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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. In my view, corporate finance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”

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Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance: Careers, Recruiting, Financial Modeling, and More

Mergers and Inquisitions

With the craze over renewable energy and infrastructure over the past few years, we’ve received more and more questions about Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance. And yes, coincidentally, we have a new Project Finance & Infrastructure Modeling course.

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

Mergers and Inquisitions

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?

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Cole Strandberg Named Managing Director

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (September 16, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking , a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, would like to congratulate Cole Strandberg on his promotion to Managing Director within its Automotive Aftermarket group.

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10-11-2023 Newsletter: How to win in Investment Banking? From Analyst to VP

OfficeHours

Featured Speaker: Polly Helvacioglu Recent Position: Vice President, Corporate Finance Solutions Group, HSBC UK Rohit Malrani will be moderating the conversation. Balancing a professional and personal life can be difficult. How do you balance your work and personal life?

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Solganick Expands Cybersecurity Coverage, Hires Michael Kim to Lead Industry Practice

Solganick & Co.

Michael Kim joins as a director of investment banking, bringing 20+ years of experience in technology and cybersecurity investment banking and capital markets research. Its team brings senior and executive level experience in M&A, corporate finance, operations, and capital markets within technology sub-sector domains.

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Periculum Announces Completed Sale of Central States Enterprises, LLC's Two Grain Terminal Elevators to ADM

Periculum Capital

About Periculum Capital Company, LLC Periculum is a leading investment and merchant banking firm serving the corporate finance needs of middle market companies. The firm’s primary services include M&A, capital markets, and restructuring advisory, as well as specialized merchant banking services.

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