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

Francine Way

Just as any home appraiser or credit officer does before going through the analytical exercise to produce a score for a home or a borrower, valuation professionals go through several steps of preparation before the actual exercise of producing a number that can be used as a value of a company.

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

Francine Way

As I mentioned in my last post, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is a valuation method that uses free cash flow projections, a discount rate, and a growth rate to find the present value estimate of a potential investment. Add back / remove the extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items to historical income statement to normalize the statement.

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M&A Blog #24 - Merger Relative Valuation

Francine Way

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. Working Capital deficit. Both tests detect the likelihood of earnings manipulation presence in financial statements through metric evaluations.

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What adjustments would you make to the financial statements of the comparable companies to ensure a

Wizenius

When performing a valuation analysis using comparable companies, it is essential to make certain adjustments to the financial statements of the comparables to ensure a meaningful comparison. This ensures consistency in financial reporting and facilitates a more accurate comparison. Thanks, Pratik S

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. What Are Corporate Finance Jobs?

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Grenke's audit statement

Bronte Capital

John Extract F ollowing the allegations made public by Viceroy Research LLC, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, in the role of a short seller in September 2020, GRENKE AG’s financial reporting as at the immediately subsequent reporting date has a particularly indicative effect from the perspective of the capital market and other key stakeholders.

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M&A in the Digital Age: How Tech is Supercharging Dealmaking

Sun Acquisitions

At the same time, AI can analyze contracts, financial statements, and other critical documents with superhuman speed and accuracy. This allows companies to capitalize on fleeting market opportunities and minimize disruption to ongoing operations. VDRs offer secure, cloud-based platforms for storing and sharing vast documents.

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