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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…
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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…
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Growth Capital

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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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,…
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Dequity

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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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