Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Since that post, the Delaware Chancery Court has had the opportunity to consider some preliminary issues relating to certain of those jeopardized transactions involving private equity-backed buyers.

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The Guardian M&A

APRIL 21, 2022

Tesla CEO is putting $21bn of his own money in the package, according to US watchdog filing Elon Musk has secured $46.5bn (£35.6bn) in financing to fund a possible hostile bid for Twitter and is putting up $21bn of his own money as part of the package. Continue reading.

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Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Consider options such as raising capital through equity financing or securing a bank loan to fund your expansion plans. Financial strategies involve leveraging existing assets as loan collateral or tapping into private equity partnerships to support this goal.

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Accountancy Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

FRP’s debt advisory team has advised Mobeus Equity Partners on The Translation People’s on a successful £10.5m debt raise that will support the firm’s buy-and-build strategy. Led by partner, Simon Sherliker and director, Stuart Sweeney, and supported by senior manager, Amit Bagga and Manager, Brad Gayler.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 17, 2024

In the fast-paced tech world, startups and equity dilution are nearly inseparable. Cash-strapped founders can use their equity to raise capital, compensate advisors, and attract the talent they need to turn a clever idea into a successful business. These days, equity capital is as expensive as it is elusive.

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Benchmark Report

MARCH 15, 2022

This takes the form of equity and debt financing of non-financial companies. Capital markets facilitate debt issuance, which tends to be a less restrictive form of borrowing for businesses. In the US, capital markets fund 73% of all economic activity.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

fair value accounting) affect equity markets, it remains largely unexplored in debt markets. In a forthcoming article in the Journal of Accounting and Economics , we study the consequences of accounting quality for debt contracting when banks compete to extend loans.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For some startups, venture debt can be a solid option to boost cash flow and supplement a VC round with very little dilution to their remaining equity. What is venture debt? Venture debt is, as the name implies, a debt funding mechanism available only to venture-backed, early- and growth-stage startups.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Equity dilution is part of growing a successful startup. How to Prevent Excessive Equity Dilution in Your Startup 1. Bootstrap your way to early milestones If you can, focus on growing the business organically before you pursue equity funding. Take only as much capital as you need More isn’t always better.

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Valutico

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For central banks like the Federal Reserve, it helps control the economy. They set this rate to affect how much money moves through banks and influences short-term interest rates. Different types of discount rates such as risk-free rate, cost of equity, or cost of debt, are used contextually in financial analysis.

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Benchmark Report

JULY 1, 2022

First, the financing needs to be raised with consideration of the company's operating cash flows. For example, if the business uses debt financing, it should have sufficient funds to cover the interest and repay the debt.

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BV Specialists

MAY 22, 2023

Under the second scenario, you are looking for new investment either through equity infusion or debt financing and the investor or bank needs to review the financial strength of the entire operation.

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Benzinga

APRIL 1, 2024

The transaction represents an equity value for the Company of approximately $324 million and represents a 17% premium to the 60-day volume weighted average stock price as of March 28, 2024 and a 27% premium to the 90-day volume weighted average stock price as of March 28, 2024. The transaction is not subject to a financing condition.

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Lighter Capital

MAY 28, 2020

Here are some considerations to keep in mind as you evaluate the best financing options for your business—today, and in the long-run as you continue to reach for growth milestones. Debt financing meets the current needs of startups While COVID-19 has been highly disruptive, it hasn’t lessened the need for startup funding.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Startups have traditionally sold a portion of their company (equity ownership) to a business partner — typically a venture capital (VC) firm — to raise growth capital. Negotiating a high valuation in an equity raise has always been more favorable for startups with sizable market potential. What’s the alternative?

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Simply Treasury

AUGUST 2, 2022

The idea is not new to encourage companies to increase their capitalization and reduce their bank debt (partly through more recourse to the capital market - CMU project). DEBRA Proposal (« Debt-Equity Bias Reduction Allowance). DEBRA Proposal (« Debt-Equity Bias Reduction Allowance). Two major axes.

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Lighter Capital

JANUARY 10, 2023

Before you sign any loan contract, get familiar with the types of debt covenants you might encounter and what you should look out for in startup financing agreements. What is a debt covenant? Just like equity dilution, it all comes down to who's in control. You, the founder, know where the guard rails should be.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Startups have traditionally sold a portion of their company (equity ownership) to a business partner — typically a venture capital (VC) firm — to raise growth capital. Negotiating a high valuation in an equity raise has always been more favorable for startups with sizable market potential. How does revenue-based financing work?

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Valutico

APRIL 17, 2023

Determining a company’s “Cost of Capital” is vital in corporate finance and valuation, and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) provides a specific way of doing so. These costs are then combined into a “weighted average” which represents the overall cost of financing a business.

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Valutico

APRIL 17, 2023

Determining a company’s “Cost of Capital” is vital in corporate finance and valuation, and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) provides a specific way of doing so. These costs are then combined into a “weighted average” which represents the overall cost of financing a business.

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Valutico

APRIL 12, 2023

Determining a company’s “Cost of Capital” is vital in corporate finance and valuation, and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) provides a specific way of doing so. These costs are then combined into a “weighted average” which represents the overall cost of financing a business.

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In a new paper, I use an empirical case study to find that unlike its namesake of a bank run, the risk that a partner run will pose a systemic threat to the legal profession on an institutional level is likely negligible. In total, I am able to identify information about 95 percent of the roughly 1,600 lawyers in my dataset.

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Class VI Partner

AUGUST 4, 2022

Another pressing question—how will the rising interest rate environment impact lenders’ willingness to stretch their debt multiples in a recessionary M&A market? Investors we have spoken to have indicated that their lender networks have remained eager to provide considerable debt for higher quality deals.

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Equilest

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A capitalization table, also called a cap table, is a table of a spreadsheet that private companies use to keep track of their securities, how much equity each shareholder owns, and how much the equity is worth. . Here is the list: Debt: Debt is money a company has borrowed and must pay back with interest over time.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2024

Interest rates hikes dampened activity For much of the past 24 months, global central banks raised interest rates in response to rising inflation, initially caused by higher goods and energy prices, as well as bottlenecks in global supply chains. This was done with a degree of synchronicity not seen in decades.

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