William J. Wilhelm, Partner, Financial Services Division, Crowe Horwath LLP to Speak at KC’s Event on FAS 141 (R) and FAS 160 Update on 11/18/08

New York, NY, October 11, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webinars announced today that William J. Wilhelm, Partner, Financial Services Division of Crowe Horwath LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webinar entitled: “FAS 141 (R) and FAS 160 Update”. This 2-hour event is scheduled on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2008_FAS141R.html)

The adoption of Statements 141(R) and 160 will continue to usher in a broad variety of important changes in the way companies account for Fair valuation, business combinations and non-controlling (minority) interests. 141/160 will even hold true for mergers and acquisitions. Is your business ready to adopt these statements? Will the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, if any? Affected companies should pay close attention to these changes.

Building upon their recent & highly successful FAS 141 and FAS 160 webinar, The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to inform you of the latest on these statements. The speakers will present their expert opinions in a two-hour Live webinar.

About William J. Wilhelm

Bill has spent his entire 38 years with Crowe Chizek serving its financial institutions and business valuation clientele in an audit, tax, valuation and financial advisory capacity. He has helped institutions structure management or investor group buyouts, purchase or merge with other institutions and has assisted in the sale of institutions. He has helped de novo institutions assemble business plans, prepare financial and capital needs projections and obtain regulatory approvals.

Bill is a 1970 graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington with a B.S. degree in Accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. Bill was one of the first group of CPA’s to pass the examination and be awarded the ABV (“Accredited in Business Valuation”) designation in 1998. He is a frequent speaker on the subjects of mergers and acquisitions and business valuations.

About Crowe Horwath LLP

Crowe Horwath LLP is one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the United States. Under its core purpose of “Building Value with Values®,” Crowe assists clients in reaching their goals through audit, tax, risk, and consulting services. Crowe professionals provide public and private company clients with thought leadership in many sectors, including financial and diversified financial services, healthcare, government, private equity sponsored, inventory-based, retail, not-for-profit, higher education, and food and commodities. With more than 20 offices and more than 2,500 personnel, Crowe is recognized by a number of organizations as one of the country’s best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as the leading independent member of Horwath International.

For more information about William J. Wilhelm and Crowe Horwath LLP, please visit: http://www.crowehorwath.com.

About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces webinars that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webinars that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.”

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