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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…

10 Strategies To Raise Capital Effectively

November 10, 2016March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Attached is a link to a popular article Lantern Advisors posted with CFO.com. It is most relevant to entrepreneurs and CFOs of high growth companies that have already achieved some level of success and are considering a capital raise as part of an effort to substantially grow the value of their business (and equity.) For example,…

How To Get Funding Sources Interested In Your Business

August 15, 2016March 6, 2018 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

Entrepreneurs have great ideas, and know how to execute the idea. Typically they are visionaries, and excel at articulating their business proposition, know who they are going to go after, and can sell their product to those that have a need for what they’ve got. Entrepreneurs are the most interesting…

Smart Money Doesn’t Ensure Success

June 30, 2016March 6, 2018 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

VCs are often called 'smart money,' because they are more selective about investments than the average angel investor or friends/family member. However, that doesn't mean everything they touch turns to gold. A 2009 WSJ article listed companies that raised substantial sums of money only to fail in a fairly short…

Focus on Growing Cash Flows Not Just Revenue

March 24, 2010February 19, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Several entrepreneurs with fast growing businesses told me they have recently made cost reductions in response to slowing business and the economy. One business owner told me, he and his CEO cut $600,000 of annual expense from their operating budget in 45 minutes! The more interesting thing was they all…

High Growth Companies In A Slow Growth Industry

June 20, 2009February 19, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

One of our clients is a fast growing market research firm. They received an industry report from one of the gurus of the industry. Overall, revenues for leading market research companies were down slightly in 2008 and contracted by 1%. More interesting to us, was there were three companies that…

Find A Financial Institution That Treasures Your Company

May 7, 2009February 28, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Working with clients, talking with bankers and everyone in between - the themes are all the same. Financings are getting done but deals need to be airtight. The WSJ journal reported an article about KKR's buyout of Oriental brewing. It notes two things that are common and recurring themes: 1)…

10 Strategies To Raise Capital Effectively

November 10, 2008February 28, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

Below is a link to a popular article Lantern Advisors posted with CFO.com. It is most relevant to entrepreneurs and CFOs of high growth companies that have already achieved some level of success and are considering a capital raise as part of an effort to substantially grow the value of…

Capital Shortage? Hardly

November 4, 2008January 30, 2017 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

In the midst of this credit freeze, I am routinely always asked, "Is there ANY one out there funding growing businesses?" My answer is, "of course!" Just like Warren Buffet is spreading his money around, the same can be said for SOME investors and specialty lenders and senior lenders. For…