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.
Private Equity: Corporate Transformation through LBOs and SPVs
< LBOs and SPVs In the corporate finance ecosystem, private equity occupies a singular place. It is not simply "investment…
Production Costs
Production costs Understanding a business's cost structure in depth is not a routine accounting task; it is a strategic exercise…
EBITDA Multiples vs DCF: Choosing the Right Valuation Method
EBITDA multiples vs DCF When a business owner considers selling their company, or simply wants to know how much it…
Synergy Quantification in Mergers & Acquisitions
Synergy quantification in mergers and acquisitions A merger or acquisition is only justified, from a financial perspective, when the combined…
Buy-and-Build: How to grow through acquisition and multiply your company’s value
Buy-and-build (also known as build-up) is one of the most powerful value-creation strategies in private equity and M&A. It involves…
Carve-Outs: Separating Part of the Business to Create Value
The carve-out in the context of M&A There are business groups which, over time, have accumulated very different businesses under…
Taxation on Business Transfers in Spain
Taxation on Business Transfers in Spain The transfer of a business structure is one of the most complex tax events,…
How to value a startup: methods, examples and common pitfalls
How to value a startup: Valuing a startup is one of the most complex exercises in corporate finance. Unlike an…
Business Crisis and Restructuring: Options Under the New Pre-Insolvency Framework
Business Crisis and Restructuring Companies can face crises driven by internal or external factors that affect their profitability and viability.…
Business Financing Options
Business financing as a strategic decision Business financing is a strategic decision that determines not only a company’s growth but…
Valuation by comparable multiples
Valuation by comparable multiples: The multiples method is the most widely used approach in M&A transactions for obtaining an initial…
Corporate Debt Refinancing: Key Factors
Corporate Debt Refinancing as a strategic decision, not just a financial one Refinancing a company is no longer a simple…
The Fractional CFO: How to Transform Your Company and Boost Profitability
For the owner of an established family business, the question is rarely whether they need better financial leadership. The question…
Corporate Financial Restructuring
Corporate financial restructuring Financial restructuring has ceased to be the last resort of companies in crisis and has become a…
Escrow: The mechanism that unlocks deals when trust Is missing
In the final stretch of a business sale and purchase, buyer and seller face a tension that is difficult to…
The mid-market of M&A in Spain: the silent engine of consolidation
The mergers and acquisitions market in Spain is enjoying a period of maturity without precedent. With the macroeconomic variables stabilising…
Non-Operating Assets and Liabilities: Impact on company valuation
Non-Operating Assets and Liabilities: Valuing a company is not simply a matter of applying a multiple to EBITDA. It is…
Earn-out as a transaction closing tool
The earn-out as a tool for closing transactions In a company sale, the main point of contention usually arises when…
Asset Deal vs. Share Deal in M&A transactions: How to choose the optimal structure
Asset deal vs share deal: two ways of structuring a transaction In an M&A transaction, one of the first decisions…
The Business Plan: The foundation of business management
In the business world, strategic decision-making is crucial to the success and long-term sustainability of any organisation. An essential component…
How not to run an M&A deal: avoiding value destruction
How not to run an M&A deal: Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remain the tool of choice for strategic transformation, risk…
Letter of Intent (LOI) in M&A transactions: a practical guide
The letter of intent – LOI is a formal, preliminary agreement to the sale and purchase agreement (SPA), setting out…
The Advantages of Vendor Due Diligence
For most middle-market business owners, selling the company is the most important financial transaction of their lives, and also the…
Financial Due Diligence: Guide for M&A transactions
M&A transactions are complex processes in which information asymmetry between buyer and seller can generate significant risks: overvalued assets, hidden…
