July 2010: William Quackenbush has been elected as Chair of the American Society of Appraiser's Business Valuation Committee, which is responsible for the education, valuation standards, and credentialing of its members. The American Society of Appraisers is the nation's oldest multi-disciplinary accrediting appraisal organization. The ASA credential in Business Valuation was recently acknowledged by Inc Magazine as one of the "senior designations you should look for when hiring an appraiser."
June 2010: William Quackenbush was a presenter at the Community Foundation of Orange/Sullivan's estate planning seminar entitled, Estate Planning: Preservation, Planning, & Philanthropy. The seminar addressed current issues and strategies in estate planning, as well as developing legal, regulatory, and tax environments. Mr. Quackenbush spoke on the use of business valuations in estate planning and compliance.
May 2010: John Wiley and Sons, Inc just published “IFRS Fair Value Guide: The IACVA International Handbook” (ISBN 978-0-470-47708-3) William Quackenbush is a contributing author to the text, providing the materials for the chapter entitled, "Strategy and Benchmarking."
April 2010: William Quackenbush traveled to Moscow, Russia to teach two advanced business valuation classes for the American Society of Appraisers at the Moscow offices of accounting firm, PriceWaterhouse Coopers.
February 2010: William Quackenbush has been awarded the professional credential, Acredited in Business Appraisal Review, or ABAR, by the Institute of Business Appraisers. Those holding the ABAR designation have successfully completed professional coursework, competency exams, and peer review. Visit the IBA's website for more information on the Institute of Business Appraisers and the ABAR credential.
Janaury 2010: The Business Valuation Journal, Business Valuation Update, published an article entitled, 2010 BV Megatrends: How Will They Affect Your Practice? in its January 2010 (Vol 16, No1) issue. The article extensiviely quotes Advent's Managing Director, William Quackenbush from an article he wrote in the American Society of Appraiser's weekly BV E-Letter, for which he is the editor.
November 2009: William Quackenbush has served as the editor of the American Society of Appraiser's weekly BV E-Letter since 2006. His November 4, 2009 article on BV megatrends was picked up by BV Resources' BV-Wire, a weekly eletter to BV professionals. The article, in the November 11 Issue (86-2) issue, was entitled: 2010 BV Megatrends: bifurcation but not unification
November 2009: The October/November 2009 issue of the Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert includes an article written by William Quackenbush entitled Risk Assessment and the DuPont Formula. Mr. Quackenbush serves on the publication's Panel of Experts. See a copy of the article here.
October 2009: William Quackenbush was a presenter at the Community Foundation of Orange/Sullivan's annual estate planning seminar entitled, A Time to Plan: Unparalleled Opportunities. The seminar, offered in both September and October of this year, addressed current issues and strategies in estate planning, as well as developing legal, regulatory, and tax environments. Mr. Quackenbush spoke on the use of business valuations in estate planning and compliance, as well as recent changes in how the Internal Revenue Service defines a qualified appraiser and a qualified appraisal.
August 2009: William Quackenbush taught a four day business valuation course for the Institute of Business Appraisers entitled Essentials of Business Valuation. The four day course is intended to prepare business appraisers
July 2009: William Quackenbush has been elected as Vice Chair of the American Society of Appraiser's Business Valuation Committee, which is responsible for the education, valuation standards, and credentialing of its members. The American Society of Appraisers is the nation's oldest multi-disciplinary accrediting appraisal organization. The ASA credential in Business Valuation was recently acknowledged by Inc Magazine as one of the "senior designations you should look for when hiring an appraiser."
July 2009: William Quackenbush presented a 2 hour webinar for the Institute of Business Appraisers entitled The Financial Meltdown: Impact on Business Valuation. Business appraisers from around the US participated in the webinar, which addressed such issues as problems with rate of return estimates, forecasting, and sustainable growth assumptions.
June 2009: William Quackenbush has been named to the Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert Journal's Panel of Experts and is a contributing author to the publication, a professional journal for business appraisers.
May 2009: Richard Freed, Director of Advent's Virginia office, has earned an Accredited Member (AM) designation from the American Society of Appraisers. The prestigeous designation is awarded to individuals who evidence a significant amount of technical competence through testing and peer review, as well as documented experience in business appraisal.
May 2009: William Quackenbush has been elected to the Education Board of the Institute of Business Appraisers. The Education Board is responsible for the development and implementation of professional valuation education programs offered by the IBA.
December 2008: The Business Valuator, the monthly publication of the Canadian Institute of Certified Business Valuators, republished William Quackenbush's two BV-Wire commentaries on the effects of the financial downturn on the business valuation profession and on valuation analysis itself.
December 2008: BV Resources, BV-Wire, a weekly eletter to BV professionals, published an article on how the current financial crisis will affect business valuation, in which William Quackenbush was quoted. The article, in the December 10, 2008 Issue (75-2) was entitled, BV Experts Weigh In on the Factors that Impact Value Conclusions.
November 2008: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA was quoted in the November 2008 edition (Vol 14, No 11) of Valuation Update, in an article (page 10) entitled, What Will the Wall Street Meltdown Mean to the BV Profession? In addition, page 12 contains a sidebar written by Quackenbush, entitled, "Three Ways the Financial Crisis Will Impact the BV Profession.
October 2008: BV Resources, BV-Wire, a weekly eletter to BV professionals, published an article on how the current financial crisis will affect business valuation, in which William Quackenbush was quoted. The article, in the October 15, 2008 Issue (73-3) was entitled, How Will the Financial Crisis Impact the BV Profession?
September 2008: Gary Trugman's book, Understanding Business Valuation: A Practical Guide to Valuing Small to Medium Sized Businesses (3rd Ed.) was published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, was the technical reviewer for the third edition text, which is available either directly from the AICPA.
March 2008: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, was quoted in a recent article published by Fortune CNN/Money on the topic of business valuation Published March 3, 2008 the article is entitled "Valuing a Business You'd Like to Acquire".
March 2008: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, is pleased to announce the opening of Advent Valuation Advisor's new office in the Washington DC metro area. Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the office is staffed by Richard, Freed, MBA, CBA. For more information on the Washington DC metro office, contact Mr. Freed at 540-371-7608.
February 2008: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, is pleased the launching of a blog on business literacy, Driving Your Company's Value The blog is jointly hosted with James Rigby, ASA, ABV, CPA and managing director of the Financial Valuation Group. The mission of blog, Driving Your Company's Value, is to assist itsreaders in understanding what drives a company's value and to master the business literacy (knowledge) required to take advantage of those drivers of value. The focus is towards business owners and their advisors.
January 2008: The Times-Herald Record, the daily newspaper in the Hudson Valley (owned by Ottaway Newspapers, a division of Dow Jones Corp), published a front page business section article on William Quackenbush's trip to Beijing, China, where he taught business valuation courses to the Chinese Appraisal Society on behalf of the American Society of Appraisers. The article was entitled, Teaching Value in Business.
January 2008: BV Resources, BV-Wire, a weekly eletter to BV professionals, published an article on business valuation in China, highlighting William Quackenbush's participation in teachng American Society of Appraisers' business valuation education courses to the Chinese Appraisal Society in Beijing, China in December 2007. The article, in the January 2008 Issue (64-2) was entitled, ASA taking BV to China’s Growing Appraisal Population.
December 2007: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, taught two principles of business valuation courses to members of the Chinese Appraisal Society in Beijing, China, for 10 days in December, 2007. Sponsored by the American Society of Appraisers, Mr. Quackenbush spoke on valuation issues relating to both the income approach and the market approach to valuing privately-owned businesses, including issues relating to international cost of capital and emerging markets for valuations relating to mergers & acquisitions, international financial reporting, and project privatization. The Hudson Valley's newspaper, The Times Herald Record, wrote an article on the trip.
September 2007: Advent Valuation Advisors is pleased to announce that it has relocated its Hudson Valley, New York office to 2280 Route 208, Montgomery, New York, located just minutes from the intersection of Interstate 87 and Interstate 84. The phone and fax number remiain the same at 845.567.0900 (phone) and 845.913.9251 (fax).
August 2007: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, has been re-elected to the Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), the governing body of the ASA's business valuation discipline, for a three-year term. He has also been appointed to both the Committee's Education subcommittee and Strategic Planning subcommittee. Mr. Quackenbush has been a member of the ASA since 1998.
May 2007: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, was quoted in BVResources, "BVWire (The May2007 Issue56-2)" a weekly eletter to business appraisa professionals. The article, Of Ignorance and Irony—One Buy-Sell ‘War Story’ addressed the importance of consulting BV experts earlly on in shareholder litigation.
May 2007: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, taught "Introduction to Business Valuation," an American Society of Appraisers credentialing course that Mr. Quackenbush led the development of, to employees of PriceWaterhouseCoopers at their midtown Manhattan office.
February 2007: William C. Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, was the guest speaker at the Sullivan County Bar Association February 2007 dinner meeting. His topic was Standards of Value, which he covered in the context of recent court cases, legislation and IRS publications. The documents are available on the website (click here).
December 2006: The Matrimonial Strategist, a monthly publication to matrimonial attorneys, published an article written by William C. Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, entitled "Valuing Licences and Degrees, New York Style." The article discussed the legal genesis of enhanced earnings capacity measurement as a marital asset in New York, outlined the variable inputs and analysis techniques, and identified common errors in these analyses.
November 2006: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, taught a four-day course, Essentials of Business Valuation, for the Institute of Business Appraisers in Washington, DC. The course covered the application and synthesis of valuation methods from the income, market, and asset approaches, and also introduced the topic of marketability and control discounts/premiums. Students taking the course were preparing for credentialling by the Institute of Business Appraisers.
October 2006: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, along with Paul Bauman, ASA, taught two four- hour training sessions for the American Society of Appraisers to valuation engineers employed by the Internal Revenue Service. Topics included discounts for control and marketability, blockage discounts using Black-Sholes modeling, and imbedded capital gains.
June 2006: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, has been elected to the Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), the governing body of the ASA's business valuation discipline. Mr. Quackenbush has been a member of the ASA since 1998. He also currently serves on the Business Valuation Education Committee, and is the course developer for one of the profession's four credentialing courses, Introduction to Business Valuation. He has taught these courses for the ASA nationally and internationally.
April 2006: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, taught two principles of business valuation courses (one of which he wrote) to Eastern European employees of Deloitte & Touche in Istanbul, Turkey, for 10 days in April, 2006. Sponsored by the American Society of Appraisers, Mr. Quackenbush spoke on introductory business valuation topics as well as valuation techniques, including issues relating to international cost of capital and emerging markets for valuations relating to mergers & acquisitions, international financial reporting, and project privatization.
January 2006: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, has been appointed to the American Society of Appraisers' Business Valuation Education Committee. The committee is responsible for oversight of the business valuation education program relating to both credentialing in business valuation and advanced valuation education for accredited business appraisers.
August 2005: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, taught Introduction to Business Valuation, an American Society of Appraisers credentialing course that Mr. Quackenbush led the development of, to employees of Deloitte & Touche at their downtown Manhattan office.
September 2004: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, was a guest panelist at the 2004 Catskill Casino Conference, hosted by the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce. The panel, entitled, "What's in it for Me? Today's Opportunities" discussed business growth in the context of casino expansion. Mr. Quackenbush specifically spoke about business value drivers and tools of measurement.
July 2004: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, taught a 4-day continuing education course entitled Introduction to Business Valuation for the American Society of Appraisers in Kansas City at the ASA's International Convention. The course is the first of several courses which attendees take to become credentialed business appraisers by the American Society of Appraisers. Mr. Quackenbush wrote the course for the ASA.
June 2004: John Marcus, ASA, was reelected as president of the Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers. The American Society of Appraisers is the nation's oldest multi-disciplinary accrediting appraisal organization. Mr. Marcus is an accredited Machinery and Equipment appraiser. The Hudson Valley Chapter covers the eastern portion of New York state outside New York City, from Westchester County northward through Albany and the Adirondacks, and westward to Binghamton.
April 2004: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, made a half-day presentation to the New York State Society of Realtors. He spoke on Business Valuation and its relationship to and integration with real estate appraisal. Attendees earned professional continuing education credits.
December 2003: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, has been designated by the American Society of Appraisers as the lead course writer for one of the four credentialing courses in business valuation. Mr. Quackenbush is responsible for writing the four-day course, the textbook, and all student and instructor materials.
September 2003: William Quackenbush has successfully completed in the American Society of Appraisers' mandatory reaccredidation program for his designation as an Accredited Senior Appraiser [ASA] in Business Valuation from the American Society of Appraisers. Quackenbush was awarded his designation as a result of successfully passing the Society's intensive written and oral examinations, a detailed peer review of his work, and other qualifying criteria demanded by the Society's International Board of Examiners. The American Society of Appraisers is the nation's oldest multi-disciplinary accrediting appraisal organization. The ASA credential in business valuation was recently acknowledged by Inc Magazine as one of the "senior designations you should look for when hiring an appraiser."
August 2003: William Quackenbush, a national instructor in business valuation, recently taught a four- day course in business valuation for the American Society of Appraisers in Orlando, Florida. The course is part of the required education for credentialing business appraisers and was attended by individuals from around the United States, as well as England, South Korea, China, and Mexico. The ASA credential in business valuation was recently acknowledged by Inc. Magazine as one of the "senior designations you should look for when hiring an appraiser."
June 2003: William C. Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, of Advent Valuation Advisors, recently attended a one-day Business Appraisal conference in New York City sponsored by the Foundation for Accounting Education. The program included topics such as "Current Problems in Matrimonial Valuations" presented by the Hon. Robert Ross, Justice of the New York Supreme Court, and "Using Market Data in Valuing Closely Held Businesses," presented by Dr. Shannon Pratt.
June 2003: John Marcus, ASA, was elected president of the Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers. The American Society of Appraisers is the nation's oldest multi-disciplinary accrediting appraisal organization. Mr. Marcus is an accredited Machinery and Equipment appraiser. The Hudson Valley Chapter covers the eastern portion of New York state outside New York City, from Westchester County northward through Albany and the Adirondacks, and westward to Binghamton.
May 2003: William C. Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, of Advent Valuation Advisors, was a keynote speaker at the New York State Small Business Development Center annual staff conference at the Nevele Hotel in Ellenville, New York. He spoke on "Business Valuation in the Real World."
January 2003: William C. Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, of Advent Valuation Advisors, successfully completed a three-day professional seminar on Advanced Business Appraisal hosted by the Institute of Business Appraisers. The program included topics such as "Finding Hidden Income" and "Business Valuation and Commercial Damage Assessment."
December 2002: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, presented a 3-hour continuing legal education [CLE] program, "Business Valuation Issues Relating to Divorce Litigation," to the Orange County Bar Association. The program, held in the Orange County Legislative Chambers in Goshen, New York, provided information to practitioners on basic concepts of business valuation, license and degree valuation [enhanced earnings], errors common to business valuations, and how to work with a business appraiser.
November 2002: William Quackenbush, ASA, CBA, has been appointed as a national instructor on Business Valuation by the American Society of Appraisers. Mr. Quackenbush is scheduled to teach Business Valuation classes during 2003 in Chicago, Illinois, and Orlando, Florida, to current and prospective business appraisers seeking official credentialing.
If you are interested in how our Valuation Services can benefit your company, please call us at 845.567.0900 or request more information.
Client Testimonials
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"I have worked with and recommended Bill to clients in need of business valuations over the years and each experience has been very successful. Clients enjoy working with Bill as he brings a creative approach to valuations which is firmly grounded in the law and fact. He is an excellent trial witness and enjoys a great reputation within the legal and accounting communities."
Howard Protter, Esq.
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"I have used Bill several times to provide valuations for operating businesses. I have found him to be responsive, top quality and reasonably priced. I will use him again and suggest you give him a chance as well."
Steven Diamond, Esq.
Attorney
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"I am working with Bill on a complex litigation matter and he is an excellent source of information and has thoroughly analyzed and addressed the issues that have arisen. He has delivered an expert opinion in a well organized and efficient manner. I highly recommend his services."
Carmee Murphy, Esq.
Senior Associate
Jacobowitz & Gubits -
"I have utilized Bill's appraisal services in the business valuation area for several years. His work is top notch and he finishes assignments quickly and efficiently. He is a total professional and extremely knowledgeable in the business valuation area. He is also very personable and cordial to clients. I would highly recommend Bill's services."
Paul Roberts
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"William has always delivered what was promised on a timely basis and in a very professional manner and I would certainly recommend his services to other professionals."
Richard Merck
CPA, Partner
Merck CPAs & Consultants -
"Rick Freed was a pleasure to work with. He tackled an unusual situation with severe time constraints. I was pleasantly surprised when the project was completed on time and within budget. Rick took the time to explain complex financial concepts in terms I, a non-professional, could understand. Our CPA firm was as impressed with Advent Valuation as I was with Rick's perf" ... [read more]
George J. Dusek
CFP, VP
Apple Financial Services -
"Bill has provided valuation service for 2 of my firm's clients. His work has been timely and professional in both cases. Both clients provided positive feedback."
Michael Specht
Partner
Metis Group, CPAs -
"I first met Bill through a business associate of mine looking for someone to help evaluate our growing business. We met Bill at his office and from the beginning he made us feel very comfortable. He listened to our thoughts and we began immediately to brainstorm ideas, this was very important to me because he knew that being in business "time is money." He secured that wi" ... [read more]
Dan Tulp
Owner
Liberty Pest Control -
"Bill has done 3 or 4 valuations for me over the past few years and I have been very happy with his knowledge, communication throughout the process and results. I would highly recommend Bill."
Chris Albanese
Partner
Montgomery Physical Therapy -
"When we started working with Bill, my wife and I were in the beginning stages of starting a software company and needed a business plan and a line of credit. Bill worked with us to write our business plan and took the time to teach us the process so that we not only ended up with a good product, but a better understanding of the building blocks of a small business. Bill to" ... [read more]
Mike Hinckley
CEO
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"Mr. Quackenbush was hired to conduct evaluation of businesses I owned and wanted to sell. He is particularly adept at conducting on target research to insure the data he compiles relates to the client's industry rather than simply providing generic data. He provided the reports in a timely fashion, well compiled and verifiable at every turn. His credentials and technical e" ... [read more]
Donna Cornell
Owner
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"Rick Freed has performed our corporate valuation for the last two years and I highly recommend him. He is incredibly intelligent, thorough, and professional. We have been extremely pleased with the final products and Rick's timeliness. We have enjoyed working with Rick and plan to continue to do so in the future."
Dominic A. LaPore
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"Bill has been both a client and respected adviser. His experience in banking, business consulting and valuation continues to prove to be invaluable to me as a business owner. The complex issues that surround companies in today's economic environment and their effects on the value of company assets, is why Advent will always be on my speed dial. As a highly credentialed pro" ... [read more]
David Cummings
CEO
Cool Life Systems -
"Seems to me that the best recommendation for Bill's work is that I hired him to personally evaluate a business I was going to purchase."
Peter Klose, Esq.
Klose & Associates -
"It is rare to find an individual who embodies the finest attributes of an academic and a businessman. However, Bill does embody both with a healthy dose of efficiency, common sense and humanity that makes him truly unique. His breadth of knowledge and experience, not to mention his mile long CV are all additional reasons for people to trust that he will deliver proper and " ... [read more]
Mendel Zilberberg
CEO
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"Bill was our provider for the valuation of the component assets of an acquisition. He was a pleasure to work with and provided the proper results in a timely manner."
Paul Kimmel
CFO
Medicor -
"Mr Quackenbush did a fine job with our company valuation. I would recommend his services."
Carl Braunagel
President
Aliton Pharmacy -
"We hired Bill to analyze and provide a valuation report for a business we were purchasing in order to assist us in securing financing. Quality of the report was very high and his expertise in the field of valuation is obvious. The lenders who reviewed the report were impressed with the output."
Adam Keyser
Senior Project Manager
Preferred Development, Chicago, IL -
"Bill will solve your valuation needs in a thoughtful, well-reasoned and articulate manner accessible to the layman, but with the technical requirements to withstand scrutiny by potential adverse parties. Hire him."
Dan Rothstein
General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer
Provident Bank -
"We have recommended Bill to various clients and he is professional and reliable."
Stuart Greenberg
Partner
Greenberg & Company LLC -
"Bill provided a comprehensive and thorough valuation analysis of a complex bundle of hard assets, real estate interest and businesses in a litigation matter."
Vincent Gentile
Partner
Drinker Biddle & Reath -
"Bill was instrumental in our company making a very complicated business property acquisition happen. We started with the business plan, then did 5 year projections on our current financials. This analysis was required to get a 4-part mortgage, one of which was with the SBA (Small Business Administration). We are indebted to Bill and his expertise."
Jeremy Pyles
Owner
Niche Modern
News & Updates
July 2010: William Quackenbush has been elected as Chair of the American Society of Appraiser's Business Valuation Committee, which is responsible for the education, valuation standards, and credentialing...(read more)
May 2010: John Wiley and Sons, Inc just published “IFRS Fair Value Guide: The IACVA International Handbook” (ISBN 978-0-470-47708-3) William Quackenbush is a contributing author to the text...(read more)
April 2010: William Quackenbush traveled to Moscow, Russia to teach two advanced business valuation classes...(read more)
Valuation Developments
Our quarterly newsletter, Valuation Developments, identifies key current tax court cases relevant to users of business valuations. Our archive of newsletters is available online. The archive provides the citation, a brief synopsis of the issues, and the complete case text.Advent Valuation
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