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

Francine Way

I chose a public company for this exercise because private company financial statements don’t immediately lend themselves to the accretion / dilution analysis that we are about to review. Public company audited financial statements typically receive a good deal of scrutiny from accountants, equity analysts, and regulatory agencies.

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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 #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 #16 – valuation (Discounted Cash Flow)

Francine Way

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. Expense items are added back and gain items are removed.

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M&A Blog #12 – sell-side acquisition (preparation)

Francine Way

operations (the way the company manufacture or service its products - in-house vs. assemble from suppliers), and financials (historical financial statements, typically audited; along with a 3-year forecast that clearly outlines supporting rationale for the target’s growth).

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What Are Assertions In Auditing?

Peak Frameworks

In the world of finance, auditing plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of financial statements. Central to the audit process are assertions, which serve as the foundation for auditors to assess the validity and completeness of financial information.

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Buy Side M&A Blog Series - Vol 6 - Due Diligence

RKJ Partners

In our latest blog installment, we define and outline the key elements involved in the due diligence process from a buyer’s perspective. As investment bankers, RKJ Partners possesses a breadth of knowledge and experience in advising buyers on business acquisitions. What is due diligence?

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