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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Brian DeChesare

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. What Are Corporate Finance Jobs?

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How Debt Investors Are Influencing Corporate Governance

Reynolds Holding

Since the global financial crisis of 2007-2008, the corporate finance markets have been dramatically transformed. Most notable has been the rise of non-traditional providers of debt finance such as private credit funds, which now aggressively compete with traditional finance providers like commercial banks.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Brian DeChesare

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed investing offers equity-like returns with lower risk.” Distressed assets offer non-correlated returns, similar to global macro.”

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Modeling Managers as EPS Maximizers

Reynolds Holding

We propose a theory of corporate finance based on the idea that firm managers maximize EPS: the difference between net operating profits and interest expense divided by total shares outstanding. We can broadly classify firms’ corporate behaviors into two categories: growth and value firms. Corporate finance.

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Power & Utilities Investment Banking: How to Turn Yourself into an Electrified ESG Warrior

Brian DeChesare

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. It’s safe to say that they have encouraged more deal activity.

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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. The buyer (the “sponsor”) raises debt and equity to acquire the target. The LBO ratios can go to 90% of debt and 10% of equity. Common Equity. Mezzanine debt.

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Moonshots

Reynolds Holding

The most innovative part of the economy, the venture capital (VC) market, has evolved structures to address these agency problems. A startup’s capital structure solves the motivation problem. Then in 2018, GM decided to experiment with a new structure. Cruise’s employees were granted equity in Cruise, not in GM.