Are your peers using AI in their practice—and for what?
Find out by taking a very short survey—the latest in our “Two-Minute Practice Builder” surveys.
NVIDIA is the world’s fasting-growing brand, per Brand Finance report
There has been a significant gain in brand value among companies that have heavily invested in artificial intelligence (AI), with NVIDIA now the world’s fastest-growing brand (up 163% to $44.5 billion), according to the “Brand Finance Global 500 2024” report.
Two New York City conferences set dates for 2024
On April 25, the ASA will hold its Fair Value Conference in New York City for both in-person and virtual attendance.
SBA lending data added to Vertical IQ
The Vertical IQ industry research platform has added key data sets of Small Business Administration (SBA) lending trends and industry performance insights.
Global BV News: New version of IVS published
Now used in over 100 countries, the latest edition of the International Valuation Standards (IVS) was published on Jan. 31, 2024, and has an effective date of Jan. 31, 2025, one year later.
Next in Line! Valuing a Limited-Service Restaurant
The restaurant segment is broad and consists of multiple segments with different risk and growth profiles. It is important to categorize a restaurant concept into the appropriate segment properly. This webinar will provide a basis for the classification of restaurants into the appropriate segment. No business is valued in a vacuum, and, to value a restaurant properly, it is important to classify the subject restaurant correctly and understand the different risk and growth profiles across ...
BV Year in Review 2023: Recruiting Push
The business valuation profession continued to thrive in 2023 amid ongoing challenges, such as how to reflect uncertainty, inflation, and market volatility in valuations. But another issue loomed large in the profession: attracting and retaining new young talent.
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.
BVLaw Review: The Top Valuation Cases of 2023
The BVLaw platform added approximately 70 cases during 2023, bringing the total to about 4,300 cases in the database. The cases are all related in some way to valuation, economic damages and lost profits, and other litigation. This article is a rundown of some of the more important cases for 2023.
Future Plans for the AICPA FVS Section
The AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) section has some impressive plans going forward, a panel revealed at the FVS conference in Las Vegas this past November. Their plans include strengthening their training offerings, increasing education opportunities, career development support and outreach to universities to raise awareness among students.
BV News and Trends January 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends January 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
AI-generated George Carlin triggers right of publicity lawsuit
A “comedy AI” tool has created an “impersonation” of George Carlin that has triggered a lawsuit by his estate, claiming violations of the late comedian’s right of publicity and copyright, reports Variety.
Survey results: Data collection tools
More than two-thirds (78%) of valuation experts use an online tool to collect documents and other information from clients, according to the first in a series of “Two-Minute Practice Builder” surveys.
USPAP Q&A addresses AI
AI tools are not a substitute for an appraiser’s judgment.
To retain good BV people, give them a purpose, advises Borrowman
BVWire has heard from young BV professionals that they are sometimes in the dark about the work they are doing.
Global BV News: Slide decks available for OIV BV conference
In Italy, the Organismo Italiano di Valutazione (OIV) is the business valuation standard-setter, and it just held its conference this past week.
Valuing What You Cannot See: Intangible Assets
Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and, as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated 20th century to the technology- and services-focused economy of the 21st century, that failure has become more apparent. The resulting debate among accountants about how to bring intangibles onto the books has spilled over into valuation practice, and many appraisers and analysts are wrong, in my view, letting the accounting debate affect how they ...
Damodaran posts his second data update for 2024
Focusing on the equity markets in the U.S. and across the world, Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) has posted his second data update of 2024.
2023 NACVA Porter Award recipient gives back in a big way
A few years ago at a conference, BVWire had the pleasure of chatting with J. Richard Claywell, a Houston practitioner who has been providing business valuation and forensic accounting services since 1985.
Last call! Take a survey on data collection tools
Please take a two-minute survey about the use of portals to collect client data. We will publish the results in next week’s BVWire.
One-on-one encounters make attending live conferences a unique experience
In today’s world, some people may automatically choose the “attend virtually” option when registering for a conference, or they may want to attend in person, but there’s not enough in the travel budget to allow for it.
Global BV News: Webinar series explains IVS update
Next month, the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) will host a series of webinars exploring the latest and most significant updates to the International Valuation Standards (IVS), which are set to be released at the end of this month.
Court figures fair value of startup biotech for dissenters
In a dissenting shareholder case in a federal district court in Georgia, neither the Black-Scholes method nor the prior transactions method convinced a court of the value of a startup biotech company.
Valuation Approaches and Methods—Which Do I Use, When, and Why
The inclusion or exclusion of a specific valuation approach or method can often change a business’s value by more than 10%. So, regardless of whether you are a listed user of a valuation, a CPA/appraiser providing an opinion of value, or are reviewing a valuation for reasonableness, how do you know which valuation approaches and methods should be used, when they are (not) applicable, how to weight those used/applicable, and, most importantly, why?