Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

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. What Are Corporate Finance Jobs? not banks or investment firms).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 6, 2023

They do this by setting up entire teams (“pods”) for specific sectors, having each team learn their stocks or other securities in-depth, and then trading frequently based on catalysts and changes in investor sentiment. If Company Z announces a new product at this upcoming conference, how much could its stock price increase?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While everyone seems to know about equity research and trading stocks, fixed income research gets far less attention. the appropriate debt vs. equity mix, and additional capital needs over the next few quarters. The output is more about the credit stats and ratios (Debt / EBITDA, EBITDA / Interest, etc.),

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

Tiger Global is another example of this issue: It started as a hedge fund but later expanded into private equity and venture capital , with different teams for each one. If you have the right background – IB/PE at top firms or possibly equity research or CFA / asset management experience – the interviews and case studies are fairly standard.

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FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“ We have long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good.” Both bonds and stocks reversed course for the remainder of the quarter, posting losses for the period. As always, we appreciate and thank you for your trust in us as the stewards of your capital. We’re always happy to help!

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FineMark

JANUARY 20, 2023

As a result of a normalization of monetary policy and thus a return to a real cost of capital, there will be a greater dichotomy between winners and losers. As shown in Figure 3, below, quantitative easing rendered active management less effective.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I’ve now been writing about finance careers for almost 20 years, and the topic of the CFA for investment banking never seems to die. I first criticized the CFA in a 2009 article , which generated a lot of angry comments. But earlier in 2023, the CFA Institute announced the biggest changes to the program since it started.

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