Remove Capital Market Remove Corporate Finance Remove Mergers
article thumbnail

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.”

article thumbnail

SEC Announces Measures to Facilitate Capital Formation

JD Supra: Mergers

The SECs Division of Corporation Finance (Division) anticipates that these new measures will facilitate capital formation in the U.S. capital markets. By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Capital 165
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

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

OfficeHours

Date: Friday, October 13, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm ET Polly Helvacioglu began her career working part-time as an Insurance Broker Analyst whilst completing studies for her Master’s in Finance at Hult International Business School. Balancing a professional and personal life can be difficult. How do you balance your work and personal life?

article thumbnail

FOCUS Investment Banking Welcomes Colin May as Managing Director in the Automotive Group

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (October 30, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Colin May has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Automotive Group. “We are thrilled to welcome Colin to the FOCUS team,” said Giorgio Andonian, Managing Director in the Automotive Group.

article thumbnail

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.