The corporate world today has increasingly become more dynamic and volatile. Furthermore, globalization, enhanced IT capabilities, the increasing role of the media and growing awareness of investors have resulted in quite a complex situation. As a result, mergers, acquisitions, disinvestment, and corporate takeovers have become the order of the day across the globe. However, not […]
An investor understands how important it is to plan and assemble detailed information while undertaking business valuation. How an investor measures business value and under what circumstances impacts the business valuation of an entity. In other words, both the standard of value and the premise of value is important for undertaking business valuation. Say, for […]
Many valuable companies are reshaping industries and changing the lives of people. As a result of their potential to generate returns and impact society at large, they have been attracting investors to invest capital. A startup needs capital to become successful for its growth and expansion. Whereas, investors seek high-valued companies as they consider such […]
In this article, we focus on a very important section in the term sheet – Liquidation Preference. Equity investment inevitably involves a significant element of risk. Since the risk involved in equity investment is significant, the likelihood of earning high returns on investment is also huge. That’s why investors want look to invest in equity […]
When growing companies reach a certain size and scale of operations, it typically faces the Outsourced CFO Services vs In-House CFO dilemma? In other words, it has to determine whether to outsource accounting or keep it in-house? The rapidly changing business models and dynamics have made companies keenly aware that expert financial management is a […]
Do you know that almost 70% of SMEs would want their accountants to provide business advisory services over the next 5 years? Are you aware that one-third of SMEs use their accountants as virtual CFOs or want to? In these unprecedented times, digital technologies are leading to new SME expectations. SMEs expect digitization and financial […]
The first and the most significant deal of all the deals in a startup is typically the one that determines how to split equity among co-founders? The significance of this deal lies in the fact that it has the power to negatively impact all the subsequent deals in a startup. Noam Wasserman in his book […]
There are various sources through which a startup can raise funds including angel investors, venture capitalists, crowdfunding, and government grants. However, the fact of the matter is the principles of a good pitch remain the same no matter what the source of raising funds. A founder or an entrepreneur gets a single chance of meeting […]
Entrepreneurs come up with innovative ideas and establish startups to convert such ideas into business opportunities. Startups go a long way in driving a country’s economic growth. But the reality is that only a few startups are able to go against the tide and achieve success. As per a study, 70% of the startups fail […]
More often than not, founders prepare themselves to answer potential investors in the best way possible. However, that’s not the only way of convincing investors to give the funding that your company needs. This is because asking the right questions to your potential investors is also equally as important. Being able to ask good questions […]