ValuePoint becomes a Specialized Practice of PYA
January 2008
KNOXVILLE, TN –Jim Lloyd, Managing Director of ValuePoint Consulting Group (ValuePoint), and Ed Pershing, President of Pershing Yoakley & Associates (PYA) are pleased to announce that ValuePoint merged into and became a specialized practice of PYA on January 1, 2008.

ValuePoint is a consulting firm that provides valuation and related litigation consulting services to healthcare and various other business organizations across the United States. PYA is a certified public accounting and healthcare consulting firm that provides audit, tax and consulting services to a broad spectrum of healthcare and other business organizations from its offices in Knoxville, Atlanta, and Tampa Bay. PYA, which was recently recognized as one of the nation’s top 20 healthcare consulting firms by Modern Healthcare, provides Fair Market Value (FMV) compensation analysis to many healthcare organizations. The combination of ValuePoint’s valuation expertise with PYA’s FMV compensation experience is expected to be a significant benefit to the combined firm’s clients.  

Effective with the merger, all ValuePoint professionals joined PYA’s consulting practice. ValuePoint’s primary phone number is 865-558-8118 and each employee’s email address remains the same. However, ValuePoint’s Knoxville office has relocated to PYA’s corporate headquarters at One Perkins Place, 525 Portland Street, Knoxville, TN  37919. 

We are extremely excited about the merger and believe the combination of ValuePoint and PYA strengthens our ability to meet the complex and demanding needs of our clients. As we look forward to continue working with you in 2008 and beyond, we would like to take this opportunity to wish each of you a happy and prosperous New Year!

Carol Carden Named to AICPA Business Valuation Committee
August 2007
KNOXVILLE, TN – Carol W. Carden, a director of Valuepoint Consulting Group, a business valuation, litigation support and forensic investigation firm located in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been appointed to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Business Valuation Committee.

The committee makes available technical and educational guidelines to CPAs in public practice or in the private sector who:

• provide or seek to provide valuation services,
• work with the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) Credential Committee to manage the ABV Credential Program and raise the visibility of the credential to practitioners and the public through ongoing communications efforts,
• monitor subjects that impact a CPA’s ability to provide valuation services (e.g. competition, legislation),
• maintain the quality of the ABV Program, and
• identify, create and maintain high quality educational offerings that provide credentialed and non-credentialed CPAs with timely and up-to-date technical guidance.  

In her role as a Valuepoint Consulting Group director, Carol focuses on business valuation and forensic investigation, particularly in the area of healthcare. She is a CPA and has earned the designation of Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) from the AICPA, Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) from the American Society of Appaisers, and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Lloyd appointed to the American Society of Appraisers’ Business Valuation Board of Examiners
March 2007
KNOXVILLE, TN - ValuePoint Consulting Group, a business valuation, litigation support and forensic investigation firm located in Knoxville, Tennessee is pleased to announce that Jim Lloyd, CPA/ABV, ASA, CFE, was recently appointed to the American Society of Appraisers’ Business Valuation Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners is responsible for determining whether candidates have satisfied the American Society of Appraiser’s rigorous business valuation certification. This appointment is very prestigious and is in recognition the respect Jim has garnered within the business valuation profession.

Carol Carden named to the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) BV201 Course Re-Design Committee
March 2007
KNOXVILLE, TN - ValuePoint Consulting Group, a business valuation, litigation support and forensic investigation firm located in Knoxville, Tennessee, is pleased to announce that Carol Carden, CPA/ABV, ASA, CFE has been named to the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) BV201 Course Re-Design Committee. The ASA business valuation curriculum is the most highly regarded business valuation training in the industry. Carol’s appointment to this committee is an honor and demonstrates the respect she has garnered from her peers.