Raising Debt and Equity Capital the Right Way

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When a business needs money to maintain operations and expand their business, they often need outside sources of capital. But where do they get this capital from, and what is the right way to raise capital? First off, let’s start with the two ways of raising capital: debt or equity. One is borrowing the money … Read more

How Renewable Energy and Virtual Data Rooms Coexist

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Image courtesy of The Generator Judge By now, whether you believe in man-made climate change or not, the world is making major shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy, and customers are making purchase decision (and even some governments are making investment decisions) on whether or not a certain company is being energy efficient. It’s … Read more

M&A Timing: When To Know an M&A is Right for Your Firm?

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There are times when a merger seems like the ideal thing to do: you’ve launched a company, you’ve hit great heights, but you’re a crossroads where you’re not sure how exactly to expand–you’ve never been this big before, and you just don’t have the expertise and infrastructure to expand bigger than where you are. Or … Read more

5 Advantages of Having a Virtual Data Room

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When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, as well as many other financial transactions between two companies, the days of brick-and-mortar data rooms are over. What once was a necessity for the secure reviewing of sensitive documents is now an archaic thing of the past that has been eclipsed by the overwhelming power of technology. … Read more

Intralinks vs. Caplinked – a Virtual Data Room Comparison

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Intralinks vs. Caplinked – a Virtual Data Room Comparison When making a decision about Virtual Data Room, there are important things to consider, and there are many companies offering options. On the surface, it may appear that these companies are similar, but there are big differences in what they have to offer–and those differences mean … Read more

Amalgamation 101: The Ins and Outs

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Amalgamation 101: The Ins and Outs   In the simplest terms, an amalgamation in business is the combination of two companies into one larger single company. In this sense, it has much in common with mergers and acquisitions, though the terms are not necessarily interchangeable in all cases. The basic differences are these:   Acquisition: … Read more

Why There has been a Startup Acquisition Boom

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Why There has been a Startup Acquisition Boom   Companies have always acquired other companies. Whether the purpose is to eliminate a competitor, strengthen a position in a market, bolster two companies’ core competencies, or give a boost to stock price, there has long been a history of mergers and acquisitions. But it seems that … Read more

Mergers and Acquisitions

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Mergers and Acquisitions: What You Need to Know What are Mergers and Acquisitions? Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is the general term for the transaction wherein a company or assets of a company are consolidated into another company or business entity through various types of financial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, tender offers, purchase of assets, … Read more

Capital Calls

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What are capital calls? A capital call (also known as a drawdown or a capital commitment) is a legal right of an investment firm or an insurance firm to demand a portion of the money promised to it by an investor. When an investor buys into a private equity fund, the firm makes an agreement … Read more

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