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What is the Accounting Equation? Explaining Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Peak Frameworks

Liabilities represent the obligations a company has to outside parties, such as debts, loans, and accounts payable. This system ensures that the accounting equation always remains balanced, providing accurate financial information for financial statements, such as the balance sheet , income statement, and cash flow statement.

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Dual-Track Processes: How to Turbocharge Your Exit

Cooley M&A

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?

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