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How an IPO Actually Works: A Banker’s Walkthrough

What actually happens between a company deciding to go public and its first day of trading, step by step, as seen from the banker’s desk.

Corporate Finance · 8 min read · 8 Nov 2026
Relative Valuation: Getting the Comparables RightCorporate Finance
Relative Valuation: Getting the Comparables Right

Trading multiples tell you how listed businesses are priced today. Transaction multiples show what acquirers have paid in completed deals. Both can help value a business, but they answer different questions.

9 min read · 9 Nov 2026Read more
Equity Value vs Enterprise Value: Getting the Bridge RightCorporate Finance
Equity Value vs Enterprise Value: Getting the Bridge Right

What a business is worth to its shareholders and what it would cost to acquire outright are two different numbers. Here’s the bridge between them, and what each piece along the way represents.

8 min read · 8 Nov 2026Read more
Financial Statements 101: How to Read a Company's NumbersFinancial Reporting
Financial Statements 101: How to Read a Company's Numbers

Every company that reports its financial results produces (roughly) the same four documents. They're often bundled together and called "the financial statements" or "the accounts," but each one is doing a completely different job.

15 min read · 22 Jul 2026Read more
A Simple Guide to Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) AnalysisCorporate Finance
A Simple Guide to Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

This is discounted cash flow, or DCF. It answers one question: is this worth it, once you account for time and risk? As plain as possible, like chatting over coffee.

12 min read · 18 Jul 2026Read more