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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Financial Modeling: Like private equity, 3-statement models are common, as are valuations and DCF models , but LBO models are less common since not all deals use debt. Also, you can get in more easily from a middle-market or boutique bank.

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The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: The Start of Great Financial Crisis 2.0?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Look at any financial model for a bank, and you’ll see that loans – not deposits – are the key top-line driver. Second, in the past week, VCs arguably engineered this run on the bank by panicking on social media and telling their portfolio companies to withdraw funds.

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Metals & Mining Investment Banking: The Full Guide to Ground Zero for the Energy Transition

Mergers and Inquisitions

But it’s not necessarily required, and plenty of undergrads join these groups via internships without detailed knowledge of the engineering side. One example is Steel Dynamics, which we feature in our main financial modeling course. I’ve considered it before, but it’s a niche area, and the economics never made sense.