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.”

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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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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win pre-banking internships earlier. Why Recruit for Venture Capital Internships? The main differences are: Less involvement in portfolio company review, fundraising, and deal execution. Why Recruit for Venture Capital Internships?

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

You must be able to consider long-term goals, assess risk, and craft plans to enhance the value of portfolio companies. Due Diligence in Private Equity Due diligence is arguably more important on the buyside than in any other finance role, given that you have to live with your investment for the long term. While other 5.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 19, 2024

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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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Specialized Pathways: For the Level III exam, you can focus on portfolio management, private wealth, or private markets. On the surface, these changes address some big problems with the CFA: The lack of relevance to many finance careers and the limited practical skills tested. The huge time commitment required to pass the exams.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 16, 2024

For example, internship recruiting starts very early for undergrads in the U.S. , I worked in corporate finance at Johnson & Johnson out of undergrad but switched to the business development team because the work was more dynamic, and I preferred working on partnerships over reporting and budgeting.

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