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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. Target’s current stock price: Can be obtained from sources such as Yahoo Finance.

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Determining Discount Rate for Companies with Negative Initial Cash Flows and Future Growth

Wizenius

The WACC considers the cost of debt and equity financing and reflects the risk associated with the company's capital structure. Adjustments for Negative Cash Flows: Incorporate adjustments in the DCF analysis to account for the negative cash flows in the initial years. Start your journey towards success today!

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Understanding the Impact of Interest Rates on Private Equity and Business Valuations

Focus Investment Banking

Cost of Leveraged Buyouts: PE firms often use leveraged buyouts (LBOs) to acquire companies, relying heavily on debt financing. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: This is the most common valuation method involving discounting future cash flows back to their present value.

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Evaluating Asset Management Companies: Key Metrics and Methodologies

MergersCorp M&A International

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: A DCF model is often used to estimate the intrinsic value of the company based on projected future cash flows. This method involves forecasting free cash flows for a certain period (often five to ten years) and discounting them back to present value using an appropriate discount rate.

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Buy Side M&A Blog Series - Vol 7 - Valuing The Target

RKJ Partners

Below are the six recognized methodologies with short explanations of each: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: This analysis derives an ‘intrinsic’ value of a company. This means that the method evaluates the future cash flow of the company and then discounts those cash flows to the present day.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

To summarize: For investment banking at the undergraduate level, you need to start years in advance, have a high GPA, win at least 1-2 other finance internships first, and prepare intensively for networking and interview questions. and areas like corporate finance or strategy at normal companies.

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Growth Equity Interview Questions: Full List, Answers, and Differences vs. Venture Capital and Private Equity

Mergers and Inquisitions

Communication/presentation skills and technical/modeling/deal skills are all quite important, but “sales skills” are also crucial if you’re interviewing at a firm with significant sourcing. Q: What are your strengths and weaknesses? A: This is a common question, but there isn’t much unique to growth equity. Q: Why our firm/group?