Blog - Maraz Corporate Finance
In a constantly evolving financial environment, from the Maraz Corporate Finance Blog, we share analysis, trends and key insights on corporate finance, financing, corporate restructuring, valuation, company acquisitions and sales, and business strategy.
Startup Financial Advisory: When to Hire & What to Look For
The role of Financial Advisory for Startups Launching a startup brings various challenges, and not all are related to the…
Scenario Analysis: Planning and Valuation
Scenario Analysis Scenario Analysis is a strategic tool that enables companies to evaluate potential future outcomes under various conditions. In…
Project Finance: Finance projects without direct risk
Project Finance Model Project financing, known as Project Finance, has established itself as a key tool for the development of…
Executive Compensation and Value Creation
Executive Compensation When discussing executive compensation, especially within the context of SMEs, it is common to focus on absolute figures.…
Rolling Forecast: Flexible Financial Planning
Rolling forecast vs. annual budget: Financial planning is one of the most critical pillars for any company's sustainability. However, in…
Optimal Dividend Distribution
Introduction to Dividends A dividend is the portion of a company’s net income distributed to its shareholders as a return…
Business Model Canvas in Management
Business Model Canvas The Business Model Canvas (BMC) is a strategic management tool that enables the visualization and structuring of…
Income Statement for Industrial Companies
Income Statement for Industrial Companies vs Standard Income Statement (Profit & Loss) under the Spanish General Accounting Plan: Benefits, Structure,…
Financial Due Diligence vs. Financial Audit: Key Differences
In corporate transactions such as company sales and acquisitions, capital increases, IPOs or investment processes, there are two financial analysis…
The key role of Management Team in M&A Transactions
The key role of management team: stability, credibility and continuity When a company sale process begins, especially in the context…
How companies can adapt to highly dynamic environments
How companies can adapt to changing environments: Change is no longer sporadic or predictable. For those who have spent several…
How Working Capital Impacts Financial Viability
In today's business environment, where economic uncertainty is constant, net working capital becomes a key indicator for ensuring the financial…
SPV: What is it and How is it Used in Complex Financial Structures?
SPV: what is it and what is it for? In corporate finance, having mechanisms that allow risks to be properly…
Working Capital and its importance in a company’s financial health
Working capital is one of the fundamental pillars for guaranteeing the liquidity and financial stability of any company. In a…
How to Create an Effective Financial Forecast for Growth Companies
In today's business environment, where market changes are rapid and competition is fierce, anticipating the financial future becomes a decisive…
Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation
Pre-money and post-money valuation: In start-ups and growth companies, raising capital (funding rounds) or carrying out capital increases is a…
Enterprise Value vs Equity Value: Key Differences in M&A
Enterprise Value vs Equity Value: What Is the Difference? When discussing the “price” in an M&A transaction, two figures that…
Forensic Finance: How Financial Expert Reports Support Legal Cases
Forensic Finance – What is it? In today’s judicial system, the difference between winning or losing litigation rarely lies in…
Break-Even Point: Definition, Formula and Strategies
What is the break-even point? The break-even point (also called the break-even threshold or profitability threshold) is the level of…
Corporate Profitability Ratios : ROE, ROA, ROIC and ROCE
Corporate Profitability Ratios In corporate finance, analyzing a company’s profitability is not simply a matter of checking whether it generates…
Success and Failure in Mergers and Acquisitions
Success and Failure in Mergers and Acquisitions: The truth about M&A Inorganic growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is one…
Share Purchase Agreement (SPA): structuring and negotiation in Spanish M&A
The Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) is the contract that completes the sale of a company's shares and, with them, control…
The Information Memorandum (CIM)
What is the Information Memorandum (CIM) and what is it for? The Information Memorandum — also known as the Confidential…
Distressed M&A and Insolvency Proceedings in Spain
Distressed M&A Distressed M&A transactions — mergers and acquisitions of companies in financial difficulty — represent one of the most…
