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Investment Banking Fees

Investment Banking Fees Vs. Consulting Fees

December 27, 2016March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
Investment bankers typically raise capital using one of two formulas.  These formulas are referred to as the Lehman Formula, or Double Lehman Formula, and are calculated via the incremental dollar value of the capital raise - typically a percentage descending from 5-10% for the first five million, and thereafter a 1-2%…
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Investment Banking Fees Create Conflict Of Interest

May 13, 2009February 28, 2017 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
Yesterday we published a new article at CFO.com, which discusses how investment banking fees can corrupt the advice they give clients. The same day a report, in the WSJ cites issues of conflicts of interest regarding Goldman Sachs. Read our article titled, Investment Banking Fees Create Conflict of Interest White…
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VCs want bail out money? Really?

April 22, 2009August 16, 2018 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
The WSJ reported that VCs are lobbying the government to get access to SBA funds from which they are currently excluded. What the article didn't mention was that this exclusion only applies to companies that are majority owned by VCs. That is they own more than 50% of the ownership.…
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Hey Where Did Everybody Go? What Happened To All The IPOs?

February 18, 2009February 28, 2017 by Chris Risey
Chris Risey
Back in the late 1980’s and all of the 1990’s promising growth companies could raise $20-$30 million in equity capital and go public with well recognized names like Prudential Securities, Alex Brown, Salomon Smith Barney and many others. Since then the number of IPOs has dropped considerably particularly for companies…
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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
    • How We Work
    • Understanding Investment Banking Fees
    • 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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