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Investigate the present to see the future: Forensics and Valuation

Nene Gianfala was featured in the latest Association of International Certified Professional Accountants article. “Business valuation is that beautiful marriage between accounting and finance,” said Nene Glenn Gianfala, CPA/ABV, CEIV, ASA-BV-IA, vice president and shareholder at a New Orleans–based investment …

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Louisiana-based Lemoine’s acquisition of Macro Companies tops monthly M&As

By: G.F. Gay Le Breton and Alexander Aguilar March 7, 2023 https://bit.ly/Chaffe-CB-Mar23 Louisiana-based Lemoine continued to broaden its emergency preparedness and disaster recovery services in February with the acquisition of Macro Companies, one of the world’s largest emergency fuel and water …

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Personal vs. Enterprise Goodwill: Key Things to Know

Join Nene Gianfala as she hosts the AICPA FVS podcast. Nene met with FVS conference presenters Karolina Calhoun and Audra Moncur right after their presentation this past November. Join us as we dig into the topic of goodwill a bit …

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Louisiana experienced 206 mergers or acquisitions in 2022

By: G.F. Gay Le Breton and Alexander Aguilar January 26, 2023 https://bit.ly/Chaffe-CB-Jan23 Despite global geopolitical tension, inflation and rising interest rates, Louisiana saw 206 acquisition or merger transactions announced or closed in 2022 that involved a buyer, seller or target company …

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409A Valuations: What You Need to Know

Join Nene Gianfala on her first podcast for the AICPA FVS Section as she discusses 409A Valuations with two recent speakers at the 2022 AICPA FVS Conference in Las Vegas. In this episode, we will discuss 409A Valuations, how to …

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Vanessa Claiborne to moderate panel at ACG January Luncheon Speaker Series

Vanessa Brown Claiborne will moderate a panel on The Cannabis Industry in Louisiana at the ACG January Luncheon Speaker Series. The event will take place on January 10, 2023, at Restaurant August in New Orleans, LA. To learn more or …

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MasteryPrep, CDR Software transactions top November M&A Activity

By: G.F. Gay Le Breton and Alexander Aguilar December 21, 2022 https://bit.ly/Chaffe-CB-Dec2022 Two Louisiana technology companies that are meeting challenges accelerated by the COVID pandemic sold in November. One is focused on education and the other in supply chain management. Baton …

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Chaffe & Associates, Inc. Chosen as One of New Orleans’ Best Places to Work

Chaffe & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been named to the 20th annual “Best Places to Work” list in the “small company” category by New Orleans CityBusiness. Selection for this recognition involves an anonymous survey of …

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G.F. Gay Le Breton Named One of New Orleans 500

Chaffe & Associates is proud to announce that the G. F. Gay Le Breton has been named to the New Orleans 500. The New Orleans 500 is a list of influential business leaders produced by Biz New Orleans magazine. Gay …

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Logistics, PosiGen transactions top October M&A activity

By: G.F. Gay Le Breton and Alexander Aguilar November 15, 2022https://bit.ly/3GmXMXg Where there is a problem, there is an opportunity. Global supply chains ran into significant troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to higher freight rates, record profits and increased M&A activity …

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