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Benchmark Report
JANUARY 17, 2023
The majority of sellers within the lower middle market only go through the sale process once in their lifetimes. Sellers often hire an M&A expert to help guide them through the sale process and advocate on their behalf. While M&A experts have a wealth of experience, they do not have a crystal ball.
Financial Times M&A
APRIL 27, 2022
Volatile moves in Tesla stock underline deal’s risks as billionaire’s plan for $21bn equity portion remains a mystery
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Financial Times M&A
APRIL 28, 2022
Plus, Spotify falls out of tune and one of China’s most powerful private equity bosses has some strong words
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Appraisers Blog
MAY 8, 2024
The appraiser gives the borrower instructions on what to view and the borrower takes video while walking through the property. Too much could go wrong causing the appraiser to spend unnecessary time troubleshooting the process. A borrower inspection is just that.
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Appraisers Blog
JANUARY 10, 2024
‘Third party companies’ What could ever go wrong? In reply to Anna Renard. link] Amazing. Great reference. Great read.
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Appraisers Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
What could ever go wrong? Searching is a little tough, just have to use the quotation marks. Keyword; “Metro Dream Homes” / Many articles to read. link] ‘Third party companies’.
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Mckinsey and Company
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
What could go wrong? Once upon a time, the Stanley Steamer was the “car of the future” that broke speed records, drove beautifully, and famously climbed Mount Washington.
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Vested
JUNE 29, 2023
What could possibly go wrong? Tom* and James had been in the same circle for years so starting a business together was a no-brainer. They set out with the best of intentions and absolutely no prenup whatsoever.
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Rhythm Systems
MAY 27, 2022
What could possibly go wrong? As the experts in mid market planning facilitation we are often asked for our best strategic planning advice, so here you go! You've done the strategy work extremely well?
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Appraisers Blog
APRIL 17, 2024
The entire economy is going, every federal institution is underwater a hundred times over. The welfare warfare state along with spiraling inflation is what we get instead. Although they’d likely spend a lot of time disrupting various counsel meetings and auditing wrong doers as well. Nobody follows the rules anymore.
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Viking Mergers
AUGUST 27, 2022
Or, to quote The Clash, “Should I stay, or should I go?”. I am going to offer you a key that will put an end to the mental gymnastics. After those, let’s not even try to guess what could be next. Keep your focus on what really matters. So, what really matters? Sound familiar?
Appraisers Blog
MARCH 17, 2023
Who is going to organize raising the funds and hiring the lobbyist? Yes, past markets crashed due to really bad mortgage products/underwriting, and banks failed due to really bad management decisions to go along with those mortgage schemes, but if Uncle Sam is going. What Could Go Wrong?
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Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Two and three a day appraisers using typing services, outsourcing, comps sharing, click and go pre write. May earn a lot, still doing it wrong. It’s no wonder so many people think appraisers deserve what’s coming, these volume flippers make the rest of us look bad. I lose intelligence when reading those reports.
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Lighter Capital
JANUARY 12, 2024
What's next? What is a Series A Round? They may invite a few in to see what they have to say. When it comes to how to find venture capital investors, the Internet is going to be your best resource. There is nothing wrong with sending your executive summary to dozens (or more) of firms but do try to be a little selective.
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Appraisers Blog
JANUARY 5, 2024
We’re never going back to under 4% and if we do, such will create many more problems than solving anything. Until prices got so high nobody could afford to buy anymore even at the low rates. People are going crazy for this one, very strong and positive market acceptance. What exactly is wrong with lower prices?
M&A Leadership Council
JULY 24, 2023
And when it comes to M&A there could be no truer statement! I get paranoid when things seem to be going well because I know it is only a matter of time before we will get hit with a major challenge to the successful management of the transaction. Murphy’s law is alive and well: if something can go wrong, it will!
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Appraisers Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2022
No DTI CAPS - What could go wrong? Wells Fargo at It Again! Those fine outstanding law abiding people at Wells Fargo are at it again! This time the fraud is against the…. Lenders Want to Eliminate DTI Cap! Well, the insanity continues. HousingWire is reporting that a coalition of lenders and trade….
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M&A Leadership Council
JULY 24, 2023
And when it comes to M&A there could be no truer statement! I get paranoid when things seem to be going well because I know it is only a matter of time before we will get hit with a major challenge to the successful management of the transaction. Murphy’s law is alive and well: if something can go wrong, it will.
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Harvard Corporate Governance
OCTOBER 5, 2022
This memorandum addresses potential causes of action that could arise under U.S. The new disclosure requirements created by the SEC’s proposed rules could give rise to litigation based on alleged violations of the federal securities laws. POTENTIAL CAUSES OF ACTION. Federal Securities Claims. Potential Causes of Action.
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A Neumann & Associates
MAY 10, 2023
Everything is going great…and then the Buyer walks away from the deal. What happened? Wrong, wrong, and wrong! What could have happened? The escrow check has been deposited with your lawyer and you have set a closing date that is 45 days away.
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Viking Mergers
MARCH 22, 2023
But if you take the time to anticipate what could go wrong, you can have time to address and resolve potential issues. If you are not sure what to look for, know that you’re not alone. Buyers find added value in a business whose accounting procedures reduce their go-forward risk.
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Internal Audit 360
AUGUST 17, 2023
Now, if I was going to do that page-by-page manually, it would take a very long time. So, what types of tasks are we currently getting machines to do and what types of tasks should we soon be able to get machines to do? Using the “bot” you can type a question: “what were my sales in 2022”? And we can go further.
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Brian DeChesare
DECEMBER 20, 2023
If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. You could also consider investing or case competitions. If your internship has normal hours, you could target ~10 hours per week for networking + technical prep.
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Audit Board
APRIL 12, 2023
With the renewed focus on IPE, internal audit leaders Mukesh Arora and Lin Wang share examples and learnings about system considerations for IPE, their experiences in IPE testing, and the practice of building a consistent IPE process, including: What is IPE — and how to identify different types of IPE. What Is IPE? What is IPE?
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Audit Board
JULY 28, 2022
In the first of two episodes, Richard sits down with Cynthia Cooper — CEO of Cooper Group, LLC and one of Time Magazine’s persons of the year for her role in unraveling and reporting what would become the largest corporate fraud in history at WorldCom. Richard Chambers: Yeah. It was a learning experience for me. Cynthia Cooper: Oh, thank you.
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Audit Board
AUGUST 10, 2023
What are the top priorities for cyber professionals as they implement the governing principles of NIST that help organize your security program? What are some of the common challenges associated with NIST? What are your objectives? That determines what type of framework or principles you should be using.
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Viking Mergers
MARCH 17, 2023
But, if you take the time from the start to explore what could go wrong, you have time to reduce risk. Deal Killer #4: Overvaluing Assets & Inventory Overvalued assets could lead to several problems on even the sweetest M&A deal. Meanwhile, it’s critical that you also examine the potential deal killers.
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ThomsonReuters
MARCH 8, 2021
I’m never going to use this. It was that thing: oh my, I know what I’m going to do for my career.”. It’s not going to be handed to us. You could say it all started with an H&R Block coupon for $50.”. Do your due diligence and know what you are talking about. Why am I torturing myself?” jokes Linda.
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Brian DeChesare
MAY 8, 2024
This gets especially bad whenever deal activity declines and MDs go “on the hunt” for new fees. Analyst / Associate: “OK, what do we need for the pitch books ?” I believe these reactions are quite wrong. The post The Tragic Investment Banker Death: Should Senior Bankers Go to Jail for Killing Their Junior Staff?
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Internal Audit 360
APRIL 25, 2024
But if we use the wrong words injudiciously when talking to management, we may give them reason to believe they can do all of that. So, what are the right words to use? But what happens when they say they do not concur or approve? We are put on the defensive, trying to justify what is in our audit plan.
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Brian DeChesare
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
No Right or Wrong Answers – Some technical questions have correct answers, but many market and investment ones do not. Firm-Specific and Process Questions – What do you think about our portfolio? Q: What are your strengths and weaknesses? Market and Investment Questions – Which startup would you invest in?
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Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Sadly, most appraisers don’t really know and have not been trained to ascertain what is an “acceptable” level of verifiable information to achieve credible results and subsequently accept anything offered to them. Note that in previous threads and discussions it has ALWAYS been my argument that appraisers are arguing the wrong point.
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Audit Board
AUGUST 16, 2023
What Are Risks? Simply put, risks are the things that could go wrong with a given initiative, function, process, project, and so on. What are the opportunities available to us? What could be gained from those opportunities? or “What if?” What Different Types of Risks Are There?
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Brian DeChesare
DECEMBER 21, 2022
What about the other European banks? If CS is no longer a BB bank, I’m tempted to remove DB and UBS, but I’m not sure where they should go – which means they’ll probably stay for now. For example, what about NYU CAS or non-Wharton options at UPenn? Q: What about the target schools outside of investment banking ?
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M&A Leadership Council
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Sometimes an acquisition is the right strategic choice, and other times this would be the wrong move. In the worst-case scenario, it could all but foreclose access to the equity markets. The short answer is that organic growth is nearly always going to be valued more highly than corporate acquisitions in the small-cap realm.
Andrew Stolz
AUGUST 4, 2020
What Impacts the Equity Risk Premium? What Could Go Wrong With the Equity Risk Premium? The post What Is Equity Risk Premium? Definition of Equity Risk Premium. It is the difference between expected returns from the stock market and the expected returns from risk-free investments. Dividends .
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ThomsonReuters
AUGUST 3, 2021
About Joe Abesamis, CPA: Joe Abesamis is a redemptive CPA who exists to fix what is wrong in the public accounting profession. As an accountant, please describe what an API is? . Ford Baker: The ability to get what you need without having to ask for it. Joe Abesamis: I didn’t know what an API was until recently.
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Internal Audit 360
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
What are some of the “tells” that betray a brand-new auditor? And finally, what can new internal auditors do today to project a more professional image to superiors, co-workers, and audit clients? New auditors often feel what is called “imposter syndrome” and make some bad choices as a result. This is very unlikely.
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Value Scout
MAY 1, 2023
What Is Excess Cash? Excess cash refers to the cash over what the company needs to meet its short-term expenses. It also shows that management is not efficiently managing cash, that they have run out of investment opportunities, and do not know what to do with the excess cash. However, how much cash should a company maintain?
Audit Board
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Do you know what must go right to achieve your organization’s strategic objectives? Are you able to identify what could go wrong before it happens? Stay tuned for a second article deep dive into GE’s journey with a data-driven dynamic risk assessment.
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Appraisers Blog
JANUARY 30, 2024
That means, if you are a strict-interpretationist as I am, performing an appraisal today in these cities on a property that will have its zoning change to “at least six units” and can could physically accommodate more than 4 units as if vacant would exceed the licensure qualifications of a Certified Residential Appraiser.
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Audit Board
JUNE 7, 2022
It was proof that a courageously led internal audit department reporting functionally to an audit committee could hold those who would commit the largest corporate fraud in history accountable. Finally, in exasperation, Cynthia threatened that if an audit committee meeting was not called, “I’m going to get on the phone and call one myself.”
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Brian DeChesare
AUGUST 2, 2023
And to ensure I wasn’t going insane, I plugged each message into Copyleaks (the most accurate free detection tool) to verify that it was AI-generated. In the time it took to enter these prompts and tweak the message, he could have written a 2-sentence email to ask the same question: “I’ve found your courses helpful.
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MARCH 24, 2022
What Are the Biggest Challenges in Risk Management Today? Risk assessors need to factor in what those supply issues mean for them. Unfortunately, supply chain risks aren’t going away any time soon. Risk assessments need to go beyond a standard checklist. What Are Some Challenges in Making Risk Management Decisions?
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