An offering memorandum is typically referred to in the context of IPOs or private placements for public companies. However, it is also a term used by buyers and sellers of private middle market businesses. An offering memorandum is simply a selling document put together by an investment banker… View Full Term
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While there are official ways to value a business for tax or litigation purposes, there is no valuation "standard" when it comes to selling businesses. As the…
By: Clinton Lee
For public companies, analysts express the value of the business as a multiple of earnings. It is called the price-earnings ratio or PE ratio. If the price of a stock is…
By: Derek van der Plaat
There are volumes of well-written published books, college courses, various professional accreditations, business seminars, webinars, software and an infinite number of…
By: Scott Yoder
Recasting EBITDA is an accepted practice in the presentation documents that are produced to facilitate a business sale by a sell-side M&A firm. The purpose is to…
By: Dave Kauppi
When selling your business, it is important to know that your customer base has a major impact on its value in the marketplace. A diverse customer base means your…
By: Rose Stabler
About the HostRyan is an entrepreneur, podcast host of the show Life After Business and the co-owner of Solidity Financial. Having personally experienced the hazards of…
By: Ryan Tansom
What is a Triggering Event?When weighing the importance of value and income, I would argue that focusing on value drives all other positive outcomes. When evaluating…
By: Christopher Snider | CEO
One of the great parts about my job is that I get to work with very intelligent and hardworking people in really interesting places. I just got back from five days of…
By: Brad Mewes
A balance sheet is often referred to as a snapshot of the health of a company. Assets, liabilities and ownership equity are all shown here. The purpose of the balance…
By: Kevin Ramsier
High-level industry analysis can bring a significant amount of insight into driving business value. However, drilling down to the nuts and bolts of financial management…
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