What is a subsidiary?
You might be completely unaware that some of your favourite companies are actually just a small part of a huge conglomerate. The biggest fashion brands, food, and social media companies are more often than not subsidiaries to a much larger organization. But what actually is a subsidiary? Keep reading to find out. How can we […]
Understanding 21st Century Business Models: Part 10 – Valuing 21st Century Businesses.
As we have said at the beginning of this series, 21st Century businesses require a new way of valuing them. Also, since their DNA is to grow exponentially, making profits might not be in their current radar. So, to value these companies, we need to understand and take the metrics that best drives value for […]
Top 5 Biggest M&A deals of 2021
Global M&A activity in 2021 easily surpassed the pre-pandemic level and nearly matched the peaks of 2015 and 2007. The number of announced M&A deals exceeded 62,000 globally in 2021, up an unprecedented 24% from 2020. 2021 was a very successful year for global M&A activity, so we’re taking the time to look back on […]
Part IX: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Part II
DeFi Service Projects and Use Cases Most DeFi projects or protocols can be categorized into these main project types: Decentralized Exchanges Known as Dexes, are cryptocurrency exchanges that allow you to trade currencies without an intermediary. One example and one of the leading Dexes is Uniswap (an automated market maker protocol that runs on Etherum). […]
FinTech – the future of finance
What is FinTech? The term “FinTech” or financial technology refers to new technology that aims to enhance and automate the delivery and usage of financial services. Fintech, at its most basic level, is used to assist organizations, company owners, and individuals manage their financial operations, procedures, and lifestyles more efficiently and to a higher degree. […]
Part IX: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Part I
These days you have probably encountered with a business or a project that uses tokens as a means of financing. Tokens are the digital currency means by which the so-called Decentralized Finance economy circulates by way of blockchain protocols. Blockchain itself is complicated enough to understand, so prior to immersing into the basics of tokenized […]
What is an asset deal?
There are many terms and definitions used when it comes to mergers and acquisitions transactions. Today we´re bringing you a short article explaining briefly what an asset deal is. How can we define it? When a buyer prefers to acquire a company’s functioning assets over its stock, this is known as an asset deal. It’s […]
Why are your employees working conditions important when preparing your business for sale?
When the time comes to sell your business there are many things that you will need to consider and prepare in advance. One of the factors that is often overlooked is the importance of your employee working conditions. Why are your employees working conditions important when preparing your business for sale? Keep reading to find […]
What are business models and why are they so important?
The term business model may seem like a very simple notion. However, the phrase has evolved drastically over time. Today, enterprises are doing all they can to keep up with the ever-advancing technological world, by adapting and editing their business models accordingly. Although this might look easy to the eye, it is actually quite complex […]
What is Venture Capital?
You use services and products from Venture-Capital backed companies every day, yet you are probably unaware of this. Uber, Wish and Airbnb are just a few examples. It can be quite a tricky concept to grasp at times. However, even though the industry is in constant change, the fundamentals of venture capital remain the same. […]