Q24
European median PE buyout EV/EBITDA multiples through the second quarter of 2024 have increased to 12.1x from 10.2x in 2023, according to the “European Private Market Update Q2 2024” from VRC.
Global BV News: IVSC wants feedback on valuation topics for agenda
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the global standard-setter for valuation practice and the valuation profession, has opened its 2024 Agenda Consultation to solicit input to help set the agenda for the future development of the International Valuation Standards (IVS).
Global BVU News and Trends July 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Reminder: V20 call for papers
There is a call for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry professionals to contribute their commentaries and research papers on several important themes, including cost of capital, technology, ESG, and more.
UK High Court rules on call options that trigger business restrictions
Should the valuation of shares under a call option take into account restrictions that would apply to the company’s business if the option were exercised?
V20 call for papers
There is a call for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry professionals to contribute their commentaries and research papers on several important themes, including cost of capital, technology, ESG, and more.
Global BV News: An ‘AI Premium’ has emerged, per FINRO analysis
“In the venture capital ecosystem, a new kind of valuation phenomenon has emerged, known as the ‘AI Premium,’” according to a global analysis by Finro Financial Consulting.
IVSC launches survey on legal aspects of valuation
If you are a valuation professional who offers litigation support services or a legal professional involved in valuation matters, please take a survey designed to gather feedback on the legal aspects of valuation practices worldwide.