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Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)

Management Consulted

Welcome back to the last in our series on breaking down case interview frameworks. By the end of this article, you’ll be well on your way to becoming an M&A case framework master. All acquirers will want to increase cash flow, but the length of their investment in the company will differ, depending on the type.

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Case Math

Tom Spencer

In this post we outline some mathematical concepts that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. Net Present Value: The NPV of an investment is the present value of the series of expected future cash flows generated by the investment minus the cost of the initial investment. (Source: Flickr ).

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

In this case, you may determine that gaining market share will be your client’s biggest challenge. This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. It could be evaluated by tracking sales, calculating savings on operational costs, or counting new customer acquisitions.

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Business Valuation Lessons From ESOPs

Martinka Consulting

One of my roles was being on the team interviewing the critical (and very expensive) ESOP advisors. In every case the answer was, “the valuation.” In the Discounted Future Cash Flow method profits are projected (same as the first issue) and discounted back to a present value. An outsider may ask, how is this possible?

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Charlie Munger & Mental Models

CaseInterview.com

This can occur if sales drop drastically, and you didn’t see it coming. It can also occur when sales accelerate suddenly, and you didn’t see that coming either. Scenario 1: Direct Report: “Sales went up 20%, unexpectedly…”. Scenario 1: Direct Report: “Sales went up 20%, unexpectedly…”. Me: “Why?”. Me: “Why?”.

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Economies of Scope - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Sales – Selling products is easier when salesmen can provide customers with a range of value options, as well as upsell and cross promote … “Would you like fries with that?”. Diversified revenue streams – A firm that sells multiple products will have lower revenue risk because it is less dependent on any one product to sustain sales.

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

MishTalk

Among other things, she handles the structuring and sale of bonds for schools across the state. trillion muni market had puzzled at the true identity of Bond Girl, Hector Negroni, co-founder of New York-based investing firm Fundamental Credit Opportunities, said in a telephone interview. “ That police brutality case?