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.
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…
Decoding the DCF: The Benchmark Valuation Method
In the complex world of company transactions, understanding and applying business valuation methods accurately is critical to the success of…
M&A in Alicante as a growth strategy for local businesses
M&A in Alicante: The province of Alicante is home to more than 145,000 active companies. It is the fourth most…
Business Valuation Methods
Business valuation methods: Knowing how much a company is worth is not just a numerical question: it is the basis…
What is Corporate Finance? Maximizing Business Value
Corporate finance: what it is Corporate finance is the discipline that studies how companies obtain, allocate and optimise their financial…
Stages of the Business Sale Process
Stages of the business sale process The sale of a company is not a one-off event, but a highly complex…
