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Two Important Books That Have Helped Me in Dealmaking

Focus Investment Banking

The first is Private Capital Markets by Rob Slee (John Wiley & Sons: 2011). He presents the picture of a ‘three-legged stool’ to describe how Valuation, Capitalization and Business Transfer are inextricably linked. Over this time, there are two books that I keep returning to frequently for help in my transactions. Don’t wing it.

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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?

Mergers and Inquisitions

In-depth analysis that might take days or weeks, such as a financial model with 1,000 rows in Excel to assess a biopharma company’s valuation. Also, most of its outperformance came from strong results in 2004 – 2010, which is why it struggled and lost AUM and investor support in the 2011 – 2019 period.

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Inadequate Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Due Diligence Alleged in Starwood Deal as UK ICO Fines Marriott $125M for GDPR Violations

Cooley M&A

As a result of SEC cyber guidance from 2011 and 2018 , which specifies that cyber risks and cyber incidents could trigger general SEC reporting obligations, Marriott released a statement on its website to coincide with a filing of its 8-K. Background on the ICO’s Proposed Marriott Fine.

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Representation & Warranty (R&W) Insurance – Current Market Trends

Cooley M&A

Over the last decade the use of R&W insurance in merger and acquisition transactions has grown exponentially. Approximately 1 in 5 policies result in a reported claim based on an AIG study covering policies written between 2011-2016, although some of these claims result in loss that would fall within the policy’s retention.

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What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

Peak Frameworks

Predictability A stable regulatory environment, underpinned by WTO agreements, provides investment bankers and private equity professionals with a more predictable landscape to plan mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Such disputes can significantly impact the valuation and financial planning of the companies involved.

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Growth Equity Interview Questions: Full List, Answers, and Differences vs. Venture Capital and Private Equity

Mergers and Inquisitions

Reference any deals you’ve worked on that required analysis of these points and talk about how they affected the valuation or client’s decisions (this is more grounded than just saying, “I like high-growth companies!”). Notice how “price” and valuation are not on this list. Q: Why growth equity? What makes them tricky in models?

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An Invitation to the Machine Messiah’s Masquerade Ball

Focus Investment Banking

That is heady stuff, and that is why in the first edition of Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies , I thanked the Internet. The Implications of the Scrape When the first edition of Mergers & Acquisitions for Dummies was released in 2011, numerous well-meaning people asked, who wrote it? You knowyou! Wow, as if!

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