Registration Time:09:15
Sessions Time: 09:30- 11:30  No Break
Speaker: Ms Oriana Abela
Venue:   Online Webinar

Participation Fees 
MIA Members: €28

Non-MIA Members: €50.00

Retired Members: €15.00

Students: €20.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This session will focus on the key challenges associated with valuation, where significant judgment, estimation uncertainty, and entity-specific factors play a critical role. It aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice by drawing on real-life engagements and highlighting common pitfalls encountered in the application of valuation techniques.

SPECIFIC TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING THE SESSION

• Overview of commonly used valuation methodologies and key differences in approach

• Key assumptions and judgment areas in valuation exercises

• Evaluating the reasonableness of management projections

• Computing the valuation of a company including computation of an appropriate WACC/discount rate through a practical example which will be undertaken during the session

• Practical case studies and illustrative examples

• Common challenges encountered in valuations and how to address them

Target Audience

• Finance directors and financial controllers
• Accountants involved in valuation and financial reporting
• Auditors and assurance professionals
• Advisors supporting clients on valuation-related matters

Speaker's Profile

Oriana Abela is a Partner at Grant Thornton engaged in the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), a department specialising in corporate finance. She holds an honours degree in Accountancy from the University of Malta and is also ACCA qualified. In 2013, Oriana graduated from the University of Wales with distinction obtaining a Master in Finance, specialising in Mergers and Acquisitions.
Oriana specialises in the capital markets division, whereby she assists clients with the raising of debt (traditional and green) and equity finance through the local capital market. She has listed clients on the main market, Prospects MTF as well as the Institutional FInancial Securities Market. Oriana also heads the local and cross-border vendor and buy-side due diligence assignments for clients operating in various sectors such as retail, manufacturing, banking, aviation, pharmaceutical and real estate. She has an accumulated wealth of experience assisting both local and international clients operating across various industries through the delivery of valuations, mergers and acquisitions, due diligences, business plans, restructuring, financial projections and pension provision.
Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2015, Oriana worked at two leading Big 4 companies in Malta, whereby she was involved in a variety of corporate finance engagements, servicing clients mainly in the real estate, telecommunications, utility, retail, gaming, insurance and beverage industry, both in the private and public sector in relation to a number of different assignments including but not limited to buy-side and vendor cross-border due diligence assignments, purchase price allocation assignments, raising of finance on the stock market, feasibility studies/financial projections, debt restructuring, strategic review, valuations of business and equity share capital, impairment review of investment properties and review of the pension provision and assistance with any necessary settlement offers.

EVeNT CPE COMPETENCies

3 Core

WEBINARS TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and conditions  apply

DISCLAIMER

By Registering and/or Booking for this event, you agree that MIA will collect your information which will be using it in accordance with its Privacy Notice available at the following link.

Please note that all webinars are recorded by the MIA. Such recordings will be retained by the MIA for internal use.