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Ryan Gandre, Director, Stout Risius Ross, Inc. to Speak at KC’s Fair Value Measurements for Business Combinations and Impairment Testing Live Webcast

New York, NY, July 12, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Ryan Gandre, Director, Stout Risius Ross, Inc. 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 Ryan Gandre

Ryan Gandre is a Director in the Valuation & Financial Opinions Group at Stout Risius Ross, Inc. (SRR). Mr. Gandre has extensive experience providing a broad range of business valuation and financial advisory services for public and private enterprises. He specializes in the valuation of debt and equity instruments, enterprise valuations, and intangible asset valuations for tax and financial reporting purposes. He is well versed in valuation and accounting guidance related to business combinations, impairment testing, stock-based compensation, and other Fair Value measurements (e.g., mark-to-market valuations of private equity portfolio companies, financial instruments, and derivatives) and has extensive experience with the expectations of tax and financial reporting advisors and regulators.

In addition to his expertise in the areas of tax and financial reporting valuation, Mr. Gandre has advised clients in many other contexts, including corporate strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, estate and gift taxation, shareholder disputes, Subchapter C to Subchapter S conversions, marital dissolution, and other tax, corporate, and litigation matters. In addition, Mr. Gandre has considerable experience providing fairness and solvency opinions for going-private transactions, mergers and acquisitions, significant financing events (e.g., dividend recapitalizations), and other corporate transactions.

Mr. Gandre is a graduate of Miami University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

About Stout Risius Ross, Inc. (SRR)

Stout Risius Ross, Inc. (SRR) is a global financial advisory firm specializing in Investment Banking, Valuation & Financial Opinions, and Dispute Advisory & Forensic Services. SRR serves a range of clients from Fortune 500 corporations to privately held companies in numerous industries around the world – from Argentina to Vietnam. SRR’s clients and their advisors rely on the firm’s premier expertise, deep industry knowledge, and unparalleled responsiveness on complex financial matters. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.SRR.com.

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
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