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Carried Interest Appraisals: A Guide to Valuation Methods & Allocations

PCE

Carried interest (or carry) is a way of rewarding professional investment managers with a share of an investments anticipated profits. However your fund is structured, the importance of proper valuation and allocation cannot be overstated, as an improperly done appraisal can cause you millions in unanticipated tax liabilities.

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M&A Blog #20 – valuation (Dividend Discount Model - DDM)

Francine Way

For this valuation post, I wanted to talk about a valuation method that is making its way out of academia and into the real world, a method that is gaining popularity in the world of portfolio management. Because this step is similar in this method as it is in the other valuation methods (DCF, Comparable Company, etc.),

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The New Sell-Side Playbook: Going on Offense

JD Supra: Mergers

With interest rates no longer at historic lows, private equity firms are finding it difficult to cheaply leverage their investments, causing valuations to fall. This has left profitable, healthy businesses that would ordinarily be obvious private equity targets in a “wait and see” position as they pause for a rebound in valuations.

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The Interplay of Investment and Cybersecurity: A Due Diligence Exploration

Beyond M&A

Investment and Cybersecurity: More Connected Than Ever The connection between business success and its digital weaknesses is inextricable. It’s not just about the business’s direct profitability but the sustainability of that profit in an increasingly digital realm. Investment and cybersecurity are closely intertwined.

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Exit Planning Through an Investment Banker’s Lens

Focus Investment Banking

Shifting focus to profitable, reliable customers strengthens cash flowwhat buyers ultimately value. This target is negotiated and agreed upon, and the investment banking advisor will play a large role here. These are called addbacks, and are extremely important to valuation. Buyer confidence is gained through visibility.

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

Francine Way

As I mentioned in my last post, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is a valuation method that uses free cash flow projections, a discount rate, and a growth rate to find the present value estimate of a potential investment. The major steps of DCF are: Identify extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items from the target’s 10-Ks and 10-Qs.

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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. EBITDA: positive or negative, and in the case of the latter, the projected timeframe to profitability. Gross Margin: compare to expectation.

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