Corporate Finance Lab

MARCH 27, 2023

As important as these practical implications are, the tightening of FDI rules also raises more theoretical questions, that is, from a Law and Economics perspective. One reason is that Belgian and Dutch companies are typically characterised by a highly concentrated (family) shareholder structure. Available at [link]. [3]

Economics 57

Economics Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Concentration 57

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 28, 2024

In particular, there are wide variations in how risk is measured, and once measured, across companies and countries, and those variations can lead to differences in expected returns and hurdle rates, central to both corporate finance and investing judgments.

Hurdle Rate 93

Hurdle Rate Concentration Investments Finance 93

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

Corporate Finance : Corporate finance is the development of the first financial principles that govern how to run a business. It is that mission that makes corporate finance the ultimate big picture class, one that everyone (entrepreneurs, investors, analysts, business observers) should take.

Valuation 52

Valuation Corporate Finance Finance Investments 52

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist Mark Zandi is sounding the alarm over a surge in corporate debt among a concentrated group of U.S. corporations, MarketWatch reported on Monday (Aug. The continuing expansion of leveraged loans may derail the nation’s current economic growth. trillion — more than the junk bond market.

Leverage 40

Leverage Concentration Economics Marketing 40

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

While the universe of companies is diverse, with approximately half of all firms from emerging markets, it is more concentrated in market capitalization, with the US accounting for 40% of global market capitalization at the start of the year. Macro Data I do not report much macroeconomic data for two reasons.

Valuation 52

Valuation Currencies Numbers Corporate Finance 52

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

After the rating downgrade, my mailbox was inundated with questions of what this action meant for investing, in general, and for corporate finance and valuation practice, in particular, and this post is my attempt to answer them all with one post. What is a risk free investment? Why does the risk-free rate matter?

Investments 80

Investments Currencies Treasury Hurdle Rate 80

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 6, 2023

Jason Zweig ) • ‘Pessimism of Disbelief,’ Illustrated : Sour sentiment and better-than-expected economic results are a normal bull market backdrop. Washington Post ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Aswath Damodaran , Professor of Finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Valuation 111

Valuation Profit and Loss Financial Analyst Concentration 111