Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking? Do you learn anything?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

When you hear the term “long-only hedge funds,” your first thought might be: “How can a hedge fund hold only long positions? Doesn’t that contradict the term ‘hedge fund’? Why would investors pay high fees for what is effectively a mutual fund?” These are all good questions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

But one possible exception lies in sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) , which are similar to funds of funds in some ways. I’ll address all these points here and cover the advantages and disadvantages of SWFs, but let’s start with the definitions and overview: What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity. Many of these firms use debt to fund deals, and they complete bolt-on acquisitions for portfolio companies.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & mining investment banking used to be a “sleepy” group. But let’s forget about the children temporarily and focus on the verticals, the drivers, deal examples, and the exit opportunities if you escape from the underground mines: What Is Metals & Mining Investment Banking?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 3, 2023

But people who aim for investment banking roles are very much into those bells and whistles, so questions about the DDM and other “exotic” methodologies began rolling in. To be fair, in some industries – like commercial banks and insurance within FIG – the DDM is a core valuation methodology.

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Wizenius

JULY 30, 2023

Lets see how this works Most of the variations of Financial models in investment banking mostly revolve around 1) DCF 2) M&A 3) LBO 4) Comparable & Transaction Comps Idea Bank - From Scratch to Template: Build a comprehensive version of each of the above varieties of financial models from scratch.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Are you interested in learning more about OfficeHours and how a Banking/Buyside Coach can help you? So you want to pursue a role in Investment Banking/Lateral Banking? If you do, you may be able to afford to have less in your emergency fund in case something goes wrong (i.e. Yes, I’m interested!

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MergersCorp M&A International

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: A DCF model is often used to estimate the intrinsic value of the company based on projected future cash flows. The post Evaluating Asset Management Companies: Key Metrics and Methodologies appeared first on MergersCorp M&A International | Investment Banking.

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Francine Way

JULY 17, 2017

Once we have the Implied Equity Purchase Price, we can build the Uses table by factoring in the pay down of existing debt and various transaction fees (financing, investment banking, legal, and other fees) related to the proposed transaction as follow: Total Uses = Implied Equity Purchase Price + Paydown of Debt + Fees.

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Peak Frameworks

JUNE 7, 2023

And if you are interested in learning more about essential finance concepts, you should check out our , Investment Banking Course. Cash Flow from Operations in Valuation Models Valuation models such as the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model use CFO as a key input.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 29, 2024

The term “Project Finance” at large banks refers to a group that operates like Debt Capital Markets or Leveraged Finance but for infrastructure rather than normal companies. In other words, if you lend $500 million to fund a new offshore wind development, what are your chances of losing money? What if market rates for electricity fall?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For more on this, please see our healthcare investment banking article. PE firms view these companies as especially appealing since low multiples mean they can use higher debt percentages to fund the acquisitions. Why is Private Equity Interested in a “Boring” Sector Like Healthcare Services? in biology.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Q: Why not private equity, growth equity, hedge funds, or entrepreneurship? A: You’re most interested in tech or life science startups, and PE funds and hedge funds do not work with these companies in the same way, as they don’t directly fund their development activities. Q: Which current startup would you invest in?

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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. Traditionally, banks gave away equity research reports for free to incentivize large clients to trade with the bank.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

If you had to pick a single industry that could be interesting to every hedge fund investing in individual companies, it might be biotech. Of course, biotech is not an official hedge fund strategy. Example Biotech Trades What Makes Biotech Hedge Funds Different? also find their way into the industry. And What Do They Do?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This site has already covered investment banking interview questions , private equity interview questions , and venture capital interview questions , so the next topic on the list seemed to be growth equity interview questions. Exits Up Slightly But Still Poor – M&A activity has ticked up modestly, but the IPO market is still mostly shut.

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