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The Bootstrapped Startup’s Guide to Debt Financing

Lighter Capital

While a well-capitalized venture with several million dollars in the bank can behave like a large, established company from the jump, a bootstrapped startup has to manage cash more carefully, growing at a rate they can afford and control. Why do startups use debt financing? It’s best to start with the basics.

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How Elon Musk Managed to Convince Banks For Financing Proposed Twitter Deal?

Benzinga

million in debt financing to buy Twitter, Inc. NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO shared his vision for Twitter, which went a long way toward convincing a bevy of banks to give commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg. Elon Musk disclosed in a filing on Thursday that he has received commitments for $46.5 NYSE: TWTR ).

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Financing Year in Review: Evolving Markets and New Trends

Harvard Corporate Governance

Widely held concerns about inflation, rising interest rates, and a possible recession combined to slow debt financing and deal activity in the first half of 2023. Borrowers deferred new debt deals, delayed planned refinancings, and paused major corporate transactions while waiting for interest rates to top out.

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How Elon Musk's U-Turn On Twitter Deal Could Leave Wall Street Banks That Pledged Financing Choking On Debt

Benzinga

NASDAQ: TSLA ) and Twitter, it could pose a headache for the banks that have given financing commitment , reported Bloomberg. Wall Street banks, led by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS ), had, in April, given a commitment for $12.5 debt financing with the intention of selling most of it.

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Pandemic-Related Deal Litigation Highlights Buyer Leverage in Transactions Requiring Debt Financing

Cooley M&A

The decisions from the court on those preliminary matters, as well as the arguments raised by legal counsel, offer some valuable lessons for sellers considering sale transactions that require debt financing, and may motivate sellers to re-evaluate certain provisions and remedies that have become customary in those transactions.

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Weekly Roundup: April 14-20, 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

on Saturday, April 15, 2023 Tags: Board of Directors , ESG , EU , Executive Compensation , Gender Diversity , general meeting , Sustainability , Sustainability reporting Back to the Future: Option Repricing Posted by Oren Lida, Glass, Lewis, & Co.,

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Weekly Roundup: January 26-February 1, 2024

Harvard Corporate Governance

Huber, Latham & Watkins LLP, on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Tags: enforcement , ESG , Greenwashing , litigation , regulation , Stakeholders , Value chain Accounting Information and Risk Shifting with Asymmetrically Informed Creditors Posted by Tim Baldenius (Columbia University), Mingcherng Deng (City University of New York), and Jing Li (Hong Kong (..)