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The Dividend Discount Model (DDM): The Black Sheep of Valuation?

Mergers and Inquisitions

You usually link Revenue to market share * market size or units sold * average selling price, with expenses linked to Capacity, unit sales, or another top-level driver. Dividend Discount Model, Part 3: Capital Structure Projections You don’t want to “rock the boat” too much with Cash and Debt in this model.

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Cooley’s 2023 Cross-Border M&A Year in Review: Navigating Choppy Waters into a More Buoyant 2024

Cooley M&A

The higher interest rates escalated borrowing expenses, making mega-deals (deals valued at $5 billion or more) significantly more expensive, due to their heavy reliance on debt financing, and impacted valuation multiples with higher discount rates. billion sale to Amgen; however, the parties eventually settled the matter on the eve of trial.

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