Accounting Nugget: Mergers and Acquisitions - Asset and Liability Valuation Methods

Take a quick, 20-minute dive into the world of Mergers & Acquisitions! Join our Accounting Nugget session for a bite-sized, high-impact discussion unpacking asset and liability valuation methods used in the cooperative industry.

• Roundtable Format – Bring your questions and get practical answers in real time.

Don’t miss this fast, focused session designed for busy accounting professionals!

Moderator Bios

Moderator: Jim Halvorsen, CPA, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (CLA)

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Jim has more than twenty-three years of experience in public accounting. He specializes in providing auditing, accounting, and consulting services for cooperatives. Jim has extensive experience working with electric coops and agribusiness organizations.  Jim is a member of the firm-wide agribusiness and cooperative (ABC) group leadership team and is involved in providing direction and education for the ABC group to ensure clients receive the quality services they expect and deserve Jim has worked directly with clients to improve their internal accounting functions, controls, and financial statement reporting processes.  He has been involved with assisting management and the board of directors in improving their evaluation and review of month-to-month financial statements.  Jim has assisted grain elevators in understanding the impact on their margins related to price fluctuations and basis movement.  His involvement in various local and national organizations allows him to be a resource for the clients he serves.

Moderator: Nick L. Mueting, CPA, Managing Shareholder, Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris, Chartered

Nick Mueting is a Certified Public Accountant and Managing Shareholder with the auditing firm of Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris, Chartered in the Dodge City, Kansas office. Nick works mainly as an external auditor in the agricultural cooperative industry and has a special interest in internal controls and risk management. Nick is a Past National President of NSAC and currently serves as the chair of the Accounting & Auditing Committee. He is a frequent speaker at national conferences.