Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

During the dotcom bubble, the financial crisis, and the real estate bubble, what did consulting firms do? If the firms don’t have a strong balance sheet, if they foresee a potential cash flow problem, or if they have clients in particularly hard hit industries, I’d be concerned. Three prior downturns, what can we learn?

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Consulting Balance Sheet Cash Flow Real Estate 103

Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

These securities, which were backed by real-estate mortgages, were sold to investors as a safe investment. In 1988, he purchased a large stake in the company, seeing its strong brand, steady cash flow, and long-term growth potential. However, many of the mortgages had been issued to people who could not afford them.

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Ethics Financial Cash Flow Real Estate 78

Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Sometimes it’s because they’d sooner “play” with their product than worry about the numbers and often it’s because they’re doing so well it becomes “management by checkbook,” as in, there’s plenty of money so who cares about cash flow, metrics, etc.

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MishTalk

MAY 14, 2014

You can’t predict how the bursting of a Chinese real estate bubble plays out because it plays out in very small steps,” said Joel H. Rothstein, a partner in the Beijing office of the Paul Hastings law firm who specializes in Asian real estate. Here we are again, in another slowdown.

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Real Estate Banking Cash Flow Construction 77

MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Less foot traffic means cash flow of mall owners and developers are getting squeezed - a potential hazard for an economy growing at its slowest pace in decades. Major listed mall operators are also feeling the pain.

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Cash Flow Retail Real Estate Deloitte 28

Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2013

When it comes time to sell however, they want to demonstrate that the business has more cash flow than the tax returns (and financial statements) show. Some of these adjustments are easily justifiable, such as adjusting the owner’s salary to market rate or if the seller owns the real estate and pays more than market rent.

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Insurance Insurance Cash Flow Real Estate 40

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

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