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

Francine Way

The concept can be extended to corporation: equity owners (shareholders) own the company alongside debt holders (banks). As we mentioned in the past, equity is the most expensive form of capital (compared to debt with tax-deductible interest). Significant adjustments on the private company’s financial statement would be needed.

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Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO)

Wall Street Mojo

What is a Collateralized Debt Obligation? Table of contents What is a Collateralized Debt Obligation? How does Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) Work? CDOs provide investors with a diversified portfolio of debt instruments across different risk levels. read more , etc.

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

Francine Way

Build proforma income statement and balance sheet. Calculate cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Once the extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items are identified, the next (2nd) step is to have them added back / removed from the historical income statement to normalize the financial statement.

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How to Read a Balance Sheet?

Wall Street Mojo

wallstreetmojo.com) Balance Sheet The Balance Sheet A balance sheet is one of the financial statements of a company that presents the shareholders' equity, liabilities, and assets of the company at a specific point in time. Liabilities come next, divided into current liabilities (like debts and payables) and long-term liabilities (e.g.,

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Grenke's audit statement

Bronte Capital

The key audit matters presented below contain manifestations of the risk of misstatements in the financial statements presented here in the introduction, which we address in greater detail in connection with the specific circumstances. Not least, there is also uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lease receivables’.

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

Francine Way

To perform this analysis, the following are needed: Target’s financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow): Preferably audited historical statements, cleaned up and re-formatted in Excel properly (we will see an example of this in the next post). We will delve into this topic deeper in the next post.

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06-30-2023 Newsletter: Mastering the Paper LBO: A Crucial Part of the Private Equity Interview Process

OfficeHours

To go from equity value to enterprise value, add the net debt (debt minus cash) of the company to equity value. Step 3: Calculate Debt and Equity Funding Amounts (Sources & Uses) Since LBOs are financed using a combination of debt and equity, you’ll need to determine how much of each will be used in the transaction.