Brian DeChesare

MAY 3, 2023

When I started offering financial modeling training , I never expected to get questions about a methodology like the Dividend Discount Model (DDM). It can be useful for certain companies, such as power and utility firms and midstream (pipeline) operators in oil & gas … …but it’s also much harder to set up and use than a standard DCF.

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Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Most dedicated distressed funds offer less liquidity and longer lock-up periods than other hedge funds, and they tend to hold positions for months or years with fairly concentrated portfolios. So, I would expect distressed performance to improve, especially as companies start to feel the effects of higher rates.

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 24, 2023

But, as usual, I want to start with the definitions and fund types: What is an “Event-Driven Hedge Fund”? Translating that to English: “We can grow more quickly and get higher margins without CMS, so our multiples will increase, and our share price will go up.” For example, if Jacobs trades up from an 11.5x

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Brian DeChesare

JULY 27, 2022

Credit Hedge Fund Definition: Credit hedge funds buy and sell fixed-income securities, such as high-yield bonds, distressed bonds, structured credit, and their derivatives; they profit by setting up trades that reduce one type of credit risk while betting on mispriced securities whose prices are likely to change in the future.

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Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 10, 2022

But before delving into the exit opportunities and the long-term outlook, let’s start with the fundamentals: Oil & Gas Investment Banking Defined. Because the risk of searching for new energy sources and experimentally drilling is so high, many E&P firms set up joint ventures to distribute the risk.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That may reflect the concern that once a person or entity starts borrowing to fund its needs, it is easy to overuse debt, and risk its wellbeing in the process. In that case, the optimal debt ratio for a company is the one that maximizes value, not necessarily the one at which the cost of capital is minimized.

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 29, 2022

And similar to long/short equity hedge funds , they target undervalued and misunderstood companies and profit when the rest of the market catches up. The typical approach goes like this: Start accumulating a small stake in a public company’s equity. Once the stake reaches 5% – which requires disclosure via a 13-D filing in the U.S. –

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