Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) Designation

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In today’s complex business environment, making confident financial decisions requires specialized expertise.

Chartered Business Valuators (CBVs) are accredited finance professionals with extensive knowledge and expertise in the specialized field of business valuation. CBVs are internationally recognized for their judgment and analytical training, which equip them to address a wide range of valuation-based needs. Their work is grounded in value measurement, value creation, and value protection.

CBVs provide value-added services in areas such as:

  • Litigation support
  • Estate and succession planning
  • Transaction and deal advisory
  • Purchase price allocations and goodwill impairment
  • Financial model development
  • Risk analysis
  • Valuation creation services

This unique expertise enables CBVs to deliver reliable conclusions that support confident and informed business decisions.

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Waterloo Master of Accounting (MAcc) students benefit from advanced standing in the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (CICBV) program, streamlining their path to becoming valuation experts, through:

  • Successful completion of ACC 606 Business Valuations
  • CICBV will grant course exemptions from its Level I - Introductory Business Valuation and Level II - Intermediate Business Valuation courses to students