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M&A Deal Killers: Business Deal Breaker #1?

Viking Mergers

You’ve spent years, maybe decades, building and growing your business; it only makes sense to recoup your investment of hard work by obtaining a fair sales price and seamless sale. Uneven client concentrations not only derail M&A deals, but they can also become highly detrimental to your business over time if not properly managed.

Banking 130
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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Brian DeChesare

But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. Commodity trading desks within sales & trading at the large banks. For example, you might buy a $10.00 wheat call option for $0.50

Finance 110
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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

Brian DeChesare

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. And wealth managers at large banks may advise people with as little as a few hundred thousand to invest. The truth is that both claims are correct but incomplete.

Banking 59
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WHY DEALS FALL APART (and what to do about it)

A Neumann & Associates

The process of selling your business can be a very rewarding experience – both financially and in terms of lifestyle for you and your family. A business sale is often quite different from what the owner manages on a daily basis and certainly takes them out of their comfort zone.

Banking 93
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Why Should I Remove Excess Working Capital from the Business?

Value Scout

Working capital allows your business to grow without incurring debt. Managing Working Capital Both inadequate and excess working capital are harmful to the company. Inventory converts into sales revenues, and efficient inventory management measures the company’s success. Reduced management efficiency.

Banking 52
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Sales & Trading Exit Opportunities: The Top 10 Ways to Make Your Escape

Brian DeChesare

People usually start this discussion by comparing S&T exits to investment banking exit opportunities and saying that S&T exit options are “worse.”. Most S&T exit opportunities fall into one of four categories: Discretionary Trading – You devise and execute your own trading ideas using the capital you manage.

Banking 74
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The Financial Sponsors Group: Masters of the Financial Universe, or Exit Opportunity Mirage?

Brian DeChesare

FSG Investment Banking: What the Financial Sponsors Group Does The Financial Sponsors Group vs. the Financial Institutions Group The Financial Sponsors Group vs. Leveraged Finance vs. Debt Capital Markets Recruiting: Who Gets Into the Financial Sponsors Group? Table Of Contents. normal, non-wealthy individuals).