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Freestate Electric, LLC Acquired By Sojitz Energy Services LLC

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

metropolitan area in its sale of 90% ownership to Sojitz Energy Services LLC (“Sojitz”), a subsidiary of the Japanese general trading company Sojitz Corporation. Associate Kevin Afriyie contributed to deal marketing and outreach and Senior Analyst Aidan Olmstead provided deal execution support and financial modeling.

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Vertical Merger Integration: Definition, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations

Peak Frameworks

Understanding Vertical Mergers A vertical merger involves a company integrating with another that operates within its own supply chain, either upstream (suppliers) or downstream (distributors). Anti-trust Issues: Especially in North America, regulatory scrutiny can delay or derail mergers that significantly alter market dynamics.

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. I’ll do a deep dive into the entire space in this article, including the top funds, example trades, recruiting, exit opportunities, and more.

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Multi-Manager Hedge Funds: A Meritocratic Paradise or a Revolving Door of Burnout?

Mergers and Inquisitions

They do this by setting up entire teams (“pods”) for specific sectors, having each team learn their stocks or other securities in-depth, and then trading frequently based on catalysts and changes in investor sentiment. Beta-Neutral Portfolios: For example, if the S&P 500 goes up or down by 5%, your team’s portfolio should move by ~0%.

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What are T-Shaped Skills? Why does it Matter in Finance?

Peak Frameworks

Deep Expertise in Financial Modeling, Analysis, and Valuation: At its core, finance revolves around understanding numbers. Financial modeling and analysis, for instance, were crucial during Apple's acquisition of Beats, enabling decision-makers to understand the true value of the deal and the potential return on investment.

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The Dividend Discount Model (DDM): The Black Sheep of Valuation?

Mergers and Inquisitions

When I started offering financial modeling training , I never expected to get questions about a methodology like the Dividend Discount Model (DDM). People tend to ignore this trade-off between Payouts, Growth, and Cash Retention and blindly assume Dividends based on dividend-per-share or EPS figures.

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The Full Guide to Investment Banking Assessment Centers

Mergers and Inquisitions

In regions like London and Hong Kong , ACs are used for investment banking , sales & trading , and other areas at banks and consulting firms. I will focus on the investment banking AC here to avoid turning this article into a novella (for S&T tips, see the article on rates trading ). How much would it be worth?