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Carried Interest Appraisals: A Guide to Valuation Methods & Allocations

PCE

Carried interest (or carry) is a way of rewarding professional investment managers with a share of an investments anticipated profits. However your fund is structured, the importance of proper valuation and allocation cannot be overstated, as an improperly done appraisal can cause you millions in unanticipated tax liabilities.

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The Unseen Hand: Tariffs and Their Profound Consequences on Mergers & Acquisitions

MergersCorp M&A International

For businesses contemplating strategic transactions, tariffs introduce a complex web of financial, operational, and legal considerations that can fundamentally alter deal viability, valuation, and post-merger integration. Operational Efficiencies: Investing in automation and lean manufacturing to offset increased costs.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. Investment banking requires more process and project management skills , while equity research requires stronger creativity and communication skills.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

The most difficult part of infrastructure investment banking is defining the exact verticals and deal types it covers. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking.

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M&A Blog #17 – valuation (Comparable Company)

Francine Way

As I mentioned in my valuation preparation post , Comparable Company is a valuation method that uses metrics of other similar businesses (same industry, size, geography, valuation multiples, etc.) to find the value estimate of a potential investment. Performing sensitivity / scenario analysis using Monte Carlo analysis.

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

Francine Way

As I mentioned in my last post, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is a valuation method that uses free cash flow projections, a discount rate, and a growth rate to find the present value estimate of a potential investment. have they been growing revenues steadily, or accelerating expenses, or investing more in PPE, and so on.

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

Francine Way

Just as any home appraiser or credit officer does before going through the analytical exercise to produce a score for a home or a borrower, valuation professionals go through several steps of preparation before the actual exercise of producing a number that can be used as a value of a company.

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