Corporate Finance

When Stated vs. Modeled Cost-of-Equity Diverges: Deal Incentives & Valuation Signals

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Gist Investment bankers’ disclosed cost of equity (COE) estimates from takeover filings are significantly related to beta and firm size, but show weak or contradictory relations with many other firm-level risk factors—differing from common academic asset-pricing models. [1] [7] Banks assign higher COEs in management buyouts, lowering implied valuation of targets, which appears tied to …

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Paramount’s $108B All-Cash Bid Competes with Netflix in Media Deal Showdown

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Executive Summary Paramount Skydance has submitted a $108.4 billion all-cash hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), offering $30 per share—surpassing Netflix’s competing deal valued at about $82.7–83 billion with $27.75 per share. Netflix’s deal would acquire only WBD’s studios and streaming businesses, whereas Paramount’s offer includes WBD’s entire company, including linear cable assets. …

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Netflix $59B Bridge Loan Signals Surge in AI-Driven Financing & M&A Trends

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Executive Summary Netflix is arranging a landmark financing package of $59 billion in short-term debt (a bridge loan) to help fund its $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (“WBD”), with Wells Fargo leading the deal and BNP Paribas and HSBC among other major lenders. The transaction reflects renewed strength in large-scale corporate finance, with …

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JPMorgan Builds Natural Resources Vertical with Key Hires for Middle-Market Energy Deals

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JPMorgan has hired Max Barrett and Brad Epstein as Houston-based m...

The bank is creating a new natural-resources-focused vertical with...

Barrett will cover energy services and equipment companies, while ...

The move aims to capture more advisory and capital-raising busines...

JPMorgan Bolsters Mid-Cap Investment Banking with Senior Hires to Expand Deal Pipeline

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JPMorgan is expanding its mid-cap investment banking franchise by ...

The mid-cap team has grown about 40% to 250+ bankers and completed...

The bank aims to grow business services fee revenue to roughly $50...

This push reflects a strategic shift toward steadier, less volatil...

How Netflix’s $59B Bridge Loan Fuels Its Warner Bros Acquisition & Debt Strategy

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Netflix is buying Warner Bros Discovery’s studios and streaming ...

The deal is funded by a $59 billion unsecured bridge loan led by W...

Netflix’s pro forma net debt is expected to jump toward $75 bill...

The transaction faces regulatory review, execution and integration...
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