Hints and tips:
...It’s all very different to multiyear enterprise software deals or unique social networks....
...The pressure on Deloitte comes amid industry fears the Big Four firms will be phased out from auditing China’s state-owned enterprises, which make up about a quarter of the country’s gross domestic product...
...Tougher regulation at home and abroad caused last week’s declines, which have now been extended by a renewed Covid threat....
...According to the Bank for International Settlements, “the mechanical effect on CPI could well turn disinflationary” as supply-chain dislocations and “precautionary hoarding behaviour” wanes....
...Dealing with the richest club in football might be tougher than revenues would suggest....
...“The more rules you have, the more complicated it gets, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises.”...
...Alphaville was recently flipping through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data dump from the US Treasury and came across loans for two entities called Delight Holdco I LLC and Delight Holdco II LLC....
...The Verge says new sensors make it more useful for fitness and sport tracking, and notes design updates like a ceramic bezel, screwed caseback, mechanical buttons, and a higher-resolution screen....
...It makes deals tougher to complete....
...Moreover analysts are warning that banks in Asean face tougher times amid signs that deposits have been declining, so the future of the “mid-corporate” and its regional banking partner is not guaranteed....
...UBM and Informa have enterprise values of about 10-11 times ebidta....
...“We are continuing to make progress in the key strategic areas of data, enterprise and emerging markets,” said Vittorio Colao, Vodafone chief executive....
...The deal is priced at an enterprise value of $11.5bn on SABMiller’s calculations....
...China’s big banks are under pressure to sell their non-performing loans because they face tougher reporting requirements after listing in Hong Kong....
...There is no mechanical link between government spending and encouraging private investment, which is what we need....
...The company was acquired by a Bain Capital-led consortium in 2007 for $3.2bn, but sales at its core US operations have fallen, making it tougher to meet debt repayments....
...The $28bn enterprise value comes to a reasonable $2,100 per subscriber or about 8 times unlevered cash flow....
...Cultural sensitivities mean TV is tougher than most businesses in this regard, he says, because “what’s funny in Romania is not funny in the Czech Republic”....
...Non-profits are fighting hard against more regulation and scrutiny, but self-reform, however attractive to a self-indulgent charity community, is not an adequate substitute for tougher regulations and enforcement...
...Koch Industries’ recent big acquisition of Georgia-Pacific, with an enterprise value of over $20bn, has some of those hallmarks....
...Fifty per cent of the private sector workforce is employed in family enterprises and such companies generate half Britain's gross domestic product....
...Mark may well have the toughest job at GM—maybe even tougher than Rick Wagoner’s....
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