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

Francine Way

The concept can be extended to corporation: equity owners (shareholders) own the company alongside debt holders (banks). As we mentioned in the past, equity is the most expensive form of capital (compared to debt with tax-deductible interest). Significant adjustments on the private company’s financial statement would be needed.

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M&A Blog #16 – valuation (Discounted Cash Flow)

Francine Way

Build proforma income statement and balance sheet. Calculate cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Once the extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items are identified, the next (2nd) step is to have them added back / removed from the historical income statement to normalize the financial statement.

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M&A Blog #15 – valuation (tools and data preparation)

Francine Way

To perform this analysis, the following are needed: Target’s financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow): Preferably audited historical statements, cleaned up and re-formatted in Excel properly (we will see an example of this in the next post). We will delve into this topic deeper in the next post.

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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. Any debt drawdown and paydown schedule.

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06-30-2023 Newsletter: Mastering the Paper LBO: A Crucial Part of the Private Equity Interview Process

OfficeHours

To go from equity value to enterprise value, add the net debt (debt minus cash) of the company to equity value. Step 3: Calculate Debt and Equity Funding Amounts (Sources & Uses) Since LBOs are financed using a combination of debt and equity, you’ll need to determine how much of each will be used in the transaction.

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Buy Side M&A Blog Series - Vol 7 - Valuing The Target

RKJ Partners

In our latest blog installment, we define and outline the key elements involved in valuing a target company. During preliminary due diligence, the view of valuation is often heavily contingent on the financial information provided by the seller. As a result, the value of the company lies in its ability to repay the debt.

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How to Stand Out in a Competitive Private Equity Associate Job Market

OfficeHours

Mastering financial modeling techniques and demonstrating proficiency in valuation methods, cash flow analysis, and financial statement analysis are critical skills for private equity professionals.