Corporation Events Financial Models 
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 24, 2023
“Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.
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OfficeHours
MAY 24, 2023
Building a Strong Understanding of Financial Concepts In order to pass the interview process, it is important to develop a solid understanding of financial concepts, including financial analysis, valuation techniques, financial modeling, and corporate finance. Are you preparing for the buyside?
OfficeHours
JUNE 12, 2023
Some ways you can network with firms you want to work for, especially if you don’t have contact with them, are to attend industry events and connect with professionals on LinkedIn. Think about what professional or extracurricular experiences you may have that could apply here.
Peak Frameworks
MAY 17, 2023
VBA for Excel: A Basic Understanding Definition of VBA VBA, or Visual Basic for Applications, i s an event-driven programming language developed by Microsoft. For example, in 2013, JPMorgan used VBA to build a custom model to forecast loan losses, which helped them save time and improve accuracy.
M&A Leadership Council
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Most acquirers by now have well developed M&A processes that guide their M&A leaders through the various phases, decisions, requirements, events, actions and phase-gates and from step to step through the “M&A lifecycle.” While these good approaches are widely viewed as an intact, coherent process, they rarely function as such.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JULY 3, 2024
That gave IB Analysts about a year to gain deal experience, learn financial modeling , and make sure they wanted to do the job. But that timeline crept up over time, slowing down only in “crisis periods,” such as in 2009 (financial crisis aftermath) and 2020 – 2021 (COVID). interview and hire candidates ~1.5 – 2.0+
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