CAS Valuation – CVA® track

Certified valuation competence for specialists and professionals

Business valuation is the supreme discipline of business administration, an all-round competition and team sport.

The CAS Valuation – CVA® track offers sound basic training, practice-relevant in-depth training and an integrated further qualification (CVA® training week) by experts from theory and practice. Conducted in cooperation with the European Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (EACVA).

Goals

Master the mathematical and conceptual basics of business valuation (investment appraisal, statistics, etc.).
Knowledge of the relevant national and international valuation standards (technical bulletin UBW, IVS etc.).
Master the valuation methods and supplementary procedures commonly used in Switzerland.
Be able to develop an integrated financial plan and derive from it the variables relevant for the valuation.
Be able to identify and handle interfaces with accounting and taxation issues.
Be familiar with special valuation objects (real estate, start-ups, SMEs).
Be prepared for the Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA®) exam.

Quantitative basics (investment appraisal, statistics and capital market theory)
Traditional and modern valuation methods
Valuation principles and value concepts
Special features of the valuation of SMEs, start ups, intangibles and real estate
Tax valuations from KS 28 to DCF
Impairment, purchase price allocation and goodwill
CVA® training week

Target audience

Audit and tax, finance or accounting professionals who want to professionally value companies.
Tax experts, auditors and lawyers working in the field of M&A who want to refresh and deepen their specialist knowledge.
Valuation professionals who want to acquire a nationally and internationally recognised qualification.

Degree

Certificate of Advanced Studies FHNW Valuation, 15 ECTS.
Afterwards, students have the opportunity to take the exam to become a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA®) through the European Associaton of Certified Valuation Analysts (EACVA).