News and Resources

Sheffield Capital Advisors – in conjunction with its affiliate, FinQuest Partners – develops leading edge intellectual property to provide our clients with practical, state-of-the-art thinking on a wide range of business and finance issues. A sample of these resources is provided below.

Executive Reports

• Effective Implementation of Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions.

  This Executive Report explores the recent trends and driving forces behind cross-border M&A; the stages in a cross-border acquisition and how both finance and strategy are integrally connected; the obstacles in consummating a cross-border acquisition; how pre-acquisition and post-acquisition management is directly related to the creation of value; and the legal and institutional issues and how they apply to cross-border M&A. (Click for PDF)

• Private Company Valuation – Valuing Closely Held Companies.

  There are a number of important differences between public and private companies that are critical to the valuation process. These differences may result in private companies that have very different costs of capital, valuation multiples and credit ratings than their public company counterparts. This article discusses these differences including company size, business and financial risks, valuation assumptions and credit rating practices. (Click for PDF)

• Financing Alternatives for Acquisition-Driven Companies.

  This article focuses on the trends and financing opportunities for clients who are pursuing an aggressive growth plan driven primarily by horizontal acquisitions – i.e., those clients pursuing an industry consolidation (or "roll‐up") strategy. What are the characteristics of industry sectors that are appropriate for the consolidation strategy? What are typical financing structures for the acquisition and consolidation of target companies? (Click for PDF)