OfficeHours

JUNE 5, 2023

Balancing debt and equity components are crucial to minimizing the cost of capital while maintaining financial flexibility. In general, this focus on cash flow will enable timely debt servicing and can allow the acquired company to bounce back stronger than ever before being taken public or spun off to another private equity firm.

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Private Equity Valuation Equities Debt 147

RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

Capital is generally grouped into three main classifications: Senior Debt, Mezzanine Capital and Equity Capital. Most entrepreneurs are very familiar with senior debt offered by traditional banks. Senior debt is first in seniority and is often secured by collateral in the form of a lien.

Debt 40

Debt Capital Raising Capital Equities 40

Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When Facebook went public in 2012, it needed an investment bank to handle the Initial Public Offering (IPO). Provisioning for Bad Debts: Banks use sophisticated models to predict the amount of loan defaults they might experience in a given period.

Bank 52

Bank Banking Proprietary Trading Investment Banking 52

Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

Pursuing a “dual-track” process involves preparing for an initial public offering at the same time as running a private M&A process, often through an auction. These include how debt and equity can be used by the business to optimize its cost of capital. Is the IPO track suitable for (and available to) the business?

IPO 52

IPO Valuation M&A Business 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

This post takes a deeper dive into what we see as the pivotal events and deals that propelled the life sciences industry in 2022, and our view on what to expect looking ahead to 2023. Let’s dig in.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40