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Exit Planning Through an Investment Banker’s Lens

Focus Investment Banking

Supplier Diversification If one supplier accounts for >40% of your sourcing, buyers become concerned, especially with risks like tariffs in 2025. Have a conversation with your bookkeeper about the below and hold them accountable. You can read more here: [link] 6. Consistently book expenses to the appropriate line item.

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Credit Sales: Definition, Mechanics, and Benefits to Buyer/Seller

Peak Frameworks

Risk Management: Offering sales on credit introduces the risk of default, requiring businesses to implement robust risk management strategies. Bad Debt Management: Estimating the likelihood of non-payment and accounting for bad debts is crucial for providing a realistic view of financial health.

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Portfolio trading is on the up but only some can make it pay

The TRADE

In the same period, international accounted for $332 million in Q3 up from $311 in Q3 2022. The rates environment has also released constraints on firms such as insurance pension funds – which drive some of the largest transactions in the world – encouraging more demand for portfolio trading in today’s markets.

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The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: The Start of Great Financial Crisis 2.0?

Mergers and Inquisitions

government bonds: In doing so, however, the bank and its “risk managers” made two key mistakes: Long-Term vs. Short-Term – Rather than putting these funds in shorter-term bonds that are less affected by interest rates , SVB invested mostly in longer-term, 10-year bonds whose prices drop significantly when interest rates rise.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

I explained the reasons for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in last week’s article : incompetent risk management, massive losses on HTM securities, and a run on the bank that created the need to sell securities at a loss and get cash to cover the withdrawals. By contrast, Credit Suisse barely had any HTM securities.

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What is Salvage Value? Explanation and Examples in Finance

Peak Frameworks

Salvage value is an important concept in accounting and forecasting a company's financials. Importance of Salvage Value Salvage value is not just a residual figure in accounting; it plays a pivotal role in various aspects of financial management and decision-making.

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Replicating Portfolio

Wall Street Mojo

While offsetting a static portfolio, traders or portfolio managers need not rebalance or reset the portfolio to accommodate the changes registered due to market volatility. In the financial services industry, insurance companies use these portfolios to manage their assets and liabilities positions.