Vinay Torani, Managing Director, Duff & Phelps, LLC to Speak at KC’s Fair Value Measurements for Business Combinations and Impairment Testing Live Webcast

New York, NY, July 05, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Vinay Torani, Managing Director, Duff & Phelps, LLC will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Fair Value Measurements for Business Combinations and Impairment Testing” This event is scheduled for September 30, 2013 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_Fair_Value.html

About Vinay Torani

Vinay Torani is a managing director in the Morristown office of financial advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps, where he is part of the Valuation Advisory Services practice. He is also the Morristown office city leader for Duff & Phelps. He has more than 16 years of valuation and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) experience. Vinay has advised clients on M&A, provided fairness opinions and performed valuations of numerous private, publicly traded and early stage companies. He has significant experience in performing valuations of intangible assets for financial reporting and tax planning purposes and assisting clients with goodwill impairment testing.

About Duff & Phelps, LLC

As a leading global financial advisory and investment banking firm, Duff & Phelps leverages analytical skills, market expertise and independence to help clients make sound decisions. The firm advises clients in the areas of valuation, M&A and transactions, restructuring, alternative assets, disputes and taxation – with more than 1,000 employees serving clients from offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.duffandphelps.com.

Investment banking services in the United States are provided by Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC; Pagemill Partners; and GCP Securities, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC. Transaction opinions are provided by Duff & Phelps, LLC. M&A advisory and capital raising services in the United Kingdom and Germany are provided by Duff & Phelps Securities Ltd., which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Event Synopsis:

In an ever more complex economic environment, comptrollers, auditors, CPAs, finance executives and other related practitioners face considerable challenges when applying accounting standards related to fair value, business combinations and impairment testing. To avoid potential pitfalls, practitioners and preparers must need to be in the know with respect to the most significant issues regarding fair value measurements for business combinations and impairment testing. In this two-hour live webcast, panel members will offer a refresher and critical updates of these accounting rules. They will discuss: Fair Value Measurements (ASC 820/SFAS 157), Business Combinations and the Acquisition Method of Accounting, ASC 805 (SFAS 141R) and Impairment Testing Tips, ASC 350 and 360 (SFAS 142 and 144) along with practical guidance on how to prepare and review financial valuation reports.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.