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EV/EBITDA Explained: A Key Valuation Multiple for Investors

Valutico

It is generally not suitable for valuing banks and financial institutions and early stage companies. Interest Expense: This represents the cost of borrowing money, such as the interest accrued on bank loans or equipment financing. Taxes: A fraction of a company’s earnings is paid as income taxes.

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Investment Banking vs Business Brokerage: Why the Difference Matters

Scott Mashuda

This perspective overlooks a crucial reality: investment banking experts don’t simply sell businesses they uncover hidden value and command premium valuations through sophisticated M&A strategy, market positioning and execution.

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Investment Banking Surge in the GCC: From Oil to Assets

Global Finance

Corporate and investment banking (CIB), which already accounted for more than half of total banking revenues in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is expanding at an annual rate of 14%, more than twice the regional average, according to a recent McKinsey study. In this environment, financing needs are becoming more sophisticated.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Introduction

Global Finance

For the investment banking industry, 2024 was a time of tempered optimism and guarded anticipation. Market participants entered the year hoping for a robust revival in M&A, IPO, and debt financing activities. A renewed interest in IPOs will also give investment banking a boost. Reality fell short of expectations.

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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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Fed Rate Cut Fuels Acquisition Boom: Why Now Is the Time to Act

Scott Mashuda

This increased liquidity, coupled with easing interest rates, makes financing more accessible and affordable for lower middle market companies, which often rely heavily on debt financing. Shifting Investor Risk Appetite : A more accommodative Fed policy typically encourages investors to seek higher returns.

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Brian DeChesare

Debt financing is much more common, and the GE firm is often the first institutional investor. Over time, many traditional growth equity firms have shifted to the “growth buyout” category as their assets under management have grown. Also, you can get in more easily from a middle-market or boutique bank.