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Proving the Value – Due Diligence and Fraud in Mergers & Acquisitions


Total Credits: 1 including 1 Auditing- Technical

Average Rating:
   20
Categories:
Accounting and Auditing |  Partner Produced
Speaker:
C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC
Course Levels:
Update
Duration:
1 Hour
Product Type:
Live Webcast Replay
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Description

This webcast will provide insight into the areas of due diligence for a Merger or acquisition; the areas in which it should be performed; and how it ties into the ultimate price paid in the transaction.  We will touch on fraud and how it is typically addressed in the financial due diligence engagement.

 

This webcast qualifies for 1 hour of A&A CPE credit.  This top-rated session from the 2018 Accounting and Business Show was recorded on Sept. 27, 2018.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Define due diligence and fraud in terms of providing consulting services
  • Review the key aspects of AICPA Professional Standards on Consulting Services, Section 100
  • Describe how risk effects value on a merger and acquisition

Major Subjects
  • Defining ‘due diligence’ and ‘fraud’
  • AICPA Professional Standards on Consulting Services, Section 100
  • The due diligence process
  • Effect on value

Course Materials

Speaker

C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC's Profile

C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC Related Seminars and Products

Director Valuation & Advisory

Rivero, Gordimer & Co, PA Tampa, FL


Brett received a BS with Degree in Accounting from FSU and his background includes two basic skill sets; valuation and forensic accounting, which have lead him to providing services in the consulting areas of valuation of business and business interest, intangible asset valuation, economic damage determination, forensic accounting, M&A advisory services, and ESOP related services.

 

Brett is Director of the Valuation & Advisory Practice Group of Rivero, Gordimer & Company, P.A. in Tampa, FL. He has been in the consulting arm of public accounting and with an investment banking firm for the past 20 years of his career. Prior to the consulting career, he practiced in the tax and audit functions of regional sized accounting firms and as the CFO of a manufacturing concern.

 

Over his career, Brett has worked with numerous industries present in the Southeastern U.S. with a heavy concentration in Healthcare, Technology & Life Sciences, Manufacturing & Distribution, Professional Services, Hospitality, and Energy.

 


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites Some knowledge of auditing, familiarity with mergers and acquisitions
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For CPAs who provide due diligence engagements, and professionals who specialize mergers and acquisitions
Original Recording Date 09/26/2018
Yellow Book No
Course Developer FICPA
Date Added to Catalog 04/15/2019

Additional Information

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Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements Online Registration
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Total Reviews: 20

Comments

Daniel P - Coral Gables, Florida

"Very good "