Investment Banking Blog


Welcome to the InvestmentBank.com blog where we cover mergers, acquisitions and investment banking topics.


June 27, 2016

Innovation in #InvestmentBanking—There are Pros and Cons

I just caught a BusinessInsider article outlining what we already knew: macro investment banking is having a bit of a rough year in 2016. The […]
June 26, 2016

Deal Virtual Data Rooms Best Practices

While various virtual data rooms on the market differ in scope, complexity and price, in the most simplified form a virtual data room is nothing […]
June 24, 2016

Why Investment Bankers are (or should be) among the world’s most prolific Project Managers

The last decade has seen a surge in the world of professional project managers. In most instances, project management (PM) methodologies are used for specific […]
June 21, 2016

Online Middle-Market Deal Matching

Welcome. This presentation is meant to give greater insight to one of the many features of Investmentbank.com. Here we will discuss the Deal Matching system. […]
June 18, 2016

Earnouts in Mergers & Acquisitions: Pitfalls & Difficulties to Avoid

We have spoken previously of the double-edged nature of most earnout agreements in M&A. While earnouts have some benefits, there remains difficulty in negotiating, crafting […]
June 11, 2016

Problems to Avoid When Selling Your Business

When it comes to selling your business, you have to expect that your prospective buyer will conduct an extensive search of you and your company. […]
June 9, 2016

Holding Your Business vs. Selling Your Business: Overestimating the Value of a “Hold” Strategy

It remains a hotly debated topic among business owners and investment bankers whether holding a business can be better than selling a business. Macro trends […]
June 4, 2016

Magical EBITDA Thresholds: Understanding How Profitability Thresholds Can Drive Greater Exit Value

When doing deals, size matters. Revenue matters, but from the prospective of business buyers, the size of a company’s EBITDA is particularly important. Both strategic […]
May 27, 2016

How Long Will it Take to Sell My Business?

Once one decides to sell a business, there is often great urgency to close a deal sooner rather than later. However, selling a business is […]
May 23, 2016

Triangulating Business Valuations Based on Market Multiples

In general, multiples boost the valuation of a business above a typical DCF (discounted cash flow) analysis. Hence, it is always helpful–and I would argue–essential […]