SMU-IPAS Advanced Certificate in Insolvency and Restructuring Module 7: Business Valuation
About This Course
It is crucial to ascertain the value of a distressed company. Those interested in the company’s undertaking require this information to determine what should be done with the company’s business, and how the value in the company’s estate should be distributed amongst them.
This module will approach the subject of business valuation by navigating through the International Valuation Standards (IVS), focusing on the process, the various approaches and methods, and the challenges commonly encountered in their application. The emphasis will be on the fundamentals of business valuation, and the application of the market, income, and cost approaches (and their respective methods) in the conduct of valuation of business and business interests. Participants will also gain an understanding of the business valuation landscape/ eco-system and the impact of the changing environment on business valuation. The course will equip participants with the requisite practical skills to understand how business valuation is carried out in compliance with prevailing international standards and best practices, as well as regulatory requirements.
What You'll Learn
• Understand the business valuation landscape and future developments
• Understand the fundamentals of valuation and the application of International Valuation Standards (IVS) in the valuation process
• Identify and understand the appropriate valuation approaches/ methods in compliance with International Valuation Standards (IVS)
• Understand the valuers’ considerations when determining the valuation parameters relating to the various approaches/ methods
• Identify and understand the practical challenges and issues faced by valuers in the conduct of business valuation
Entry Requirements
Participants should preferably be a degree holder, in any discipline, and have at least one year of working experience.