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Exit Planning Through an Investment Banker’s Lens

Focus Investment Banking

Optimize Working Capital (One Year Ahead) What It Is: Net Working Capital (NWC) is Current assets minus current liabilities (A/R + Inventory A/P + Accrued Expenses), excluding cash, which you keep (in a typical cash-free, debt-free transaction). Consistently book expenses to the appropriate line item.

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

At the junior levels , entry-level professionals in both fields spend a lot of time in Excel working on models, valuations, and documents such as equity research reports and investment banking pitch books. Investment Banking: Which Ones Right for You?

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JPMorgan raises price target on CoreWeave heading into earnings, says AI ramp is ‘intact’

CNBC: Investing

While Murphy thinks CoreWeave's long-term artificial intelligence ramp is "clear" and "intact," he said the timing between its large bookings and buildouts remain an overhang on a quarterly basis. That could create "ongoing extreme volatility in CRWV shares," he said.

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General Atlantic follows Apollo in halting early recruitment of bankers

Financial Times - Banking

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How Mike Lampert Grew New England Truck Center Through Acquisitions

Focus Investment Banking

The ones we’ve looked at, the ones we’ve done, the ones we’re currently looking at are great businesses, very solid, good books. You know one of the things to, you know, debt is used to essentially supercharge a business particularly in low interest rate environments. Mike Lampert: We’re still doing the debt.

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SaaS M&A Due Diligence Checklist: Prepare 6 Areas of Your Business for a Successful Exit

Software Equity Group

This includes historical income statements, an employee census, customer contracts, third-party contractors, sales booking data, detailed revenue tracing, and at-risk customers. Pricing books, average selling price, and historical sales productivity are all included in this area.

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Infrastructure Investment Banking: Definitions, Deals, and a Dizzying Diversity of Verticals

Mergers and Inquisitions

Infrastructure Investment Banking Definition: In infrastructure investment banking, bankers advise companies in the data center, renewables, transportation, utilities, and energy storage/transportation markets on equity and debt issuances, asset deals, and mergers and acquisitions. The difference in Midstream, at least in the U.S.,