Successful Acquisitions

MARCH 2, 2023

To account for this variability, valuation professionals will lean into the comparables they feel are closest and most accurate and discount or remove entirely those that seem unrealistic. The third and final approach that I’ll discuss is the Discounted Cash Flow (“DCF”) Approach.

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Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

To determine the fair value of Regal’s common stock at the effective time of the merger, the court reduced the deal price by $3.77/share, In Regal , the court found that the deal price was the most reliable indicator of the fair value, given the sales process and other objective indicia of reliability.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Areas like healthcare services and medical devices are fairly generalist and follow standard accounting and valuation. So, it’s not like real estate , oil & gas , or financial institutions , where you must learn a new set of jargon and accounting rules to have a good shot.

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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

For the purposes of this article, we will focus on valuation from the perspective of a merger and acquisition transaction, and specifically from the viewpoint of a buyer evaluating a business for sale. The advantage of this method is that it takes into account the development of the company, rather than simply the historical financials.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 29, 2024

In riskier verticals, such as mining, the required DSCR is much higher to account for the added risk of commodity prices. Outside of LBOs, this Exit Value or Terminal Value concept is widely used in other corporate finance analyses, such as the DCF model.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & Mining Investment Banking Definition: In metals & mining investment banking, professionals advise companies that find, produce, and distribute base metals, bulk commodities, and precious metals on debt and equity issuances and mergers and acquisitions. 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. The post Venture Capital Interview Questions: What to Expect and How to Prepare appeared first on Mergers & Inquisitions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

Think: a deep review of companies’ financial statements, 3-statement models , and DCF-based valuations. They might ask less detailed accounting/valuation questions, but they could go outside finance and ask you about economics, trade policy, or regulation. appeared first on Mergers & Inquisitions. lower intensity).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

Its more of an industry focus at the intersection of several other strategies , such as long/short equity , event-driven investing , and even merger arbitrage. You could come up with dozens of other potential trades if you also consider call and put options, biotech indices/ETFs, and merger arbitrage ideas.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Growth Equity Interview Questions: Technical Concepts As with private equity interviews , they could potentially ask you about anything: Accounting , equity value and enterprise value , valuation and DCF analysis , and even merger models and LBO models. 3 Hours: Practice with any growth equity case studies you can find.

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