Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

A number of developments in the past few years have dramatically changed the framework for evaluating capital structure alternatives for U.S. insured depository institutions of all sizes. First, the ...

Capital is money companies raise for long-term business investments and expenses. Long-term financing and investor equity are the two primary sources of capital. The optimum balance is referred to as ...

The optimal capital structure for firms in cyclical industries is one that helps the business to pay off debts when cash is abundant and access to cash when demand is low. For operations, this means ...

Capital structure is a term that describes the proportion of a company’s capital, or operating money, that is obtained through debt versus the proportion obtained through equity. Debt includes loans ...

Antill, Samuel, and Steven R. Grenadier. "Optimal Capital Structure and Bankruptcy Choice: Dynamic Bargaining vs Liquidation." Journal of Financial Economics 133, no. 1 (July 2019): 198–224.

After working in consulting, venture capital and private banking, Matthias focuses on e-commerce-M&A with his ESER Capital VV GmbH. Mergers and acquisitions have become a common strategy for ...

See how capitalization changes affect business growth by modifying debt and equity structures and optimizing financial health. Learn the key benefits and challenges.