Valuation & Corporate Finance
Author: Shahmeer Afroze
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A leveraged buyout (LBO) model answers one core question from a financial sponsor’s perspective: if we fund most of this… Read more
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A cross-border acquisition runs the same fundamental playbook as a domestic one — valuation, diligence, structuring, close — but several… Read more
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Airport public-private partnerships are unusual among infrastructure concessions because a meaningful share of revenue often comes from sources that have… Read more
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Renewable energy projects — solar, wind, battery storage — are financed on project finance principles similar to toll roads or… Read more
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A fairness opinion is a formal, independent assessment of whether the financial terms of a proposed transaction are fair, from… Read more
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When a buyer and seller can’t agree on price — often because they disagree on the target’s growth prospects —… Read more
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A quality of earnings (QoE) report is one of the most consequential deliverables in a transaction — it either confirms… Read more
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Stock options, restricted stock units, and other equity awards need to be fair-valued at grant date for financial reporting purposes… Read more
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“Adjusted EBITDA” is one of the most negotiated numbers in any valuation or M&A process. The reported figure is rarely… Read more
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Precedent transaction analysis values a business based on multiples paid in comparable historical M&A deals. It’s a staple of the… Read more
