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Private Equity Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Course for Beginners

OfficeHours

Private equity is an investment asset class that has gained significant prominence and popularity in recent decades. However, private equity can seem complex and intimidating to beginners who are unfamiliar with its fundamentals. Private equity firms also invest in distressed debt or provide private debt financing.

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Should You Jump on the Private Equity Bandwagon?

Sica Fletcher

In recent posts, we outlined the background of and reasons for the dramatic upsurge of private equity investment in the insurance brokerage industry , how the combination of private equity and low interest rates have dramatically raised valuations , and how private equity sponsored agencies increasingly dominate the insurance agency business.

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COVID-19 and Credit: Debt Market Volatility and Insurance Brokerage M&A

Sica Fletcher

What is generally less understood is the impact of the pandemic on the debt markets. Many PE-backed Insurance Brokers Secured Sizable Loans Immediately Prior to the Crisis Over the past several years, the demand for high yield debt issued by private equity (PE) backed insurance brokers has been extremely strong.

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Navigating M&A Financing: A Guide for Mid-Sized Businesses

Sun Acquisitions

Private Equity Investment: Private equity firms can be strategic partners for mid-sized businesses looking to finance M&A transactions. In exchange for an equity stake in the company, private equity investors provide capital to fund acquisitions and support growth initiatives.

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10 Concepts We Can Learn About Selling Your Business From How2Exit's Interview W/ Jim Afinowich Managing Partner IBG Fox& Fin W/ over 1100 deals

How2Exit

He explains that when the Small Business Administration (SBA) looks at a business for a loan, they want to make sure that the business can cover its debt service. They do this by giving it a coverage ratio of one dollar and thirty-five cents for every dollar of debt service after certain expenses.

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The Sky Definitely Is Not Falling…At Least Not Yet

Sica Fletcher

Update on Private Equity and Insurance Brokerages In our ,, previous article , we reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had not diminished the pace of mergers and acquisitions transactions we are seeing in the insurance agency and brokerage sector. The number of transactions we are working on has not abated.

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Where Do We Stand Now as Things Start to Open Up?

Sica Fletcher

First, these brokers each have growth strategies whose success is measured by the expansion of revenues and EBITDA. Furthermore, as we have reported in previous blogs, these agencies already had their equity and debt capital lined up before the full force of the pandemic hit. There are two principal reasons.