Blackstone braves frigid debt financing market with $14bn Emerson unit deal
Financial Times M&A
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Private equity firm teams up with sovereign wealth funds in buyout of US conglomerate’s climate tech arm
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Investment Banking vs Business Brokerage: Why the Difference Matters
Scott Mashuda
MARCH 31, 2025
We optimize your capital stack from debt financing to equity considerations to enhance valuation multiples and expand exit options while maintaining operational flexibility. Capital Structure The right capital structure or Capital Stack can dramatically impact business value and attractiveness to buyers.
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Pandemic-Related Deal Litigation Highlights Buyer Leverage in Transactions Requiring Debt Financing
Cooley M&A
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
The decisions from the court on those preliminary matters, as well as the arguments raised by legal counsel, offer some valuable lessons for sellers considering sale transactions that require debt financing, and may motivate sellers to re-evaluate certain provisions and remedies that have become customary in those transactions.
How to Create LBO Analysis – Step-by-Step Guide with Example
Equilest
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) are powerful tools in the financial world, used by private equity firms and savvy investors to maximize returns. They involve acquiring a company using a mix of debt and equity, where the acquired company’s cash flows are used to service the debt. Ready to master the art of LBOs?
Fed Rate Cut Fuels Acquisition Boom: Why Now Is the Time to Act
Scott Mashuda
OCTOBER 10, 2024
This increased liquidity, coupled with easing interest rates, makes financing more accessible and affordable for lower middle market companies, which often rely heavily on debt financing. Shifting Investor Risk Appetite : A more accommodative Fed policy typically encourages investors to seek higher returns.
Sell Your Business to Employees
Sun Acquisitions
OCTOBER 25, 2022
With a leveraged management buyout, the buyer or seller can opt to bring on board a third party in the form of a private equity firm (PE), venture capitalist (VC), or conventional lender. It’s worth noting that this type of deal structure works best when the business valuation is at least $5 million.
Have Your Cake, and Closing Too: Invoking Prevention Doctrine, Delaware Chancery Court Grants Seller’s Request for Specific Performance in COVID-Related M&A Dispute
Cooley M&A
MAY 21, 2021
In reaching this order, the court applied the prevention doctrine, finding that the unavailability of buyer’s debt financing did not permit buyer to circumvent its obligation to close because buyer materially contributed to the debt financing being unavailable.
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