How Much Corporate Debt Is Right for My Company?

How Much Corporate Debt Is Right for My Company?

What is the optimal level of corporate debt for a company? If you are a CEO, CFO, Executive Board member, or corporate finance professional, you are tasked with asking and answering this question on a regular basis. Striking the right balance is challenging, but the benefits of achieving the optimal corporate debt structure can be significant. 

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OpenAI Hints at IPO – Will They Become a Public Benefit Corporation?
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OpenAI Hints at IPO – Will They Become a Public Benefit Corporation?

OpenAI, the company behind the popular generative AI product, ChatGPT, has hinted at launching an IPO and becoming a public company. Currently OpenAI has a unique corporate structure as a hybrid non-profit/for-profit entity but may transition to a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC). Keene Advisors is also a benefit corporation and we’ll explain what this transition might mean for OpenAI.

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Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Primer
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Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Primer

What is a Leveraged Buyout (LBO)? What are the ideal financial characteristics of a LBO target company in the eyes of private equity investors and family offices? Leveraged buyouts (LBO) are a type of acquisition where investors finance the purchase of a target company through a combination of debt financing and equity capital.

Keene Advisors helps to explain and illustrate the LBO process.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: 5 Steps to Take When Selling Your Business
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Mergers & Acquisitions: 5 Steps to Take When Selling Your Business

Want to sell your business? You may need help figuring out where to start. Our team outlines 5 steps to prepare your business for sale:

Get your business in order, measure your KPIs, position your company for maximize valuation, understand the tax implications for the business owners, and select the right M&A advisor to help you sell your business.

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Q1’24: Understanding the Link: How Interest Rates Influence Mergers & Acquisitions by Financial Investors
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Q1’24: Understanding the Link: How Interest Rates Influence Mergers & Acquisitions by Financial Investors

Financial investors like private equity funds and venture capital firms help shape the market dynamics of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across many industries. But as interest rates have risen precipitously since 2022, there has been a significant decline in the M&A activity among financial investors. What should companies do who are looking for an exit?

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