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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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M&A Through The Eyes of The Strategic Acquirer with Scott Kaeser

How2Exit

With over 15 years of experience in corporate development and mergers and acquisitions, Scott specializes in acquiring and integrating security companies into Tarian Security's portfolio. He discusses his background in corporate finance and management consulting, and how he got started in the security industry.

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Venture Capital Internships: The Best “Pre-Banking” Role?

Mergers and Inquisitions

The main differences are: Less involvement in portfolio company review, fundraising, and deal execution. Yes, a corporate finance or wealth management internship might look worse on your resume/CV, but larger companies are a much better bet if you need the money. What do you think about our portfolio companies?

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Earnouts: Sometimes a “Bridge” Too Far

Focus Investment Banking

Despite the potential value at stake, the buyer balked at the idea of relinquishing control, envisioning strategic integration and synergy across their portfolio of Professional Services businesses. Kelly Kittrell has more than 30 years of merger & acquisition and corporate finance experience.

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How to Start a Venture Capital Firm – and Why You Probably Shouldn’t

Mergers and Inquisitions

Before doing anything else, you must decide on your fund size and team size, which depend on your strategy and the number of portfolio companies you plan to invest in. To keep things simple, let’s assume that you want a portfolio of 25 startups and you plan to invest in seed rounds for an average of $2 million per startup.

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FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Chenega Corporation in its Acquisition of SecuriGence LLC

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC (June 7, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Chenega Corporation (“Chenega”) has acquired SecuriGence LLC. FOCUS represented Chenega in this transaction.