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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed investing offers equity-like returns with lower risk.” Distressed assets offer non-correlated returns, similar to global macro.”

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Common Adjustments to EBITDA with examples

Wizenius

BP: In 2010, BP had to pay $20 billion for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. If the company is not an FX boutique or exchange, FX gains and losses typically are not part of the company's EBITDA. Tesla added back this one-time expense to its EBITDA calculation, resulting in an adjusted EBITDA of $4.2

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Drinks With The Deal: Fried Frank’s Epstein on Lessons Learned From Early Banking Stint

The Deal

As a junior banker, Epstein “learned about the importance of marketing,” he said, a skill that’s become essential in large law firms and one that Epstein uses as a partner and the co-head of M&A and private equity at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which he joined in 2010.

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