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The Ultimate Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is an umbrella term that refers to the combination of two businesses. It gives buyers looking to achieve strategic goals an alternative to o ...

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Microsoft-LinkedIn Timeline: An Inside Look at the Merger

M&A transactions can get complicated, with no shortage of legal, tax and accounting issues to sort out. Models are built, due diligence is performed, and fairness opinions ...

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M&A Analyst Day In The Life

In a prior post, we posted an actual pitchbook so you can see exactly what they look like. Below, a new investment banking analyst describes a typical day in his own words. 9: ...

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Quick Lesson: M&A Model (Accretion Dilution)

An important part of investment banking is understanding mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Within M&A, One of the core models investment banking analysts and associates ...

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M&A Accounting in Simple English

Acquisition accounting has always been a challenge for analysts and associates. I think it's partly because the presentation of purchase accounting (the method prescribed und ...

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