Global Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

Global Finance: What has been your biggest challenge as CFO? In Europe, it is even more challenging, not only because of the economic and political challenges, but also because the markets have been rather sluggish since 2023. Anne-Laure Autret-Cornet: In the biotech sector, we are always fundraising.

CFO 52

CFO Pharmaceutical Finance Risk Management 52

CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

The last few years have been eventful for all companies, with the COVID crisis and ensuing economic shut down causing pain for companies, with recovery coming in 2021, as the global economy opened up again. Superior unit economics. Brand name allows you to charge higher price for the same products. Economies of scale. YouTube Video.

Marketing 130

Marketing Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Accounting 101. I am not an accountant, and have no desire to be one, but I have used their output (accounting statements) as raw material in valuation and corporate finance.

Accounting 130

Accounting Marketing Advertising Valuation 130

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The last few years have been eventful for all companies, with the COVID crisis and ensuing economic shut down causing pain for companies, with recovery coming in 2021, as the global economy opened up again. I will use this data to draw three broad conclusions: Low Hurdle Rate ?

Hurdle Rate 98

Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting Entertainment 98

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Accounting 101 I am not an accountant, and have no desire to be one, but I have used their output (accounting statements) as raw material in valuation and corporate finance.

Accounting 96

Accounting Advertising Valuation Investments 96

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As someone who teaches corporate finance, I have always tried to pass on the message, especially to those who are headed to finance jobs at companies or investment banks, that of all of the players in an organization, finance people are among the most replaceable, and thus least likely to be key people.

Valuation 128

Valuation Profit and Loss Entertainment Investments 128

Global Finance

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Since then, a wider variety of companies have been looking for opportunities to make acquisitions there, from food to pharmaceuticals; formerly, automakers were the only major Japanese manufacturers in the US. Japan overtook the UK in 2019 as the biggest source of foreign direct investment into the US, Hayashi notes.

Pharmaceutical 92

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Strategic Planning Construction 92