commercial banking
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Why Surface-Level Multiples Misprice Cross-Border M&A: A Caribbean Banking Insider’s Take on the CIBC-Butterfield Deal
When evaluating corporate mergers and acquisitions, investors frequently rely on surface-level valuation metrics like Price-to-Earnings (P/E) or Enterprise Value-to-EBITDA multiples. However, evaluating a company strictly by these standardized benchmarks often conceals massive pools of latent value hidden deep within the balance sheet. This dynamic is particularly evident in cross-border asset sales, where structural differences, regulatory…
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“As Much As I Can Get!” Banking Insider Exposes 3 Sure Fire Ways Owners Get Their Loans Declined.
Over the years, I’ve seen well-meaning, hardworking owners with great ideas expressed in their business plans get their applications declined. Today, we uncover three reasons that we hope will benefit the credit-seeking entrepreneur. Bankers know that most business owners aren’t expected to match their banking knowledge and expertise. Being a master plumber, carpenter, or electrician…
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Your Banker Wants to Do More — 20-year Insider Reveals What Gets in the Way
In my last article, I mentioned that as a Relationship Manager, I often wanted to do more for business owners — to dig deeper, identify gaps, and help strengthen applications before they reached the approval stage. The reality, however, is that institutional constraints rarely allow for that level of dedicated attention. That does not mean…
