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Purchase Price Adjustment Disputes: Accountants as Experts or Arbitrators?

Deal Lawyers

This recent Sheppard Mullin blog discusses the role of the independent accountant in resolving disputes in a purchase price adjustment calculation and, in particular, the impact of engaging an accountant as an expert or an arbitrator.

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M&A Blog #11 – buy-side acquisition

Francine Way

Thus far in the last 10 blog posts, we have discussed what M&A is, its success metrics, types of acquirers and value creations, capital structure, debt, and equity. In Blog #02 of the M&A series, we discussed SWOT analysis. and (4) support long-term business strategy. and (4) support long-term business strategy.

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Zero Balance Current Account: A Quick Explainer

Razorpay

Powerful current accounts always come with a caveat; a minimum balance requirement. Whether it is a few ten thousand or a few lakhs, most accounts are not zero balance current accounts. Would a zero balance current account really be so beneficial to businesses?

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M&A Blog #24 - Merger Relative Valuation

Francine Way

It has been roughly three years since my last blog post at the completion of my fellowship. To pick up where we last left off with valuation, I will cover the topic of a Merger Relative Valuation in this blog post and move on to other non-valuation topics from here. Time certainly did fly by when one was having fun.

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M&A Blog #10 – equity (accretion / dilution)

Francine Way

Public company audited financial statements typically receive a good deal of scrutiny from accountants, equity analysts, and regulatory agencies. Private companies have a different set of goals - that is to minimize taxes, so the private company accounting tend to minimize earnings.

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M&A Blog #09 – debt (Part V – asset based lending (ABL) and seasonal ABL)

Francine Way

For those of us who have borrowed money based on collateral, this blog post will feel familiar. If you have listed your car or savings account in your mortgage application, you are essentially trying to get a loan based on your current asset(s). The concept can be extended to M&A. This post is the last one of our debt discussion.

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FTX and an old blog post

Bronte Capital

A long time ago I wrote a blog post about rehypothecation with brokers. The 1934 Securities Exchange Act and all that When you sign up to a margin account in almost all cases you pledge your securities to the broker with the ability for them to repledge. It is - unsurprisingly - relevant again. There is one word for this.

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