OfficeHours

MAY 31, 2023

The discounted cash flow analysis, commonly referred to as the DCF, along with the Leverage Buyout Analysis, commonly referred to as the LBO, are some of the most commonly used and complex financial modeling techniques on the Street today. Is it worth it? I will discuss this below.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 29, 2024

This article will focus on careers and recruiting , while the accompanying YouTube video will discuss the technical/modeling aspects in more detail. And yes, coincidentally, we have a new Project Finance & Infrastructure Modeling course. See the sample Excel file included here for very simple examples of this.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. So, for example, quarterly financial models are more common in equity research, as are detailed bottoms-up models used in initiating coverage reports.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For more on this, please see our healthcare investment banking article. These roles are for bankers and people with deal experience, such as corporate development professionals; firms care much more about your investment, financial modeling , and due diligence skills than your scientific knowledge. If you have an M.D.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Most of this guide deals with the “late-stage VC” strategy, as dozens of other articles cover private equity strategies such as leveraged buyouts and traditional private equity. Over time, many traditional growth equity firms have shifted to the “growth buyout” category as their assets under management have grown.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article. Think: benchmarking portfolios rather than modeling companies. There’s much less technical work because your analysis tends to be very high-level.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

More differences emerge when you compare long-only hedge funds to long-only asset management: Investment Analysis and Financial Modeling You complete similar analyses and financial models at any “fundamental” firm ( long/short equity , long-only, activist , event-driven , etc.). both also do long/short equity).

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