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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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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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Lenders appoint SBI Caps as advisor for Rs 2,000 cr debt resolution of VIPL

Business Standard - FInance

Lenders of Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd (VIPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Power, have appointed SBI Caps as an advisor for its debt resolution process, sources said. As per the terms of reference, SBI Caps will invite bids for the sale or one time settlement (OTS) of VIPL debt.

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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Pre-Closing Special Dividends: Distributions or Sales Proceeds?

JD Supra: Mergers

Private company acquisitions are frequently priced on a “cash-free, debt-free” basis. A recent pair of decisions by the California Office of Tax Appeals examined the tax treatment of special dividends paid in connection with the acquisition of a corporate target. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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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!” These are nice sales pitches, but the reality is quite different. Distressed investing offers equity-like returns with lower risk.”

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