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?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

In-depth analysis that might take days or weeks, such as a financial model with 1,000 rows in Excel to assess a biopharma company’s valuation. 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. now) structure.

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FineMark

JANUARY 20, 2023

The phenomenon is likely to play out over several years with various ramifications, including valuations. As shown in Figure 3, below, from 1950 through 1989 (a period that was also less globalized and national interest and security were more heavily considered), equity valuations were expectedly lower.

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FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the risk of a recession still looming, we remain defensive when considering market valuations and our outlook for a deteriorating macro view. As always, we appreciate and thank you for your trust in us as the stewards of your capital. Clearly, the rise in rates has been painful for fixed income investors.

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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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FineMark

JANUARY 17, 2024

As trusted stewards of your capital, we do our best to follow Charlie’s wisdom. The declining cost of capital combined with massive gains in labor productivity (due to technological advancements) resulted in sweeping wealth creation. Volcker, a “falling rate” regime began in 1981, kicking off a multi-decade drop in interest rates.

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FineMark

JULY 13, 2023

This scenario would largely impact small-to-medium-sized businesses that rely on regional bank lending for their capital needs. FIGURE 2 Source: Fact Set Figure 3, below, showcases the divergence between the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index and the standard S&P 500® Index, which is weighted based on market capitalization.

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