Z. Christopher Mercer, FASA, CFA, ABAR is addressing the 2022 Business Valuation Conference of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand on September 14, 2022. This year’s online conference offers an impressive line-up of international guest speakers together with industry leaders from Australia and New Zealand.
Chris’s topic is “An Integrated Theory of Major Valuation Issues of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Chris has taken a look back at his career and tracked the developments of valuation through the years. This is a session that will be both informative and thought-provoking.
Chris Mercer is the Chairman of Mercer Capital. He began his valuation career in the late 1970s. He has prepared, overseen, or contributed to hundreds of valuations for purposes related to tax, ESOPs, buy-sell agreements, and litigation, among others. In addition, he has served on the boards of directors of several private companies and one public company. He enjoys working with business owners to address ownership transition issues.
Chris has extensive experience in litigation engagements including statutory fair value cases, divorce, and numerous other matters where valuation issues are in question. He is also an expert in buy-sell agreement disputes.
Chris is a prolific author on valuation-related topics and a frequent speaker on business valuation issues for national professional associations and other business and professional groups.