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Marla Beckham

M&A Leadership Council

As an executive team member, she provides strategic oversight of the organization’s financial, legal, HR, and corporate and client operations, ensuring resiliency and stability across all divisions. She led financial functions, risk management, HR, and IT during her tenure.

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Peet van Biljon

M&A Leadership Council

Peet van Biljon Advisor, BMNP Strategies LLC Peet van Biljon advises clients on strategy, transformation, and R&D and innovation management. He is a former consultant at McKinsey & Company and expert in the Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice. He also managed McKinsey’s global Innovation Practice.

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What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

Peak Frameworks

The Role of WTO in Private Equity, Investment Banking, and Corporate Finance The World Trade Organization (WTO) serves as a linchpin in the realm of international trade, thereby indirectly shaping the global finance industry. They had to recalibrate strategies, manage increased costs, and even reconsider supply chains.

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What Is Hedging? Examples of Hedging

Peak Frameworks

Liquidity and Market Conditions : Assess the availability and liquidity of hedging instruments in the market, ensuring they align with the desired risk management objectives. Regulatory Considerations : Understand and comply with relevant regulatory frameworks, ensuring that hedging activities adhere to legal requirements.

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Revolutionizing Finance with Quality Management

Peak Frameworks

In a financial setting, quality planning might involve setting standards for investment evaluations, defining risk management protocols, or outlining due diligence procedures for potential acquisitions. In 2012, Microsoft made a significant corporate financial decision — the acquisition of Yammer for $1.2 billion.

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What is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and Why is it Used?

Peak Frameworks

Risk Management Companies utilize SPVs as a risk management tool by transferring assets and liabilities associated with particular risks to the SPV. In a sense, they compartmentalize risks, keeping the rest of the organization insulated. They offer financial flexibility but also come with risks.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

I explained the reasons for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in last week’s article : incompetent risk management, massive losses on HTM securities, and a run on the bank that created the need to sell securities at a loss and get cash to cover the withdrawals. By contrast, Credit Suisse barely had any HTM securities.

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