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FTX and an old blog post

Bronte Capital

A long time ago I wrote a blog post about rehypothecation with brokers. The 1934 Securities Exchange Act and all that When you sign up to a margin account in almost all cases you pledge your securities to the broker with the ability for them to repledge. It is - unsurprisingly - relevant again.

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M&A Blog #24 - Merger Relative Valuation

Francine Way

It has been roughly three years since my last blog post at the completion of my fellowship. 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. Time certainly did fly by when one was having fun.

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

Francine Way

Essentially, it is a way to value a company based on cash generated from operation, taking into account all major expenses. Calculate cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Remember the cardinal rule in accounting: balance sheet must balance. Derive Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF).

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M&A Blog #11 – buy-side acquisition

Francine Way

Thus far in the last 10 blog posts, we have discussed what M&A is, its success metrics, types of acquirers and value creations, capital structure, debt, and equity. In Blog #02 of the M&A series, we discussed SWOT analysis. and (4) support long-term business strategy. and (4) support long-term business strategy.

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M&A Blog #22 – valuation (less known valuation methods)

Francine Way

In addition, liquidation of this kind typically requires a broker with associated costs. All of the target’s operating assets are assigned a value based on what it would cost to replace them. A company using this approach can think of the acquisition price as the cost of acquiring the assets directly.

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M&A Blog #10 – equity (accretion / dilution)

Francine Way

Public company audited financial statements typically receive a good deal of scrutiny from accountants, equity analysts, and regulatory agencies. Private companies have a different set of goals - that is to minimize taxes, so the private company accounting tend to minimize earnings.

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M&A Blog #06 – debt (Part I – role and trade-offs, categories and key characteristics)

Francine Way

In the last two blog posts, we walked through capital structure and how it impacts M&A activities and vice versa. This recommendation is based on the cost of each source of capital to the company. This recommendation is based on the cost of each source of capital to the company.

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