Corporate Finance Financial Modeling Recruitment 
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. In my view, corporate finance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”
Mergers and Inquisitions
MAY 29, 2024
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. This article will focus on careers and recruiting , while the accompanying YouTube video will discuss the technical/modeling aspects in more detail.
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OfficeHours
MAY 31, 2023
The discounted cash flow analysis, commonly referred to as the DCF, along with the Leverage Buyout Analysis, commonly referred to as the LBO, are some of the most commonly used and complex financial modeling techniques on the Street today.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JULY 3, 2024
When firms kicked off the on-cycle private equity recruiting process in June this year, before IB Analysts had even started their training , some people were shocked. That gave IB Analysts about a year to gain deal experience, learn financial modeling , and make sure they wanted to do the job.
OfficeHours
MAY 24, 2023
While a degree in finance, economics, or related fields is highly sought after, investment banks will hire candidates with a diversity of backgrounds, especially in STEM fields. To develop these skills, take classes in finance and economics, regardless of your major. Maybe even more important than your major is your GPA.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 22, 2025
People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. So, for example, quarterly financial models are more common in equity research, as are detailed bottoms-up models used in initiating coverage reports.
OfficeHours
AUGUST 20, 2023
The good news is that there are many transferable skills from investment banking (and other non-traditional finance roles) to private equity. If you enjoy financial modeling and due diligence (essential skills for most finance roles) but want to dig deeper into how businesses function operationally, then the buyside could be right for you.
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