Andy Frew, ASA, ABV will be speaking to the Houston Chapter of the Financial Executives Networking Group on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, in Houston, Texas.
His session is titled “Business Valuation for M&A: Purchase Price Allocations and Fairness Opinions.” In this session, Andy will discuss purchase price allocations (PPAs) and fairness opinions, and how finance executives and boards of directors can use the analysis from these valuation exercises to improve financial reporting and make proper fiduciary decisions. His presentation is designed to provide the information needed to understand PPAs and fairness opinions and to identify potential red flags that could prolong the financial reporting process or lead to shareholder disputes.
Andy Frew, Vice President, has over 20 years of business valuation experience. He has been involved with hundreds of valuation and related engagements in numerous industries.
He values businesses and business interests for financial reporting, gift and estate tax, corporate tax, corporate M&A, and employee stock ownership plan purposes. As part of his financial reporting practice, he provides public and private clients with fair value opinions and related assistance pertaining to goodwill and other intangible assets, stock-based compensation, and illiquid financial assets.
Noteworthy industry experience includes the oil and gas (specifically upstream/E&P), oilfield services, and auto dealership industries. As a member of the firm’s Energy Industry Team, Andy is a regular contributor to Mercer Capital’s Energy Valuation Insights Blog.
