Francine Way

JULY 9, 2017

We have discussed the sell-side of an M&A transaction in the last two blog posts. The longer the deal takes, the higher the probability that target’s management might get distracted and that performance will suffer, the higher the chance of the deal not closing, and the higher the chance of sensitive information leaking from the deal.

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Deal Lawyers

MAY 7, 2024

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’ve got a soft spot for M&A history. That’s why this CLS Blue Sky Blog discussing a new article on the history of private equity caught my eye. The blog says that although most M&A professionals would probably say that PE really began in […]

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Francine Way

JULY 14, 2017

As I mentioned in the last post , when one is buying or selling a house, condo, or other real estate property; often time, one would like to know the going price of similar nearby properties. The same concept applies to Precedent Transaction: what price tags are other buyers putting on similar assets?

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Francine Way

JULY 13, 2017

When one is buying or selling a house, condo, or other real estate property; often times, one would like to know the going price of similar nearby properties. The same concept applies to Comparable Company and Precedent Transaction: what price tags are other buyers put on similar assets? to find the value estimate of a potential investment.

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Francine Way

MAY 18, 2017

Before we move on to the buy-side and sell-side process of M&A next week, I’d like to wrap up this week by discussing the other capital structure component / tool: equity. If you are a homeowner, you know that equity is the part of the home value that you actually own (as opposed to be owned by the bank).

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Equiteq

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) market continues to grow, driven by the pressure of regulatory change and increasing climate spending. While this is pushing ESG up the agenda in corporate boardrooms, many firms struggle to navigate the complexities of the “social” pillar and the transformation it requires in their organizations.

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Francine Way

JULY 19, 2017

Thus far, we have discussed five valuation methods: DCF, Comparable Company, Precedent Transaction, LBO, and Dividend Discount Model (DDM). In all of these discussions, we assumed a set of static values for our variables. In other words, we assumed that each variable can have only one value.

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Francine Way

JULY 12, 2017

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. Essentially, it is a way to value a company based on cash generated from operation, taking into account all major expenses.

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Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

Buying and selling a company has many overlaps to buying and selling a house. There are many reasons to sell a house: wanting liquidity and diversification (especially if the house is an investment property), lack of progress toward a financial / strategic goals (i.e. the house failed to increase in expected value), mature market (i.e.

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Deal Lawyers

MAY 9, 2024

This recent SSC/Intralinks blog discusses how natural language processing (NLP), an AI-powered machine learning technology, may be about to transform M&A.

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Equiteq

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The first half of the year has shown resilience in M&A activity in the Knowledge Economy, despite disruption on multiple fronts. While overall deal flow has slowed since the past year’s highs, the need for digital transformation continues to drive acquisitions, with many buyers turning to mid-market opportunities.

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Francine Way

JULY 20, 2017

Thus far, we have covered four popular valuation methods in M&A (DCF, Comparable Company, Precedent Transaction, and LBO) and one less known one that is making its way out of the academic realm into the business world (Dividend Discount Method, DDM).

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Francine Way

JULY 18, 2017

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.

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Francine Way

JULY 17, 2017

Thus far, we have discussed three common valuation methods that most strategic and financial acquirers use when valuing a company for acquisitions or investments. This current post about Leveraged Buy Out (LBO) is about a valuation method used by a very specific type of financial acquirer: private equity (PE) firms.

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Francine Way

JULY 11, 2017

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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Equiteq

AUGUST 1, 2023

A global squeeze on software talent is driving price inflation and creating fertile ground for an explosion in low code/no code alternatives in the custom software development (CSD) market as reported in our 2023 Outsourced Custom Software Development Report.

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Equiteq

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Continued growth in the E&S market The global Environmental & Sustainability Consulting market is undergoing a period of rapid growth, driven by the increasing demand for ESG disclosure and rising investments in climate change initiatives across Europe and the United States.

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Francine Way

JULY 10, 2017

Parties seeking to buy / sell a house typically hire an appraiser to value the property. 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.

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Cisco: M&A

APRIL 30, 2024

In parts one and two of this AI blog series, we explored the strategic considerations and networking needs for a successful AI implementation. In this blog I focus on data center infrastructure with… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Equiteq

APRIL 6, 2023

M&A volumes across the ecosystems of Adobe and Salesforce held steady in 2022, when other market segments endured a steep decline. New global studies of both suggest that heightened private equity interest will see deal rates maintain higher levels in the coming year, too.

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Cisco: M&A

MAY 6, 2024

As I covered in my previous blog , the unique architecture… Read more on Cisco Blogs By now, I hope you have had a chance to learn about the first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking solution we recently announced : Cisco Hypershield.

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Cisco: M&A

MARCH 26, 2024

A few months ago, I wrote about the security of AI models, fine-tuning techniques, and the use of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in a Cisco Security Blog post. In this blog post, I will… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This is the second blog in our three-part series about Cisco Foundation climate grantees working in the Amazon and South America region. You can read our first blog, about how Cisco Foundation… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

APRIL 11, 2024

This is the third blog in our three-part series about Cisco Foundation partner organizations working in the Amazon and South America region. You can read the other two, and more Climate Impact & … Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

APRIL 26, 2024

This is Part III of a three-blog series on solutions to overcome challenges associated with bridging the digital divide. In part I of this series , we discussed traditional broadband network a… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

MARCH 25, 2024

Sustainability 101 is a blog series that you can … Read more on Cisco Blogs Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more?

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Cisco: M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

This blog features Cisco’s par… Read more on Cisco Blogs The Social Impact Partner Spotlight series highlights various Cisco non-profit organization partners that are helping transform the lives of individuals and communities.

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Cisco: M&A

MARCH 15, 2024

This blog post will discover how you can automate DNS policy management with Tags. By assigning a standard tag… Read more on Cisco Blogs To streamline DNS policy management for roaming computers, categorize them using tags.

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Cisco: M&A

MARCH 27, 2024

In my last blog , I shared the progress we’re making toward building the Cisco Security Cloud , an open, integrated security platform capable of tackling the rigors of securing highly distributed, m… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This blog features Cisco’s par… Read more on Cisco Blogs The Social Impact Partner Spotlight series highlights various Cisco non-profit organization partners that are helping transform the lives of individuals and communities.

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This blog is by Noor Zafar, a Cybersecurity Cadet Risk Advisory Analyst at Deloitte in Australia and a former member of Cisco’s FIFA Women’s World Cup all-female Dream Team. We’re excited to have Noo… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In a blog post last December, I said that the business and IT leaders with whom I meet always ask: How can I secure my highly distributed workforce, who gets more varied and decentralized all the… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

MAY 7, 2024

In this step, visibility and awareness of our Advisor and Developer partner capabilities and solutions… Read more on Cisco Blogs Accelerate is the second of 3 steps in the Ecosystem Co-Sell Go-to-Market (GTM) sales execution.

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s been 6 months since I wrote my last DevNet 10-year blog , ruminating on the creation and history of Cisco DevNet. Since then, the marking of our 10 year anniversary has exploded with i… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This is Part I of a three-blog series on solutions to overcome challenges associated with bridging the digital divide. Bridging the digital divide has been a longstanding top priority for c… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sustainability 101 is a blog series that you can … Read more on Cisco Blogs Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more?

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Cisco: M&A

MAY 6, 2024

The theme for RSAC this week is ‘The Art of… Read more on Cisco Blogs The RSA Conference is here again, and I am thrilled about the opportunity to connect with our #CiscoPartners, customers, and colleagues old and new.

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