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The School Bell Rings: Time for Class!

Musings on Markets

The six classes that I prepped for in those two years ranged from banking to investments to corporate finance, and while I have never worked harder, much of what I teach today came out of those classes. In 1984, I moved on to the University of California at Berkeley, as a visiting lecturer, teaching anything that needed to be taught.

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Boards’ Dilemma: The Compounding Problem Hidden in Share Buyback Execution Products

Reynolds Holding

As a capital allocation decision, share buybacks intersect all three of the main corporate finance activities of investing, financing, and dividends [1]. William Thorndike’s book “The Outsiders” highlights how some of the greatest shareholder value creating CEOs are capital allocators. Mauboussin & D.

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Weighted Average Cost of Capital Explained – Formula and Meaning

Valutico

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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Weighted Average Cost of Capital Explained – Formula and Meaning

Valutico

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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Weighted Average Cost of Capital Explained – Formula and Meaning

Valutico

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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How to Value My Business to Sell

Sun Acquisitions

Business valuation, according to the Corporate Finance Institute , is the “process of determining the present value of a company or an asset.”. Your business’ capital structure makeup. How much is your business worth? It’s not how much you think or hope the business is worth. Future earnings. Company assets.

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Leveraged Buyouts

Andrew Stolz

Leveraged Buyout (“LBO”) is a quite common term in Corporate Finance field. It refers to acquiring a company (or its part) and financing it with debt. Financing spin-offs – when a company decides to sell a part of the company and the deal is financed by debt; Private deals – when e. Capital Structure of an LBO.