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What is the Accounting Equation? Explaining Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Peak Frameworks

The accounting equation is a fundamental concept in finance that every private equity professional, investment banker, and corporate , finance expert should be familiar with. Liabilities represent the obligations a company has to outside parties, such as debts, loans, and accounts payable. For example, Apple Inc.

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The essential guide to raising private equity

Growth Business

Rob Baxter, head of corporate finance at KPMG, said: “Overall, the fundamentals that underpin the private equity market are still very much in place. Capital is available, valuations have started to normalise and the debt markets are still supportive – albeit with greater scrutiny and higher costs.