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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part II: Mergers and Acquisitions Framework)

Tom Spencer

The reason that this framework is worth introducing is due to the increasing frequency of M&A cases confronting candidates in the case interview. Needless to say, M&A deals are notoriously complicated financial activities, which makes candidates panic when they are prompted with an M&A case.

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Coronavirus & Consulting Offers

Tom Spencer

The UK has 3,500 known cases of the virus and London will probably be shut down in the next week, if not before. The travel and hospitality industries have been decimated, stock markets around the world have tanked, and governments struggle to combat this devil on so many fronts. Commerce has ground to a halt. Today, not so much.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. What Has Government Done to Our Money? So refraining from any forecast of what will happen in the near term, it’s sufficient to observe that the economic data is not nearly as strong as widely perceived, and the impact of QE on stock prices does nothing to improve the underlying cash flows.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

Kristi Culpepper is a state government official with the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Previously, she worked for the Kentucky General Assembly analyzing state and local government bond issues and tracking the state''s capital construction programs. This fund is used to pay for essential government services and activities (e.g.

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Economies of Scope - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

With the Euro-zone at the brink of collapse, governments and business leaders may be well advised to revisit basic concepts like ‘economies of scope’. More stable cash flows are attractive for three reasons. Secondly, a strong cash position can also be used to extend credit to customers and thereby increase sales.

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Sam Zell Warns Recession Coming, Provides Opinions on 22 Topics Including Fed Tools, Equities, Real Estate, Energy, China, Brazil, Mexico, Climate Change

MishTalk

The interview was before the Fed announcement. Government Bonds: I'm not a big lender of money to governments period. It was a fascinating 2-hour interview. What tools does the Fed or the US government have to help us out of it? And I think that's proven to be the case. And I think it will be very dangerous.