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SESSION CONTENT

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4:05- 5:05pm Journey to the Center of SBBI Decile 10 William H. Frazier Managing Director | Stout Risius Ross Dallas, TX
This session will provide an overview of the common misconceptions regarding SBBI Cost of Capital. Learn more about why excess return may not be related entirely to size; why data may not be homogeneous enough for general usage; and how these conditions vary between 10 w., x., y., and z.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Contingent Consideration- Examples from the Trenches Dwight Grant Managing Director | PricewaterhouseCoorpers LLP San Francisco, CA
Three years ago valuing contingent consideration was a novelty. If not now a highly standardized practice, there is at least wide spread experience with respect to the models and methodologies. In this presentation, we will review the evolution of the practice with an emphasis on actual cases that illustrate pitfalls and good practice.
Valuing Sports Franchises and Related Media Assets Donald Erickson, ASA President | Erickson Partners, LLC Dallas, TX
Michael Ozanian Executive Editor | Forbes New York, NY
Transactions and values of major league sports teams have been volatile and counter-intuitive compared to many conventional industries in recent years. This session will explore trends, drivers and pillars of value to these teams including the value explosion attributable to media contracts.
8:00- 9:00am Hot Topics in Business Valuation Jay E. Fishman, FASA Managing Director | Financial Research Associates Bala Cynwyd, PA
James R. Hitchner, ASA, CPA / ABV / CFF Managing Director | Financial Valuation Advisors, Inc. Ventnor City, NJ
Ronald L. Seigneur, ASA, CPA / ABV, CFF, CVA, CGMA Managing Partner | Seigneur Gustafson LLP Lakewood, CO
Don’ t miss this lively panel discussion covering today’ s hot topics in business valuation. This three part session includes: An Understandable and Supportable Method for Determining the Cost of Equity Capital – It’ s Not as Hard as You Think. Learn about data input choices and support; reconciling Ibbotson and D & P data; and easy sanity checks on reasonableness. Next up: An Organized Process for Determining and Supporting a Discount for Lack of Marketability – It Is as Hard as You Think but It Can be Done. Find out what databases, models and methods work and don’ t work; levels of reliability; and how to reconcile the results. Finally we’ ll discuss How BV Standards Can Either Help You or Hurt You. Get insight into ASA, USPAP and SSVS along with levels of services and types of reports.

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