Discover how companies use different capital structures of debt and equity to support growth, manage risk, and strategize financial decisions.

In May 2026, First Busey Corporation filed a US$56.87 million shelf registration for 2,100,000 common shares tied to its Employee Stock Ownership Plan, signaling a structured approach to employee ...

A capital structure project is an activity undertaken by a company that requires financing through a combination of debt, equity and other sources. Some of these sources maybe external, such as ...

Companies use financial statements to track and monitor their financial and operational performance and health. The balance sheet provides a snapshot of what a company owns and owes at a specific ...

After working in consulting, venture capital and private banking, Matthias focuses on e-commerce-M&A with his ESER Capital VV GmbH. Mergers and acquisitions have become a common strategy for ...

While fundamental corporate finance research and business schools instruct on designing optimal capital structures, much, if not all, of that is focused on mature companies and generally in industry ...

Chase Carmichael is an equity research analyst with Raymond James Financial Inc. He has 5+ years of experience in finance and investments. Equity capitalization is a measure of how much equity and/or ...

Good morning all. This is Ryan Blake with BCB Community Bank. I'm our bank's Chief Operating Officer, and I'm here to introduce Tom O'Brien, who is our new President and Chief Executive Officer. Tom, ...

Capital structure is a term that describes the proportion of a company’s capital, or operating money, that is obtained through debt versus the proportion obtained through equity. Debt includes loans ...