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M&A Blog #08 – debt (Part III – lender’s view, debt rating, liquidity, and distressed company)

Francine Way

We have spent the last few posts looking at debt and it can be useful to a corporate borrower; as well as negative impacts debt can pose to the capital structure. There are many different kinds of debt providers: banks, bondholders, hedge funds, etc. Low debt level implies high WACC. Low debt level implies high WACC.

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M&A Blog #06 – debt (Part I – role and trade-offs, categories and key characteristics)

Francine Way

To be explicitly clear, I am recommending the use of the following ranked capital sources when paying for an acquisition: cash (from the balance sheet), debt (at a reasonable level), and equity. Similarly, not all corporate debt instruments are created equal and each comes with pros and cons.

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

We sometimes get questions about why we dont offer an equity research course. People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. IB is all about deals , while ER is all about coverage.

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

Francine Way

Before we move on to the buy-side and sell-side process of M&A next week, I’d like to wrap up this week by discussing the other capital structure component / tool: equity. If you are a homeowner, you know that equity is the part of the home value that you actually own (as opposed to be owned by the bank).

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M&A Blog #09 – debt (Part V – asset based lending (ABL) and seasonal ABL)

Francine Way

Thus far, we have discussed many aspects around capital structure and debt financing, including how debt levels are determined by a company’s cash flows, enterprise value, and asset values. This post is the last one of our debt discussion. ABL can exists alongside other types of debt (revolver, term loan, etc.)

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed investing offers equity-like returns with lower risk.” These are nice sales pitches, but the reality is quite different.

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M&A Blog #14 – valuation (roles, types, equity & enterprise values)

Francine Way

The range of value: Typically depends on performance variables (sales, margins, and capital requirements). Any structural elements that affect the equity value: Typically includes differences between public vs. private valuations, minority vs. control premiums, insider ownership, sizeable equity offerings, etc.

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