Nächster Webcast: Montag, 28 Juli 2025 I 17:00 – 18:00 Uhr

Topic: Offshore & Global Delivery Model for Advisory & Valuation Industry

Outsourcing valuation services can offer significant strategic advantages for CPA firms, investment banks, and valuation practices. Successful outsourcing is less about offloading tasks and more about building collaborative, long-term relationships. Valuation outsourcing is not just about cost, it is about building the right model that aligns with your firm’s growth strategy and hence thoughtful execution is critical.

Speaker: Upasak B. Shah, Knowcraft Analytics, India

• Mr. Upasak Shah is the Co-Founder and Director of Knowcraft Analytics Pvt. Ltd., the trusted offshore partner for leading financial service firms. Mr. Shah has 18+ years’ experience in providing outsourced business valuation services for a variety of purposes, including M&A, gift & estate taxes, employee stock options, PPA, mark-to-market for large portfolios, embedded derivatives/complex securities, etc.
• A visionary in offshore delivery, Upasak has led Knowcraft’s evolution into a high-impact, people-first organization, one known not just for its technical rigor, but for its culture of excellence. Mr. Shah plays a central role in mentoring future managers, and shaping high-performing offshore teams.
• Mr. Shah’s thought leadership is widely recognized. His insights on global delivery models for valuation was recently featured in Business Valuation Resources (BVR) in its April 2025 edition, and he has spoken at numerous industry webinars. In 2019, he was nominated for NACVA’s 40 Under 40 award, and he currently serves as Director of the Academy of Certified Valuators and Analysts™ (ACVA), NACVA’s India Chapter. He is also an Expert Member of the Business Valuation Institute, UK.
• Mr. Shah holds a Master of Commerce from Gujarat University and a Master of Science in Finance from ICFAI University. He is currently pursuing ASA accreditation from the American Society of Appraisers. Driven by curiosity and a desire for adventure, Mr. Shah finds inspiration in exploring new places, both in business and in life.

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Upcoming webcast dates 2025:

• 16 June 2025
• 28 July 2025
• 25 August 2025
• 22 September 2025
• 27 October 2025
• 24 November 2025
• 8 December 2025

Previous Webcasts:

• 16 June 2025: Valuation Considerations in Asset Impairment Testing: An Emerging Market Perspective, Speakers: Eric Vega Domínguez, M&ScFin., M&AP., CFE and  Juan Toro
• 12 May 2025: The Valuation of Private Equity and Hedge Funds, Speaker: Scott DeMarco, MBA, CBA, CVA, CDFA, CPVA
• 28 April 2025: Finding Values in Complete Darkness, Prof. Dr. Matthias Meitner, CFA
• 24 März 2025: AI-Special: Should AI be Disclosed? Recognize Ethical and Professional Standards of Using AI / Detecting AI-Generated Content—How Forensic Accountants and Business Valuation Professionals Can Give AI a “Run for its Money”, Speakers: Nick Mears, MBA, CVA, MAFF / Nainesh Shah, CFA, CVA / Miranda Kishel, MBA, CVA, CBEC, MAFF
• 17 Februar 2025: Alternative cost of capital methods (for listed or unlisted) firms, Speaker: Federico Beltrame, Professor (Associate) University of Udine
• 10 Januar 2025: A Hybrid Approach to Developing the Company Specific Risk Premium with Monte Carlo Simulation, Speaker: David H. Goodman, MBA, CPA, CVA
• 9 Dezember 2024: How to Handle Uncomfortable Situations, Speaker: Michael A. Gregory  
• 25 November 2024: Global Economic Update following the US election, Speaker: Carla S. Nunes, CFA and James P. Harrington, Kroll
• 25 October 2024: Working with tangible asset appraisers, Speaker:  Alexander F. Ruden, ASA and James F. Reinhardt, CVA, RFC
• 30 September 2024: The Pricing of Earnouts—How to Bridge Valuation Differences, Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schwetzler, CVA, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
• 26 August 2024: Valuation Trends in Private Capital Markets: Focus on Venture Debt
  Speaker: Antonella Puca, CPA ABV, CFA, BlueVal
• 22 July 2024: Introduction and applications of Monte Carlo simulation in valuation
  Speaker: Dharah Shah, CVA, Knowcraft Analytics
• 22 June 2024: Economic Update
  Speaker: Simon Rubinsohn, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• 13 May 2024: Blockage and DLOM in a Margrabe Exchange Option Framework
  Speaker: Dr. Ashok Abbott, MBA, PhD, Business Valuation LLC
• 22 April 2024: Fair Value: Accounting’s Perspective on Valuation
  Speaker: James Walling, CFA, CVA, Accretive Strategies Consulting Group
• 25 March 2024: Mind the GAAP: Is the Increased Use of Non-GAAP Metrics Helpful or Misleading for Valuation? 
  Speaker: Deborah Taylor, CA, Financial Edge Training
• 19 February 2024: Business Valuation Based on Company Law Regulations in Germany and Austria – Insights Into and Outlook on the "Objectified Business Value"
  Speaker: Wolfgang Kniest, Dipl.-Kfm., CVA, EACVA
• 29 January 2024: Where Skill Meets Opportunity: Development of Long-Term Engagements!
  Speaker: Mark G. Kucik, CPA/CFF, CVA, CM&AA, CPVA, The Kucik Valuation Group USA
• 11 Dezember 2023: Value of Security Issued by Privately Held Companies with Complex Capital Structure
  Speaker: Upasak B. Shah, Knowcraft Analytics India
• 20 November 2023: Do you really know your cost of capital?
  Speaker: Prof. Peter Nyberg, D.Sc. (Econ.), Aalto University School of Business, Finland 
• 23 October 2023: Private Company M&A Valuation: Financial Reporting
  Speaker: Stephen A. White, CVA, Expert Valuation Analyst at Onyx Partners Group, New York USA
• 25 September 2023: How Free is the Risk-Free Rate
  Speaker: Dr. Bennet Kpentey, DBA, CPC, CVA, Ghana
• 28 August 2023: Behavioral Valuation: The Valuation Mindset—the Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making
  Speaker: Dr. Marc Broekema, Kroll Netherlands
• 24 July 2023: Valuation Considerations for Biotech Companies
  Speaker: Dhara Shah, CVA, Knowcraft Analytics India
• 26 June 2023: Principles, Tasks, and Tools for Successful Professionals
  Speaker: WP StB Andreas Creutzmann, CVA, IVA VALUATION & ADVISORY Germany
• 22 May 2023: Working Capital Analysis and Projection Challenges & Inconsistencies
  Speaker: Brady T. Finney, Atlantic Management Company USA
• 24 April 2023: Liquidity and Marketability Discounts in a Margrabe Exchange Option Framework  
  Speaker: Dr. Ashok Abbott, MBA, PhD, Business Valuation LLC
• 27 March 2023: Improving the Selection of CAPM Betas – A New Tool Coming Soon (Part II)
  Speakers: Carla S. Nunes, CFA and Kevin Madden, Kroll
• 20 February 2023: Buying Performance? The Impact of Multiple Arbitrage in Buy-and-Build Strategies of Private Equity Firms
  Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schwetzler, CVA, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
• 30 January 2023: Global Economic Conditions Impacting Business Valuation and Appraisal
  Speaker: Simon Rubinsohn, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• 19 December 2022: Business Valuation Déjà Vu’s
  Speaker: Z. Christopher Mercer, FASA, CFA, ABAR, Mercer Capital
• 28 November 2022: Kroll Cost of Capital New Beta Module
  Speaker: Carla S. Nunes, CFA, Kroll
• 24 October 2022: Business Valuations in the Wine Industry
  Speaker: Joseph Orlando, ASA, Exit Strategies Group
• 26 September 2022: Early Stage Valuation
  Speaker: Antonella Puca, CFA, CPA/ABV, MPI
• 29 August 2022: An Introduction of PocketExperts.Solutions
  Speaker: Mark Kucik, CVA, CFF, CM&AA, CPVA
• 25 July 2022: Simulation based valuation: Theory and Practice
  Speakers: Prof. Dr. Werner Gleißner, FutureValue Group AG and Prof. Dr. Dr. Dietmar Ernst, Nürtingen-Geislingen University / European Institute of Quantitative Finance (EIQF)
• 27 June 2022 - Earnouts (Contingent Consideration): Bridging the Expectations Gap
  Speaker: James Walling, CFA, CVA, Accretive Strategies Consulting Group LLC
• 23 May 2022 – Business Valuation in the Czech Republic
  Speaker: Ing. Barbora Rýdlová, PhD, Prague University of Economics and Business
  
• 25 April 2022 – Calculating Marketability Discounts
  Speaker: Andrew Strickland, Scrutton Bland
• 28 March April 2022 – Valuation – from a UK Perspective
  Speaker: David Bowes, DIP LAW, FTII, FRICS, MEWI, SSBV, Share and Business Valuation Specialist
• 21 February 2022 – Cost Approach to Intellectual Property Valuation
  Speaker: Robert F. Reilly, CPA, ASA, ABV, CVA, CFF, CMA, Willamette Management Associates
• 31 January 2022 – The Real Property Appraisal Worldview: An Eye-Opening Guide for Business Valuers
  Speaker: Dennis A. Webb, ASA, MAI, FRICS, business and real estate appraiser
• 20 December 2021 – Discussion on Global Professional Standards
  GACVA Leaders: Andreas Creutzmann, WP/StB, CVA / Mark Kucik, CPA, CVA, CM&AA, CFF, CPVA / C. Zachary Meyers, CPA, CVA / Andrew Neuman, CPA, CA, CFE, CA.IFA, CFF, CVA, B.com / Pratik Shah, MSc
• 29 November 2021 – Misuse of Bid Premium Data to Determine Minority Discounts
  Speaker: Morris Kaplan, Logicca Valuation Services Pty Ltd.
• 25 October 2021 – APT versus CAPM: An analysis with implications for international cost of capital estimation and privately-traded capital asset valuation
  Speaker: Malcolm McClelland, PhD, McLelland + Palazzi Financial Economics
• 27 September 2021 – Terminal Value: Fade factors and growth assumptions
  Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schwetzler, CVA, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
• 12 July 2021 – Today’s Fraud Risk Models Lack Personality
  Speaker: Dr. Sri Ramamoorti, ACA, CPA, CFE, CFF, CIA, CFE, CRMA, CGFM, CRP, FCPA, MAFF, University of Dayton
• 28 June 2021 – The Future of the Business Valuation Profession − Professional Associations, Business Valuation Standards, and Business Valuation Theory
  Speaker: Z. Christopher Mercer, FASA, CFA, ABAR, Mercer Capital
• 24 May 2021 – Construction Impacts During COVID-19 Times
  Speaker: Alina Rivera, CPA, CVA, CFE, MAFF, CIRA, CGMA, MBA, On Point Strategy
• 26 April 2021 – Multiple Adjustments: Theory vs Practice – How can we discern the adequate level of the multiple we should use in the valuation of an unlisted company?
  Speaker: Anamaria Ciobanu, KPMG Romania / ASE BUCURESTI
• 29 March 2021 – Accounting and Business Valuation – How Accounting Information Impacts Business Valuation in Practice
  Speaker: Prof. Dr. Matthias Meitner, CFA, VALUESQUE
• 22 February 2021 – Economic Outlook in a Post COVID World - Incorporating Real GDP Growth and Inflation Expectations in Valuations
  Speaker: Carla S. Nunes, CFA, Kroll
• 25 January 2021 – Valuation, Common Sense, and Common Errors and Normalized Risk-Free rates
  Speaker: Pablo Fernández, IESE Business School, University of Navarra

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