Z. Christopher Mercer, FASA, CFA, ABAR will be participating in the Business Valuation Institute UK’s 2nd Expert Summit webinar on October 26, 2023. Chris will be part of an expert debate, where some of the leading business valuation experts will discuss the most topical issues like is high inflation here to stay?, the valuation of startups, the reliability of expert witnesses in valuation disputes, and the impact of bias and subjectivity in business valuations.
Chris Mercer is the Chairman of Mercer Capital. He began his valuation career in the late 1970s and has testified in five statutory fair value trials in New York. 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 co-authored Business Valuation: An Integrated Theory, 3rd Edition (Wiley Finance, 2020) with Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV. He is also the author of the well-referenced book Buy-Sell Agreements for Closely Held and Family Business Owners (Peabody Publishing LP, 2010), among other books.
