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

Francine Way

Just as any home appraiser or credit officer does before going through the analytical exercise to produce a score for a home or a borrower, valuation professionals go through several steps of preparation before the actual exercise of producing a number that can be used as a value of a company.

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M&A Blog #14 – valuation (roles, types, equity & enterprise values)

Francine Way

It is no different in M&A. The core element of M&A is company valuation. Strategy, due diligence, financing, purchase price, and buyer-seller alignment all revolve around valuation and the enterprise value for the buyer and the seller. Valuation focuses on two questions: 1. What is the company worth?

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AI-Powered Valuation: How AI is Revolutionizing the M&A Process with Simon Leroux

How2Exit

E237: AI-Powered Valuation: How AI is Revolutionizing the M&A Process with Simon Leroux - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Simon Leroux is a seasoned entrepreneur and current CEO and Founder of Optionality, an AI-driven platform focused on the mergers and acquisitions space.

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M&A Blog #18 – valuation (Precedent Transaction)

Francine Way

As I mentioned in my valuation preparation post , Precedent Transaction is a valuation method that uses the price paid for similar businesses in the past as indicators to a company’s value. The 1st step in Precedent Transaction is to derive the appropriate market multiples (or range of multiples) and control premium for the valuation.

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M&A Blog #21 – valuation (scenario / sensitivity analysis)

Francine Way

Thus far, we have discussed five valuation methods: DCF, Comparable Company, Precedent Transaction, LBO, and Dividend Discount Model (DDM). So, a good valuation model has to take into account the possibilities of a variable having multiple values along with each value’s probability of occurring. To-date, we have lumped them together.

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M&A in the Digital Age: How Tech is Supercharging Dealmaking

Sun Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have always been a high-stakes game. From streamlining complex processes to uncovering hidden opportunities, tech supercharges M&A dealmaking across all stages. Faster Timelines: Seize the Moment The M&A world is all about speed and agility.

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M&A Blog #24 - Merger Relative Valuation

Francine Way

To pick up where we last left off with valuation, I will cover the topic of a Merger Relative Valuation in this blog post and move on to other non-valuation topics from here. I learned a few new things in these 2 roles, including how to evaluate a merger opportunity and present it to a corporation’s Board of Directors (BoD).

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