• Valuation Analysts.
• Merger and acquisition consultants.
• Investment and financial analysts.
• Private Equity Analysts.
• Investment bankers.
• Financial officers.
• Consultants and Business advisors.
• Audit and accounting professionals specializing in consulting.

ICVS holders will effectively deliver valuations for, buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, joint ventures, transfer of shares, initial public offerings, etc…

Global Recognition

Acquiring the ICVS designation renders you eligible to apply for the IACVS international membership with all its benefits.

Practical Skills

The ICVS Program curriculum focuses on the practical knowledge and current real-world skills necessary in the valuation profession.

Community

Earning the ICVS certification places you in the company of an exclusive elite group of valuation professionals (more than 18000 worldwide).

Stand out from the crowd

Differentiate yourself from other graduates and postgraduates.

Boost your professional profile

Drive your career and professional experience forward by acquiring one of the most demanded financial skills in the MENA and GCC regions.

Gain priority when applying for jobs

International and local companies will give you priority when hiring for their finance related positions.

1. Have a college degree
2. Complete a 35 hours training program and course of study as prescribed by the Association.

Basic qualifications & requirements for the International Certified Valuation Specialist (ICVS) designation
a. Hold a business degree or MBA or CFA, CIIA, CEFA designation.
b. Be a member in good standing with IACVS;
c. Complete a 35 hours training program and course of study as prescribed by the Association.
d. Submit three personal and three business references;
e. Pass a comprehensive two‐part examination (Computer Based Online exam ( 5 hr examination ) + case Study to be submitted within 90 days).

The ICVS training program comprehends
 Complexities surrounding the valuation process.
 Understanding the issues related to empirical evidence.
 The strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches.
 Challenges of developing capitalization and discount rates in a global environment and their application to international markets.
 Different sources of data and information.
 Common pitfalls that could be encountered throughout the process.

Here is a glimpse of you can expect to acquire from the ICVS program
 Performing ratio analysis.
 Constructing and analyzing economic/normalized financial statements.
 Performing a comparative analysis.
 Comparing IAS and U.S. GAAP standards.
 Selecting proper income.
 Estimating future earnings.
 Distinguishing and converting pre‐tax and after‐tax discount/capitalization rates.
 Allocating components of value.
 Selecting and applying the proper valuation method.
 How and when to select the proper valuation method.
 How and when to select marketability and minority discounts.
 Preparing a business valuation.
 Tackling international markets.

Students preparing for the ICVS designation have two options: self-study or in-house study with the Institute for Financial Analysts (IFA).

The ICVS Training Requirements consists of 35 hours of training that will show the range of options when approaching the valuation process, including how and when the various methodologies should be applied. In this training you will comprehend the complexities surrounding the process, understand the issues related to empirical evidence, or the lack thereof, and the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches.

The training hours are delivered in 6 consecutive days, after which the participants pass a mock exam that is followed by the official IACVS examination and submission of a valuation report for a closely held firm (case study).

ICVS Self-study program
For orders inside and outside Lebanon, please contact our program coordinators

ICVS in-house study program with IFA
Original tuition: please contact our program coordinators for open class tuitions.

Benefits you can expect from enrolling with IFA

IFA’s educational process greatly increases your chances of success through personal interaction with qualified instructors and a study process that will take you step by step through all modules.

 Highest success rates in the region.
 High quality study materials.
 Highly competent instructors.
 Unlimited online and offline study support.
 High networking opportunity with top experts in the field.
 Important network of alliances and affiliations.
 Exclusive job search assistance with top recruiters.

To know more about IACVS logon to http://iacva.org