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The NFL’s Long Term Financial Goal

July 1, 2018August 16, 2018 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.…
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Failure Is Not An Option

January 20, 2017March 6, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney
Jennifer Mooney
If you haven’t seen the ad by Chrysler featuring Enimem, well, we want to share it with you, provided that You Tube doesn’t take it down... What does your company know about luxury? The finest things in life. Especially when the questions are asked by someone that has never set…
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Growth Strategy

Weekly What If: What If We Change The Revenue Model

December 15, 2016March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
20 Year Old Software Company Unlocks Explosive Growth with this “What If” A small, well respected technology provider (name witheld) had logged years of constant technology innovation for its bank and retailer customers. As an example, this company was one of the first to enable instand credit and credit card…
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High Growth Company

Facts On High Growth Companies: What is A High Growth Company?

September 20, 2016March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
What is a High Growth Company?  When someone says 'high growth company' they immediately tend to think of classic venture capital focused businesses like technology companies, biotech and software. But reflecting on our experience, more than half of high growth clients came out of traditional, often boring old industries, like…
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Corporate Financial Consulting

The Wonder of Bras: Tales From Hollywood Boulevard

March 9, 2016March 6, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney
Jennifer Mooney
[caption id="attachment_397" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Wonder of Bras[/caption] Recently we were asked to consider sitting on a panel for an executive conference of growing companies, and of course, we jumped at the chance.  But, one of the “corporate sponsors” (i.e. an investment banking firm) quacked at the thought of it,…
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Weekly What If

Weekly What If: Spark People

May 26, 2013August 16, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney
Jennifer Mooney
8 million people are improving their fitness thanks to this What If. We were just in a meeting this morning and thought that we really needed to share our favorite companies, not because people are looking to us as trend setters, but because the momentum of businesses doing really great…
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Jennifer Mooney

Rent The Runway: Disrupting The Business Model

February 16, 2011March 6, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney
Jennifer Mooney
I have to admit, I am a pretty dress type of woman. I love watching the red carpet more than the awards show, and I would rather invest in quality than quantity. I know that when I plunk down my American Express for the once in a lifetime dress, it’s…
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  • Acquisition Strategies – Think Small to Go Big
  • Corporate Financial Planning: The Value of a Process Change
  • Another Exit Planning Option: Sell To Management
  • MBO Management Buyout: PE vs No-PE
  • Growing by Acquisition: A key factor that drives successful acquisitions
  • What Drives Up Multiples in Enterprise Value?
  • Calculating Enterprise Value: Corporate Financial Planning
  • What’s Your Available Cash? An important, overlooked Financial Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
  • Leveraged Buyout Single Buyer – Get Quality Financial Projections!
  • Using Capital To Grow Your Business
  • Getting More From Your Bank – Example
  • Getting More Capital Out of Your Bank
  • Determining Value Early On is a Good Idea for Business Partners
  • What’s your EBITDA?
  • How Do You and Your Team Use Corporate Financial Planning?
  • Financing Challenges: How We Helped a Client Buy His Division From The Owner
  • Growth and Liquidity Financing: How We Helped a Client Fund Faster Growth and Take Capital Out of Business
  • Owner Exit Strategies
  • Failure Is Not An Option
  • When Is The Right Time To Sell Your Business?
  • Weekly What If: What If We Consolidate On Our Own?
  • Investment Banking Fees Vs. Consulting Fees
  • What If We Eliminate Late Fees?
  • Weekly What If: What If We Change The Revenue Model
  • 10 Strategies To Raise Capital Effectively
  • The (Pricing) Power of Competition
  • Exit Strategies Selling Your Company To Management
  • Facts On High Growth Companies: What is A High Growth Company?
  • How To Get Funding Sources Interested In Your Business
  • Message To Management: Don’t Wait!
  • Smart Money Doesn’t Ensure Success
  • Weekly What If: What If Owners Take Liquidity Now?
  • Weekly What If: Buy Out Business Partner
  • The Wonder of Bras: Tales From Hollywood Boulevard
  • Weekly What If: Testing The Capital Markets Before Accessing The Markets
  • Asking What If: The Rules Of Cheese Moving
  • Weekly What If: Spark People
  • Charlie Sheen On Corporate Financial Planning
  • Rent The Runway: Disrupting The Business Model
  • Did Borders Not Explore The Future?
  • Assess You Company’s Debt Capacity
  • Selling Your Company To Management
  • Partner Buyout: An Opportunistic Way To Build More Equity Value
  • Focus on Growing Cash Flows Not Just Revenue
  • Shaken Economy Creates Management Buyout Opportunities
  • Creative But Little Known Source Of Debt Financing
  • The New Get Rich Scheme: No Money Down!
  • High Growth Companies In A Slow Growth Industry
  • Investment Banking Fees Create Conflict Of Interest
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  • Read The Financing Gazelles Blog
    • Weekly What If
    • Corporate Finance
      • Corporate Financial Planning
      • Owner Liquidity
    • Investment Banking
      • Venture Capital
    • Business Planning
      • Business Advisory
      • Exit Strategy
      • Growth Strategy
      • High Growth Company
      • Selling Company
    • Raise Capital
      • Acquisition Financing
      • Growth Capital
      • Management Buyout
      • Leveraged Buyout
      • IPO
      • Raising Capital
      • Debt Financing
      • Refinance Debt
        • Debt Refinancing
    • White Papers
  • Lantern Capital Advisors
    • About Us
      • How We Work
      • Understanding Investment Banking Fees
    • Lantern Services
      • Corporate Financial Planning
      • Business Plans
      • Raise Capital
        • Acquisition Financing
        • Corporate Debt Refinancing
        • Growth Capital Financing
        • Management Buyout Financing
        • Partner Buyouts
        • Owner Liquidity
        • Selling Company/Divestment
    • Contact Us
      • Lantern White Paper Library

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