Brian DeChesare

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you search for “how to start a private equity firm” online, you’ll find results that range from useless to tangentially useful to occasional nuggets of real wisdom. Starting a private equity firm is a bad decision for ~95% of people who work in the finance industry. How Does It Work?

Private Equity Firm 59

Private Equity Firm Equity Start-ups Marketability 59

Scott Mashuda

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

MCM Capital Partners (MCM) is a lower-middle market private equity fund. Founded in 1992, MCM is a Cleveland-based private equity firm focused on acquiring niche manufacturers, value-added distributors and service companies generating up to $75 million in annual revenues and having enterprise values of less than $50 million.

Private Equity Firm 52

Private Equity Firm Enterprise Value Banking EBITDA 52

Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 19, 2022

According to some, you do almost no modeling or technical work in this group, and it’s one of the easier jobs in IB, similar equity or debt capital markets. But if you read other accounts, FSG runs models, Analysts get hands-on technical work, and the hours could be longer and more stressful because your clients are private equity firms.

Private Equity Firm 84

Private Equity Firm Banking Equity Finance 84

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The effect of impact investing in the inclusionary and exclusionary paths is through the stock price , with the buying (selling) in inclusionary (exclusionary) investing pushing stock prices up (down), which, in turn, decreases (increases) the costs of equity and capital at these firms. in the 1998-2010 time period to 5.95

Market Capitalization 82

Market Capitalization Enterprise Value Start-ups Marketability 82

Class VI Partner

JULY 28, 2021

You may hear Asset Value used in place of Book Value, but this is not precisely correct because Book Value includes not only Asset Value, but also subtracts the value of liabilities of a company. It is typically the highest risk/highest potential return portion of a company’s capital structure.

Book Value 52

Book Value Equity Enterprise Value Fair Market Value 52

Valutico

MAY 6, 2024

These ratios, like the EBITDA multiple, compare a company’s financial performance (EBITDA, revenue, etc.) to its market value. These multiples are applied to target company’s latest financials such as revenue, earnings and book value of equity to arrive at an estimate of enterprise value or equity value.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Precedent Transaction Analysis Weighted Average Cost of Capital Comparable Company Analysis 52

Brian DeChesare

JUNE 1, 2022

Power and Utilities Investment Banking Definition: In power/utilities IB, bankers advise companies that produce, transmit, and distribute electricity, natural gas, and water on raising debt and equity and completing mergers and acquisitions. For example, let’s say the company’s Rate Base is $1,000, as in the Lazard example above.

Banking 98

Banking Equity Book Value Capital Structure 98