November Meeting: International Business Valuation

The November Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Pipeline Philly, 30 South 15th Street, 15th Floor, Philadelphia (267-702-2800). The Board of Directors will meet at 5:30 pm; all ASA members are welcome. The general meeting starts at 6:30. The guest speaker will be John Barton, President of Brandywine Valuation Consultants, LLC (BVC) in Lyndell, PA. Mr. Barton will discuss advanced “Topics in International Business Valuation.”

MR. BARTON. An MBA graduate of La Salle University, John also did his undergraduate work at La Salle and took a Masters from Fordham University. The past Chairman of the ASA Business Valuation Committee, he is a CPA, who left Murray Devine & Co as a Vice President to establish BVC in 2008. John has been involved in the valuation of over 700 business entities, from small sole proprietorships to multinational corporations, and has taught business valuation courses throughout the United States and Europe for the ASA, IIBV, RICS, and the Big 4 accounting firms.

HIS TALK. Mr. Barton's presentation will focus on recent developments in international BV education, as well as the profession’s growth in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and the status of professional designations overseas. He will explain why a knowledge of international business valuation is indispensable, even for practitioners appraising small to medium-size U.S. firms.

ASA CREDIT. Ms. Barton’s presentation is sure to be of interdisciplinary interest. As seating for this talk is limited, please register early for this educational and productive evening which qualifies for 2 hours credit toward ASA reaccreditation.

FREE BEER & WINE. Dinner is $35 per person for members and guests and includes a mouth-watering array of heavy appetizers and complimentary beer and wine. The menu features Southern fried chicken fingers; grilled flatbreads; hummus served with fresh pita, grilled zucchini, red onion, and crumbled feta; goat cheese tort (caramelized onion, whipped goat cheese and cream cheese, served with crackers); and apple walnut salad. And, yes, free beer and wine!

PAYMENT. To pay online with your major credit card or PayPal please go to the ASA Philadelphia Members Page. Otherwise please make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35.  Please RSVP by Friday, November 10, to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).