Getting deal economics right on paper is the easy part. Where acquirers lose value is in the gap between term sheet and closing, when structure decisions made under pressure lock in costs that compound for years.

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Extended planning and analysis promises to break down the silos between finance, sales and operations by building a single connected planning model. This article explains how xP&A actually works in practice, where it delivers real value, and where the complexity can exceed the benefit.

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After a decade of near-zero rates, many companies are still running investment decisions through hurdle rates built for a different era. This article unpacks how the weighted average cost of capital actually works in a structurally higher-rate environment, and what CFOs need to change in practice.

Read the full article and transcript: https://www.mba-training.com/blog/cost-capital-hurdle-rates-higher-rate

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The phrase "autonomous close" gets used freely by vendors and finance leaders alike, often meaning very different things. This article breaks down what the concept genuinely involves, where the technology works, and where human judgment remains non-negotiable.

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Long before supply chain finance and dynamic discounting entered the CFO's vocabulary, companies were quietly drowning in cash they already owned but could not see. The story of how working capital became a recognised source of internal funding is stranger, and more instructive, than most finance textbooks admit.

Read the full article and transcript: https://www.mba-training.com/blog/working-capital-cash-trapped-origin

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Most companies that fail to list don't fail because of market timing or investor appetite. They fail because their financial infrastructure cannot survive the scrutiny of the public markets process.

Read the full article and transcript: https://www.mba-training.com/blog/ipo-readiness-financial-infrastructure-gaps

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Zero-based budgeting promises cost discipline and strategic alignment, but most mid-market implementations stall within two cycles. This playbook gives CFOs a concrete sequence to make ZBB stick without paralyzing the business.

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How you frame financial guidance on an earnings call shapes analyst models, stock price behavior, and your credibility for the next twelve months. This playbook gives CFOs a concrete sequence for setting, delivering, and defending guidance that holds up under scrutiny.

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Designing a hedging program forces CFOs to answer a question that sounds simple but rarely is: what exactly are you trying to protect? This article breaks down the mechanics of a well-structured FX and rate hedging program, the decisions that determine whether it actually works, and the tradeoffs that most treasury teams underestimate.

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Zero-based budgeting has staged a high-profile comeback, championed by cost-cutting executives and consulting firms as the antidote to bloated baselines. The case for it is coherent, but the conditions under which it actually delivers value are narrower than its advocates admit.

Read the full article and transcript: https://www.mba-training.com/blog/zero-based-budgeting-revisited-cfo

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