OfficeHours

MAY 31, 2023

The discounted cash flow analysis, commonly referred to as the DCF, along with the Leverage Buyout Analysis, commonly referred to as the LBO, are some of the most commonly used and complex financial modeling techniques on the Street today. You can also check our various course curriculums for different careers (i.e.

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DCF Discounted Cash Flow Finance Finance 147

Francine Way

JULY 12, 2017

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. The major steps of DCF are: Identify extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items from the target’s 10-Ks and 10-Qs.

Discounted Cash Flow 130

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation M&A DCF 130

Shearman & Sterling

JULY 25, 2017

per share. . ("Softbank") on claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting, respectively, in connection with Sprint's merger with Clearwire Corporation ("Clearwire"); and (ii) appraised the fair value of Clearwire's stock at the time of the merger, awarding the dissenting stockholder petitioners $2.13

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow DCF Corporation Mergers 52

Shearman & Sterling

JULY 25, 2017

per share. . ("Softbank") on claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting, respectively, in connection with Sprint's merger with Clearwire Corporation ("Clearwire"); and (ii) appraised the fair value of Clearwire's stock at the time of the merger, awarding the dissenting stockholder petitioners $2.13

Discounted Cash Flow 40

Discounted Cash Flow DCF Corporation Mergers 40

Francine Way

JULY 17, 2017

While this method is not usually used by strategic acquirers (corporations) to justify their offers, savvy strategic acquirers do perform the analysis to figure out what a PE competitor in an auction environment would be willing to pay for a target. Common Stock = prior year (proform) Common Stock.

Valuation 130

Valuation M&A Debt Equities 130

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Similarly, SoftBank has played a big role in growth equity (for better or worse…) but it’s the investing arm of a corporation, not a standalone PE/VC firm. However, they often invest using preferred stock with liquidation preferences attached to limit their downside risk (similar to VCs).

Private Equity 105

Private Equity Equities Capital Portfolio 105

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

Long-Only Hedge Fund Definition: A long-only hedge fund buys securities to earn a profit when they increase in price, and it does not bet against securities by borrowing to sell them in advance; the fund might invest in stocks, bonds, derivatives, structured products, and almost anything else.

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Funds Asset Management Management Equities 52