Handbook On Valuation Of Securities And Financial Assets Third Edition by Vikash Goel, Bloomsbury India

This book is designed keeping in mind the dual needs of a professional who is preparing for the Registered Valuation Examination and a practicing or aspiring valuer. The book would be immensely useful for the chartered accountants, company secretaries, lawyers and management professionals (E.g. MBA-Finance) while undertaking the valuation examination as it gives the provisions of different statutes covered under Valuation examination syllabus in a summarised manner. 

• Comprehensive coverage of following valuation concepts and topics covered in the exam: – Finance and Financial Statement Analysis. – Overview of Valuation. – Fundamental analysis of a business. – Valuation of Equity, Bonds, Derivatives and Other Financial Assets. – Valuation in special situations such as Mergers and Acquisitions, Private companies, Start-up companies, SMEs, Cyclic company valuation, intangibles, goodwill, distressed asset valuation and others. – Corporate laws including Companies Act, 2013, NCLT, Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code & SARFESI Act, 2002. – General laws covering Contract Act, Sale of Goods Act, Transfer of Property Act, Income-tax Act, SEBI & FEMA. – Reference to “Valuation by Registered Valuers” in Companies Act, 2013 and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in summarised form. – Laws and Regulations relating to Valuation such as Ind AS 113, International & Indian Valuation Standards.

• Usage of simple language and concise presentation of content. 

• Close to 1,000 Examination oriented Practice Questions, including actual exam questions and Mock Question papers. 

• Examination oriented Case Studies including actual case studies. 

• Access to premium online resources and Excel Templates for valuation. 

Vikash Goel is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow member), CFA and holds MS Finance. He is also an alumnus of St Xavier’s College, Kolkata and completed his MBA. He has studied in Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) and also holds certification in Financial Modelling (NSE) and Instructional Design (BPG, USA). Vikash has extensive experience of over 13 years spanning across Industry and Consulting and has worked with companies like PwC, EY, ICA and Zacks Research in India and Canada. He has also served as a member of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Vikash has been passionate about Valuation since his early career. He has worked with international investment research firms which exposed him to global valuation standards and practices. Early in his career, he also advised brokerage firms and investment firms in picking the right stocks after solid research and stock picking. His valuation skills have been applied in multiple areas where he advises start-ups in assessing the value of their firms. He has successfully helped companies assess their value during Private Equity and Angel funding transactions. He also advises startups in their pursuit of excellence – specially in strategy, talent acquisition and innovation. As a first-generation entrepreneur, he leads Omnifin Solutions Pvt Ltd (www.omnifin.in), and has mentored it to become a remarkable professional services firm. The company assists its clients in building the right team (Talent Management – Recruitment and training), develop a great talent pool (training in institutions) and solve business problems (business consulting, marketing consulting, valuation and more). Vikash has been an active trainer and conducts training sessions for institutions of repute and large corporations on a variety of subjects ranging from Finance, Business Valuation, Leadership, Women Mentoring, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship Development, People Development (Hiring and Retaining Talent), Directors’ Education among others. Specially in valuation, Vikash has led valuation of assets and transactions like Valuation for fund raising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intangibles, Valuation for Financial Reporting, Valuation for taxation to name a few.