Japan’s Suntory is making a big investment in buying the makers of Jim Beam for $13.6 billion. Jim Beam is a highly branded U.S. company and this deal is second largest acquisition of a U.S. company by a Japanese buyer. The underlying concept is the folks in Japan have recognized their domestic markets are not …
Tag: EBITDA
Why You Should Be Wary When Discussing EBITDA In M&A
* Guest post by John Dearing, Capstone Managing Director Just last week during a valuation discussion, I noted to the Board to be wary of EBITDA multiple discussions in the world of M&A. As an article from PE Hub points out, when you ask five different professionals to calculate a company’s EBITDA, you’ll come up with …
Monkey See, Monkey Do
While visiting my brother’s family and partaking in a delicious cupcake during my niece’s one year milestone birthday celebration, I had a valuation thought…she was doing what most kids at that age do: copying the older kids’ movements. Waving, smiling, stuffing cake in her face and, of course, throwing everything. Adults, some very experienced, tend …
