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Exit Planning Through an Investment Banker’s Lens

Focus Investment Banking

Optimize Working Capital (One Year Ahead) What It Is: Net Working Capital (NWC) is Current assets minus current liabilities (A/R + Inventory A/P + Accrued Expenses), excluding cash, which you keep (in a typical cash-free, debt-free transaction). Why It Matters: Healthy working capital keeps the business running smoothly day-to-day.

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LSEG sees double-digit growth across post-trade as exchange continues to reap benefits of acquisition push

The TRADE

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) saw overall growth across its key businesses in 2023, with considerable improvement across data and analytics, capital markets, and in particular, post-trade. year-on-year increase, while capital markets saw a 6.1% In capital markets, the 6.1% rise year-on-year as compared to 2022.

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European Parliament’s approval of Mifid/Mifir revisions a starting gun for change

The TRADE

Currently, Mifir foresees three consolidated tapes for Europe, a bond CT – set to be operational by mid-2025, an equities tape set to be operational in early 2026, and a derivatives CT planned for later the same year. Read more:  If you build it, will they come?

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Will a buyer expect us to have audited financials or GAAP-compliant statements? What financial documentation might I be overlooking as we prepare for a sale?

iMerge Advisors

Although the company had clean books and a strong recurring revenue base, the buyer required a third-party Quality of Earnings (QoE) report to validate EBITDA adjustments and revenue recognition policies delaying the deal by six weeks. Capitalization Table and Option Schedules Cap tables are often outdated or incomplete.

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The TRADE predictions series 2025: Foreign exchange

The TRADE

According to the recent Coalition Greenwich report, multi-dealer platforms (MDPs) are poised to overtake single-dealer platforms (SDPs) in spot FX trading in 2025 – a stark reversal of recent years where SDPs dominated. The key lies in leveraging venue-neutral, multi-channel technology to build a robust distribution platform.

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The TRADE predictions series 2025: What’s on the horizon for trading venues

The TRADE

Hayley McDowell, EU equity electronic sales trader and market structure consultant, RBC In 2025, we will see momentum in European dark trading continue to build. CBOE, Nasdaq and Aquis are launching between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. Euronext introduced their dark book in Q2 2024, enabling clients to trade at mid-point in the dark.

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