ICVS Workshop at Dubai by IFA:

The institute for Financial Analysts, also charter for IACVA proudly announces its ICVS Workshop in Dubai, United Arab Nations. This workshop is sponsored by BVR, China Appraisal Society & Business Engineering Experts (BEE)

ICVS is the typical valuation certificate for this part of the world since it focuses on the valuation of privately held companies that is the dominant kind of companies. These companies are demanding valuations for buyouts, mergers and acquisitions or different reasons. The demand for the ICVS is picking up among private equity firms, investment companies and investment banks, consulting companies, etc throughout the Middle East (Beirut, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the UAE).

Moreover, the ICVS curriculum offers insight into every facet of valuation theory, taking the trainee from the fundamentals of the valuation process through the advanced techniques in current use. For more information click here.

Some of the topics covered include:

• 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 and calculating and applying the appropriate rate
• Allocating components of value
• Selecting and applying the proper valuation method
• Selecting and applying marketability and minority discounts
• Concluding an estimate of value
• Preparing a business valuation report

Scheduled Dates: December 14-15-16-17, 2015

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Workshop Fees: Please call IFA at 00961-1-366535 – 00961-3-647350 or send an email to layal.elsabeh@ifamena.com / zeina.barakat@ifamena.com