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

Mergers and Inquisitions

If you think about a standard DCF, metrics like Unlevered Free Cash Flow and Levered Free Cash Flow are a bit “imaginary” – because no company distributes them to its investors. In other words, you profit based on the company’s dividend s and the potential increases in its stock price over time.

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Cooley’s 2023 Cross-Border M&A Year in Review: Navigating Choppy Waters into a More Buoyant 2024

Cooley M&A

Ongoing and renewed armed conflict and climate and energy risks had far-reaching impacts, not only affecting national security, global stability and public debate, but also dampening investor sentiment and generally quieting dealmaking in the aggregate. The aggressive rate hikes contributed to the decline in M&A activity in 2023.

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