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What adjustments would you make to the financial statements of the comparable companies to ensure a

Wizenius

When performing a valuation analysis using comparable companies, it is essential to make certain adjustments to the financial statements of the comparables to ensure a meaningful comparison. This ensures consistency in financial reporting and facilitates a more accurate comparison.

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. What Are Corporate Finance Jobs? not banks or investment firms).

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SEC Adopts Final Amendments for M&A Financial Statement Disclosure

Cooley M&A

Yesterday, once again without an open meeting, the SEC voted (with a dissent from Commissioner Allison Lee) to adopt amendments to the requirements for financial statements relating to acquisitions and dispositions of businesses.

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

Francine Way

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. As we mentioned in the past, equity is the most expensive form of capital (compared to debt with tax-deductible interest). However it is also the most flexible.

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Grenke's audit statement

Bronte Capital

John Extract F ollowing the allegations made public by Viceroy Research LLC, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, in the role of a short seller in September 2020, GRENKE AG’s financial reporting as at the immediately subsequent reporting date has a particularly indicative effect from the perspective of the capital market and other key stakeholders.

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M&A Blog #15 – valuation (tools and data preparation)

Francine Way

Access to credible sources of information such as SEC EDGAR database , Treasury.gov , OECD GDP Forecast , Mergent Online, S&P Capital IQ, Hoovers, ValueLine, Yahoo Finance , MarketWatch , and Damodaran Online. Inexpensive Excel-plugin simulator such as @RISK are available for download online.

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How to Read a Balance Sheet?

Wall Street Mojo

wallstreetmojo.com) Balance Sheet The Balance Sheet A balance sheet is one of the financial statements of a company that presents the shareholders' equity, liabilities, and assets of the company at a specific point in time. It is like a report card to measure a company’s performance. read more other companies.