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The Tax Advantages of Including Debt in a C Corporation Capital Structure

Machen McChesney

Let’s say you plan to use a C corporation to operate a newly acquired business or you have an existing C corporation that needs more capital. You should know that the federal tax code treats corporate debt more favorably than corporate equity.

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Executive Stock Options and Systemic Risk

Harvard Corporate Governance

We do so by focusing on bank executives’ equity portfolio (i.e., stock and option) “vega,” which captures the sensitivity of their equity portfolio’s value to their firm’s stock return volatility.

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Capital Structure in 5 Minutes

Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

Family businesses are built on long-term capital investments. Capital structure refers to the mix of debt and equity financing used to make those investments.

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What Is Optimal Capital Structure?

Andrew Stolz

Definition of Optimal Capital Structure. The optimal capital structure of a firm is the right combination of equity and debt financing. It allows the firm to have a minimum cost of capital while having the maximum market value. The lesser the cost of capital, the more the market value of the company.

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M&A Deal Terms: Average Capital Structure

Exit Strategy

The following chart from GF Data shows the average capital structure over the past 5 years for middle market business acquisitions. Over that time equity contributions have varied only slightly over that time, in the range of 46% to 49%. Overall there was a slight rise during COVID, but nothing major.

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Finding the Balance in Your Optimal Capital Structure

Equilest

Understanding your company’s capital structure is essential for maximizing its value and ensuring long-term stability. Whether you're deciding how much debt to take on or how to manage equity financing, the right mix can lower your cost of capital and boost growth. Why capital structure matters for business performance.

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Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

Harvard Corporate Governance

Allocating high-vote shares to a class of stockholders – typically the founders, a combination of founders and pre-IPO investors, or all pre-IPO stockholders (including holders of equity granted under employee equity plans and warrantholders) – allows those stockholders to maintain majority voting control after completion of the company’s IPO, while, (..)

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