New Jersey Business Valuation Conference Preview

Editor’s Note: The American Society of Appraisers Northern New Jersey Chapter will host the 2018 New Jersey Business Valuation Conference on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Saddle Brook Marriott in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. ASA sat down with the chapter’s organizing committee (Richard Barre, ASA; Dhaval Jani, ASA; Mike Lavelle, ASADaniel Roche, ASA; and Donna Thompson Ray) to take a closer look at this upcoming event.

Can you give us a synopsis of the programs being presented? 
Our program is intended to focus on topics of significant importance to any business valuer. This event will provide participants with the most talked about topics, which includes:

  • Brand Valuations: Assessing the financial value of a brand in the context of how it contributes to the business results today and in the future.
  • Mandatory Performance Framework for Valuation Professionals: Introduction, background, and outlook for the quality, documentation, and certification requirements that valuation professionals must adhere to.
  • Valuation and The Art of Investing: How equities have outperformed other asset classes historically and in the current market, and within the equity class; and how counter-intuitively high quality equities have outperformed other equities.
  • Carried Interest Valuations: Issues in practice when valuing carried interests for typical structures used by alternative investment funds.
  • BV Appraisers And The New Tax Law: What are the implications of the new “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” for business valuation.

Why should business valuers attend this event?
This event covers a good mix of valuation topics making it interesting for business valuation professionals with diverse backgrounds. The content of the topics is largely suitable for audience from intermediate through advance stages in their career. Our goal is to equip attendees with the knowledge and expertise on facing challenges they may encounter now and in the future. It is also a great opportunity to network and meet peers from the area.

What can attendees expect to take away from this event?
Attendees will leave with the most comprehensive valuation information available, taught by preeminent business valuation leaders. This event will also expand their professional network and offer unparalleled valuation related training.

Can attendees receive ASA Continuing Education Credits, if so, how many credits?
Yes, participants will obtain 7 hours of Continuing Education Credits.

When is the last day to register for this event and where can you register?
The last day to register is on Monday, February 19, 2018. Registration is available online.  To learn more about the 2018 New Jersey Business Valuation Conference, please contact the chapter at ASA.NNJ.Secretary@gmail.com.

From Left to Right: Lynn Magnusson, ASA; Mike Lavelle, ASA; Donna Thompson Ray; Dhaval Jani, ASA; Daniel Roche, ASA.

ASANNJ73 BV Conference Organizing Team:
Daniel Roche, ASA – Chapter Secretary; Dhaval Jani, ASA – Chapter Treasurer; Donna Thompson Ray – Chapter President; Mike Lavelle, ASA – Chapter Vice President; and Lynn Magnusson, ASA – Board Member; Richard Barre, ASA – chapter member; Paul Roberts, ASA – administers oath of office to new Board of Officers, ASANNJ73.

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