OfficeHours

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Once I started working in finance, I educated myself on different investment types, what effective budgeting really meant, and where I should be putting my money to maximize return and diversification. This stuff isn’t rocket science, but it’s also not intuitive! So you want to pursue a role in Private Equity and Growth Equity?

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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

As a part of the buy-side M&A process, once a buyer selects and decides to pursue an acquisition target, it is essential to reach a level of comfort that the business for sale has a reasonable chance of being successfully acquired. What is Valuation? Valuing a company is not a precise exercise, and best described as an art not a science.

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Wizenius

JUNE 25, 2023

Adjust the WACC to account for the company's specific risk profile. Adjustments for Negative Cash Flows: Incorporate adjustments in the DCF analysis to account for the negative cash flows in the initial years. Gain in-depth knowledge of financial analysis, M&A, valuation techniques, advanced Excel modeling, and more.

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Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Continue reading to discover the most common software industry acronyms categorized into financial metrics, operational metrics, and those relevant to the M&A process. Continue reading to discover the most common software industry acronyms categorized into financial metrics, operational metrics, and those relevant to the M&A process.

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Successful Acquisitions

MARCH 2, 2023

Value – The First Variable in Your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart Value is the first variable in your selling equation and for good reason – it is the one talked about the most and the metric by which most people determine the success or failure of a deal. The following list is neither all-inclusive or exhaustive. sales or 7x EBITDA.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To accomplish that, I recommend the following timeline: How to Get an Investment Banking Internship , Step 1: Your First Year in University You don’t necessarily need to pick your major at this stage, but I would recommend finance/accounting or something that will be useful for a wide range of jobs. and ideally a bit higher.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When you hear the words “healthcare private equity,” two thoughts probably come to mind: Wait a minute, isn’t healthcare a risky/growth-oriented sector? Why do PE firms operate there? Don’t they need companies with stable cash flows? In most of the world, healthcare is either government-run or a mixed public/private sector. For example, in the U.S.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Valuation , such as the different multiples used for mining companies and the NAV model in place of the DCF (see below). If you’re advising mostly large companies like BHP or Rio Tinto, expect lots of debt deals, occasional M&A mega-deals, and many smaller asset-level deals. What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate in the Group?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Technical Questions – You could get standard questions about accounting and valuation or VC-specific questions about cap tables, key metrics in your industry, or how to value startups. Categories of Venture Capital Interview Questions I would split VC interview questions into 6 main categories. Q: Why venture capital?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 29, 2024

in FP&A roles ) to advising clients on M&A deals in investment banking. in FP&A roles ) to advising clients on M&A deals in investment banking. This article will focus on careers and recruiting , while the accompanying YouTube video will discuss the technical/modeling aspects in more detail.

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Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

In a string of seminal decisions from 2017 through 2019 ( DFC Global , Dell and Aruba ), the Delaware Supreme Court re-shaped appraisal jurisprudence, in each case by overturning the Court of Chancery for failing to give adequate weight to deal price as the most reliable indicator of fair value. share, a 2.67% increase over the deal price.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

But you would not build models for M&A deals, leveraged buyouts, or debt/equity issuances in research or at least, they would be far simpler than the IB versions. People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This site has already covered investment banking interview questions , private equity interview questions , and venture capital interview questions , so the next topic on the list seemed to be growth equity interview questions. Q: Walk me through your resume. Q: Why growth equity? Q: What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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