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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act & M&A

Harvard Corporate Governance

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) was signed into law on Friday, and, while not the paradigm shift of 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), it introduces important changes affecting both domestic and cross-border transactions, many of which are effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.

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

Brian DeChesare

An 85% EBITDA margin may not translate into an acceptable IRR if the project exceeded its budget by 2x and took an extra year to finish. However, MLPs have become less popular since the 2017 tax reform, and many Midstream companies have converted to C-Corporations and now pay corporate taxes. Outside the U.S.,

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Data Update 8 for 2025: Debt, Taxes and Default - An Unholy Trifecta!

Musings on Markets

Debt to EBITDA : Since debt payments are contractually set, looking at how much debt is due relative to measure of operating cash flow making sense, and that ratio of debt to EBITDA provides a measure of that capacity, with higher (lower) numbers indicating more (less) financial strain from debt.

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The tax tug of war between Congress and special interest groups

ThomsonReuters

We saw this back in 2017 when Congress drafted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Nowhere is this seen more than in the constant tug of war between Congress and special interest groups. The influence of special interest groups on tax reform As you can imagine, special interest groups play a significant role in shaping tax reform.

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Formula 1 in Las Vegas: The Race That Hopes You Don’t Sleep

Value Scope

viewership of F1 races jumped about 545,000 in 2017 and 2018 to 672,000 to 949,000 in 2021 and 1.2 billion of annual revenue and $560 million of EBITDA. The Vegas Golden Knights, founded in 2017, are the defending National Hockey League champs. The city had no major sports franchises prior to 2017. Average U.S.

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How Much Is Your Restaurant Worth?

Biz Equity

BizEquity has aggregated both transaction database valuation information and data from restaurant valuations into a substantial report, with highlights below: Examining Restaurant Valuation Trends Based on BizEquity Data From 2017 to 2022, more business valuations were performed for restaurants on the BizEquity platform than any other industry.

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CVS Health Mulls Split Of Retail And Insurance Divisions To Address Financial Challenges: Report

Benzinga

CVS Health is trading at an EBITDA multiple of 7x, which is significantly lower than key competitors like UnitedHealth Inc (NYSE: UNH ) and Cigna Inc (NYSE: CI ), which trade at multiples of 14x and 9x, respectively. These talks with financial advisers explore how a potential breakup would work, although no final decisions have been made yet.

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