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Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies
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Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies

by Bill Snow
September 2018
Beginner to intermediate
368 pages
9h 12m
English
For Dummies
Audiobook available
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Chapter 4

Financing M&A Deals

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Getting a handle on financing and debt basics

check Tuning in to types of investors and deals

check Digging into EBITDA

check Covering Buyers’ return metrics

check Working out a deal on a troubled company

Before discussions between Buyer and Seller heat up — and possibly burn out due to lack of planning — Buyers need to line up their financing for acquisitions, and Sellers should ascertain Buyers’ ability to actually come up with the dough.

In this chapter I explore the various methods that help Buyers finance the acquisition of companies, including where Buyers get the necessary capital, what exactly they’re buying, and what those transactions look like.

Exploring Financing Options

To many, buying a company means an exchange of cash: Seller gets some dough, and Buyer gets the company. This transaction implicitly states that the payment is currency, to be paid now, and the price is fixed. Although that’s one way to finance a deal, it’s not the be-all and end-all ...

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