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M&A Blog #07 – debt (Part II – management considerations, debt alternatives, and acquisitions purse / war chest)

Francine Way

If the 2008 mortgage crisis taught us anything, it is not to get ourselves into situations where our homes can be taken away by the banks. That debt should be used prudently, taking into account future financial shocks that require financing flexibility. We will discuss the three most common one in this post: 1.

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M&A Blog #06 – debt (Part I – role and trade-offs, categories and key characteristics)

Francine Way

To be explicitly clear, I am recommending the use of the following ranked capital sources when paying for an acquisition: cash (from the balance sheet), debt (at a reasonable level), and equity. Similarly, not all corporate debt instruments are created equal and each comes with pros and cons.

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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

OfficeHours

The growth of private credit can be traced back to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. In particular, new guidelines from the FDIC and Federal Reserve (among other governmental agencies) made it more difficult for banks to underwrite financings that resulted in debt-to-EBITDA ratios in excess of 6.0x.

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Pandemic-Related Deal Litigation Highlights Buyer Leverage in Transactions Requiring Debt Financing

Cooley M&A

The decisions from the court on those preliminary matters, as well as the arguments raised by legal counsel, offer some valuable lessons for sellers considering sale transactions that require debt financing, and may motivate sellers to re-evaluate certain provisions and remedies that have become customary in those transactions.

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The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: The Start of Great Financial Crisis 2.0?

Mergers and Inquisitions

history and the largest bank to collapse since 2008. Why bank regulations , including those passed after the 2008 financial crisis, failed to prevent this. Remember that, normally, a bank issues loans and then finds the liabilities (deposits, debt, etc.) It’s the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. Who deserves the blame.

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Others would counter that growth equity’s rapid ascent was mostly due to the easy money that persisted between 2008 and 2021. Debt financing is much more common, and the GE firm is often the first institutional investor. Many of these firms use debt to fund deals, and they complete bolt-on acquisitions for portfolio companies.

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5 Cs of Credit: How Lenders Evaluate Borrowers

Peak Frameworks

5 Cs in Detail , Character Character pertains to an individual's or a company's historical record when it comes to managing debt and fulfilling obligations. Debt-to-income ratio: One common metric used to determine capacity. It is the proportion of a borrower's monthly debt payments to their monthly gross income.

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