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AMBI

American Business Masters & Investments, Inc (ABMI) is a full service business brokering company, offering ultra professional services to entrepreneurs, business owners and business buyers in the pursuit of "The Great American Dream" of business ownership and of the opportunity to pursue the freedom of buying, selling and financing the sale of business assets of all kinds, all types, all prices and sizes.

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ABMI Inc
contact e-mail: 
[email protected]
# of Employees: 
5-19
Annual Revenue Estimate: 
$1m+
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6201 College Blvd Suite 385
Overland Park, KS, 66211
United States
Phone: 913-341-6300
Fax: 913-381-5978
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AltQuest Group

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AltQuest

AltQuest Group was founded by experienced finance professionals with background in strategic advisory and M&A. The founders set out to build an independent financial services firm serving strategic and financial buyers in the energy, consumer goods, healthcare, technology, media, telecom, and real estate verticals with particular emphasis on emerging markets.

AltQuest's deep industry relationships and expertise allow us to advise growth oriented middle-market firms and financials on merger & acquisitions in the global market. Out network in Europe, the Middle-East and Asia uniquely positions the firm as a leading strategic advisor on cross-border transactions

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201 Spear Street Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
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Aramar Capital

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aramarcapital

Aramar is a boutique investment bank focused on merger, acquisition, and strategic private placement services. Key traits:

-focus on middle-market transactions
-significant transactional expertise
-senior level attention
-proprietary marketing process that follows a comprehensive approach tailored to each buyer or investor candidate

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Aramar Capital Group, LLC
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New York, NY, 10017
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Advice for the Quantitative Component of a Case Interview

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 on 9/20/11 at 4:18pm
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Advice for the Quantitative Component of a Case Interview

Advice for Demonstrating Structured Thinking in a Consulting Interview?

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 on 9/20/11 at 4:17pm
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Advice for Demonstrating Structured Thinking in a Consulting Interview?

Guidelines for Preparing for a Consulting Interview

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Guidelines for Preparing for a Consulting Interview

What are the ways one would analyze a bond in a capital structure to determine what is the best risk adjusted return?

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 on 9/20/11 at 4:12pm
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What are the ways one would analyze a bond in a capital structure to determine what is the best risk adjusted return?

How would you calculate a firms WACC and how would you use it?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 4:11pm
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How would you calculate a firms WACC and how would you use it?

What are common anti-takeover tactics?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 4:10pm
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What are common anti-takeover tactics?

What is the difference between credit agremeents and senior indentures? Why are they very important to understanding the valuation of a company?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 4:08pm
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What is the difference between credit agremeents and senior indentures? Why are they very important to understanding the valuation of a company?

Why are people worried about inflation?

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Wall Street Mentors
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 on 9/20/11 at 4:07pm
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Why are people worried about inflation?

How do you calculate EPS and why is it important?

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Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 4:06pm
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How do you calculate EPS and why is it important?

How do you react to pressure?

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Wall Street Mentors
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 on 9/20/11 at 4:04pm
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How do you react to pressure?

What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?

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 on 9/20/11 at 4:02pm
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What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?

Interviewing Tip - Limit your Exposure

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 on 9/20/11 at 4:01pm
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Interviewing Tip - Limit your Exposure

If you are have two deals, one is a 100% stock-base and one is a 100% cash-base, all things being equal, which one is going to be the most accretive?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 4:00pm
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If you are have two deals, one is a 100% stock-base and one is a 100% cash-base, all things being equal, which one is going to be the most accretive?

Why is the implied volatility of out of the money options higher in a lot of assets than at the money options?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
Points)
 on 9/20/11 at 3:58pm
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Why is the implied volatility of out of the money options higher in a lot of assets than at the money options?

Why is the yield curve upwardly sloping most of the time?

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Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:57pm
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Why is the yield curve upwardly sloping most of the time?

Why would a company issue debt instead of equity?

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Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:56pm
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Why would a company issue debt instead of equity?

How would you go about finding beta How and why would you unlever a beta?

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Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:55pm
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How would you go about finding beta How and why would you unlever a beta?

How would you go about finding beta How and why would you unlever a beta?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:49pm
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How would you go about finding beta How and why would you unlever a beta?

Say you have two high yield bonds with identical coupons and maturities, one from a supermarket and one from a high tech company - which one do you buy and why?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:47pm
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Say you have two high yield bonds with identical coupons and maturities, one from a supermarket and one from a high tech company - which one do you buy and why?

What is an LBO and why does a company add leverage to the capital table?

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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:46pm
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What is an LBO and why does a company add leverage to the capital table?

What major factors affect the yield of a corporate bond?

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Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:45pm
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What major factors affect the yield of a corporate bond?

What would you do with excess cash on the balance sheet?

Wall Street Mentors's picture
Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
Points)
 on 9/20/11 at 3:44pm
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What would you do with excess cash on the balance sheet?

DCF, Trading Multiples, Transaction Multiples - which provides the highest valuation?

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Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
Points)
 on 9/20/11 at 3:43pm
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DCF, Trading Multiples, Transaction Multiples - which provides the highest valuation?

Does the price of a call option increase when the time to expiration increases?

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Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:42pm
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Does the price of a call option increase when the time to expiration increases?

Have you ever done any trading on your own?

Wall Street Mentors's picture
Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:41pm
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Have you ever done any trading on your own?

If you had two companies with the same capital structure, which company would you invest in?

Wall Street Mentors's picture
Wall Street Mentors
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(Gorilla, 623
 
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 on 9/20/11 at 3:33pm
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If you had two companies with the same capital structure, which company would you invest in?

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