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Revenue Based Financing: Refinance Your Merchant Cash Advance Loans

February 25, 2019August 31, 2021 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

Over the years, we have had fast growing companies come to us looking for help both getting new capital and refinancing (out) merchant cash advance loans that they had taken out. In one instance, a company needed to make payroll by the end of the week and had no money in…

The NFL’s Long Term Financial Goal

July 1, 2018July 12, 2022 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

In 2010 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell set a goal of achieving $25 billion in total revenues by 2027. At the time the league was generating $8.5 billion in annual revenue so I thought that was a pretty audacious. It equated to $1 billion increase per year in revenues until 2027.…

Acquisition Strategies – Think Small to Go Big

June 27, 2018August 16, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Acquisition Strategies – Think Small to Go Big On several occasions, I have met or worked with entrepreneurs that built valuable businesses by effectively executing several small acquisitions. These companies have been in industries such as staffing, insurance and financial services as well as electronic and light manufacturing. Several of…

Another Exit Planning Option: Sell To Management

March 27, 2018July 12, 2022 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Internal Management Buyout: Another Exit Planning Option: Sell to Management The one exit planning strategy that most often gets overlooked is an internal management buyout but it’s an approach that has several advantages that owners should seriously consider. This post is a very short explanation of 1) how an internal…

Growing by Acquisition: A key factor that drives successful acquisitions

February 15, 2018August 16, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Growing By Acquisiton: A Key Factor That Drives Successful Acquisitions. When targeting an acquisition it’s pretty easy to get lost in the numbers. After all, financial analysis is critical for acquisition financing, valuing the acquisition and seeing how the Company can add financial or enterprise value to the current business.…

What Drives Up Multiples in Enterprise Value?

February 5, 2018August 27, 2021 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Corporate Financial Planning: What Drives up Multiples? Chris Risey Last newsletter, I provided a short (as I could) explanation of how to calculate enterprise value (EV) and why EV is an important topic for internal planning, valuing private company acquisitions, management buyouts and partner buyouts. A common follow-up question I get related to…

Calculating Enterprise Value: Corporate Financial Planning

January 10, 2018March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Corporate Financial Planning and Calculating Enterprise Value Calculating Enterprise Value: A key aspect to corporate financial planning is looking beyond just driving revenue growth to ensure the Company is growing its value. There are multiple ways to value a business and they are all academically correct; however, there is one methodology,…

Leveraged Buyout Single Buyer – Get Quality Financial Projections!

October 27, 2017March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Leveraged Buyout Single Buyer - Management Buyout Consulting Leveraged Buyout Single Buyer: Provide Multi-Year Financial Projections: Owners of growing companies often get approached by prospective buyers, even when they are not looking to sell. Suddenly, they are faced with a leveraged buyout from a single buyer. But owners that engage…

Get More Capital From Your Bank - Example

Getting More From Your Bank – Example

September 27, 2017March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Getting More From Your Bank - Example In the last post, I made the point that if you want more capital from your bank and they won’t give it you, then then go out and get financing proposals from another bank and your existing bank is likely to step up…

Getting More Capital Out of Your Bank

August 25, 2017March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Getting More Capital Out of Your Bank Growing companies often struggle to get enough capital to grow the way they want. Its not uncommon for business owners to wine and dine their banker then ask for a credit increase and be denied. A way to change that dynamic is to…

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