Cost of Capital

- Season 1

(2012)

We join Jason, a new private equity associate, whose weekend is ruined when he gets called into work and is ordered to find a company for his firm to invest in. He struggles to balance that with taking care of and paying for his sick grandfather. Meanwhile, his friends Todd and Leonard discuss a tiny company, IonX, which might want to sell -- in the midst of getting rejected by two girls. Jason calls dozens of CEOs to no avail, and gets frustrated enough to give up as he's given an ultimatum by his boss David -- which forces him to take desperate measures to save ...

Jason meets with Nancy, the CEO of IonX, and learns more about her business. Back at work, he gets pulled off onto another project and finds out that Nancy doesn't want to sell anymore and that a new co-worker, Martin, may pose a threat to him. Nancy meets with her business partner Scott and is tempted by the prospect of starting a new company with him -- and so she changes her mind and goes back to Jason and David, now willing to sell if they agree to a few specific conditions.

Robert, the Founder of Jason's firm, is skeptical over IonX and needs more information first. Meanwhile, the economy has worsened and Scott no longer wants to start a business with Nancy, forcing her into other alternatives -- namely, staying at IonX and selling it to prove her competence to Scott. Jason learns of more bad news about his grandfather, and finds out that he'll now have to cover all his medical bills -- and that motivates him to get this deal done at any cost. He analyzes the business in more detail and pitches David on its merits, but David is as ...

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