INSIGHTS & ANALYSIS

Perspectives

Valuation • Corporate Finance

Common Mistakes in DCF Valuation: Getting the Discount Rate Right

Ke versus WACC, risk-free rate tenor, beta in illiquid markets and country risk you can defend: the discount rate errors that move valuations by double digits.

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M&A • Trade Finance

A New Era in ECA Finance: Risk Sharing, OECD Discipline, and Strategic Advantage

How export credit agencies moved beyond plain-vanilla guarantees: OECD premium rules, risk participation, direct lending, and what sponsors end up negotiating.

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Strategy • Financial Modelling

Financial Modelling on International Projects: Building Assumptions That Survive Board and Lender Scrutiny

Base-case discipline, FX and commodity paths, DSCR sculpting, and the sensitivity questions boards need answered, drawn from live emerging-market mandates.

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M&A • Negotiation

Creating Value at the Negotiating Table: Price Is Only the Opening Position

Indemnity caps and baskets, RWI interaction, locked box versus completion accounts, and earn-out design: the clauses where 5-15% of transaction value is won or lost.

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Strategy

Making Corporate Planning Genuinely Effective

Beyond annual strategy offsites: linking strategic intent to capital allocation, SBU accountability, and a planning rhythm boards will keep using.

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