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A Corporate Finance Partner with KPMG in the UK, Doug leads a global valuation practice of more than 1,300 professionals across 50-plus countries from London. His team handles complex commercial valuation questions in M&A, divestitures, financing and strategic reviews, and his lessons on applying professional scepticism to valuation reports translate directly to the judgement calls you make on discount rates, forecasts and comparables.
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With more than 20 years in commercial due diligence and strategy consulting, Ben has led over 100 CDD engagements across software, B2B services, financial services, media, education, life sciences and healthcare in the UK, US and Europe. His view on valuation strategy in a high-rate world shows how market analysis, discount rates and growth assumptions interact in today's deal environment.
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Joe leads transaction advisory work across the full deal lifecycle, from early deal evaluation to post-close working capital true-ups and synergy assessments on both buy-side and sell-side mandates. His guidance on quality of earnings and synergy identification translates directly to the due diligence and valuation process behind any credible company valuation.

CPD hours vary by course. Typically they range from 1 to 2 hours per podcast and 3 to 9 hours for an in-depth, multi-episode learning path. Each course listing clearly displays the hours you'll earn on completion. All hours are earned once you listen to the podcast episode in full and pass the chapter quizzes.
Valuation sits behind more of an accountant's work than most people realise: purchase price allocations and impairment testing under FRS 102 and IFRS, share schemes, shareholder disputes, HMRC tax valuations and the advice owners want before a sale.
Standards move as well. The current International Valuation Standards took effect for valuations performed on or after 31 January 2025, and higher interest rates have changed how discount rates and exit multiples behave. A good business valuation course keeps your valuation techniques current and your valuation reports defensible, whether you work in corporate finance, investment analysis, investment banking or general practice.
Requirements vary by professional body:
ICAEW: Total annual CPD hours depend on your CPD category (from 20 hours with 10 verifiable up to 40 hours with 30 verifiable), plus a mandatory minimum of 1 verifiable hour of ethics CPD every year. Members of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty and holders of the CF qualification follow the same regulations.
ACCA: The standard route is 40 units of CPD per year (1 unit = 1 hour), of which at least 21 units must be verifiable.
CIOT and ATT: Since 1 January 2023 there is no fixed minimum-hours requirement; members undertake CPD appropriate to their duties and self-certify annually.
The three valuation approaches and the methodologies within them:
Episodes also cover financial modelling discipline, how to stress-test valuation models, quality of earnings, earnouts, synergies, due diligence, private equity and venture capital valuation dynamics, and business combinations under FRS 102 Section 19 and IFRS 3.
Everything is online and on demand. Each business valuation online course is a podcast episode with chapter quizzes, so you can complete it on the app, in the car or at your desk, and the verifiable hours are recorded automatically.
Yes. LumiQ courses meet CPD requirements for accounting professionals worldwide, including in the UK, Canada, Australia and more. Your certificate of completion documents the verifiable professional development hours earned. UK CPD is largely output-based, so you choose the CPD relevant to your role; check your professional body's requirements for how valuation CPD counts.
Yes. Upon successful completion of an episode, our system automatically generates a certificate of completion confirming the CPD hours earned. It lives in your tracker and can be downloaded at any time as evidence for your verifiable CPD record.
Yes, we’ve got an app for both Apple and Android devices. Click here to go to the Google Play Store and click here to go to the Apple App Store.
Yes, you can earn a few verifiable CPD hours as a trial with no credit card required. Simply sign up for a free trial today and we give you two weeks to try us out and redeem your free hours.
To purchase a full subscription, visit our pricing page. If you work for a company with a team of CPAs, or others who may be interested, contact us for team pricing options.