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. And yes, coincidentally, we have a new Project Finance & Infrastructure Modeling course. By contrast, Project Finance roles are more specialized and “siloed.”

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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Wizenius

JULY 30, 2023

Lets see how this works Most of the variations of Financial models in investment banking mostly revolve around 1) DCF 2) M&A 3) LBO 4) Comparable & Transaction Comps Idea Bank - From Scratch to Template: Build a comprehensive version of each of the above varieties of financial models from scratch.

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Wizenius

JUNE 25, 2023

The WACC considers the cost of debt and equity financing and reflects the risk associated with the company's capital structure. Adjustments for Negative Cash Flows: Incorporate adjustments in the DCF analysis to account for the negative cash flows in the initial years. Take your career to new heights in the dynamic world of finance.

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Francine Way

JULY 17, 2017

Once we have the Implied Equity Purchase Price, we can build the Uses table by factoring in the pay down of existing debt and various transaction fees (financing, investment banking, legal, and other fees) related to the proposed transaction as follow: Total Uses = Implied Equity Purchase Price + Paydown of Debt + Fees.

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Peak Frameworks

JUNE 7, 2023

As a finance professional, the ability to analyze and interpret cash flows is an essential skill. It's broken down into three sections: Operating, Investing, and Financing cash flows. And if you are interested in learning more about essential finance concepts, you should check out our , Investment Banking Course.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I I grew up with very little knowledge of what investing was. Once I started working in finance, I educated myself on different investment types, what effective budgeting really meant, and where I should be putting my money to maximize return and diversification. This stuff isn’t rocket science, but it’s also not intuitive!

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MergersCorp M&A International

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: A DCF model is often used to estimate the intrinsic value of the company based on projected future cash flows. Technological Advancements and Innovation: Technological disruption in finance can impact valuations.

Asset Management 52

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 2, 2024

If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our Private Equity Course and Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year. Valuation Techniques: Employing discounted cash flow (DCF) and comparative analysis to ascertain the target’s value.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Debt financing is much more common, and the GE firm is often the first institutional investor. Financial Modeling: Like private equity, 3-statement models are common, as are valuations and DCF models , but LBO models are less common since not all deals use debt. Also, you can get in more easily from a middle-market or boutique bank.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 7, 2024

For private equity (PE) groups, these rates determine the cost of capital, which is essential for their investment strategies. Cost of Leveraged Buyouts: PE firms often use leveraged buyouts (LBOs) to acquire companies, relying heavily on debt financing.

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Private Equity Valuation Equities Business 52

Devensoft

AUGUST 22, 2023

Investment Banking Tools: Investment banks and financial advisory firms often use proprietary software or tools tailored for enterprise valuation during M&A transactions. Discount Rates Discount rates are used in the DCF method to determine the present value of future cash flows.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There are only a few dozen large funds in this category worldwide, but they’ve greatly impacted the markets and finance careers. Multi-manager hedge funds promise investors solid risk-adjusted returns with low volatility; no matter what the broader market does, you’ll make money if you invest in them.

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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

It is important that the buyer’s deal team includes an experienced investment banking professional that can effectively and efficiently facilitate the appropriate business, financial, and valuation-related analyses during due diligence, and ultimately the completion of a business valuation.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

More differences emerge when you compare long-only hedge funds to long-only asset management: Investment Analysis and Financial Modeling You complete similar analyses and financial models at any “fundamental” firm ( long/short equity , long-only, activist , event-driven , etc.). hiring MDs to analyze biotech companies). lower intensity).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

So, you could mention a related job, such as strategy, finance, or business development at a portfolio company, and say that you want to return to VC at a higher level eventually. If not, you can say that you want to work with startups in the long term, but you understand that candidates normally move into something else after a few years.

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Capital Valuation Investment Portfolio 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

If you’ve read this site before, you know this set of goals is impossible for most finance careers: you take a lot of risk, work long/stressful hours, or both. So, your best option in most cases is to gain traditional investment banking or private equity experience and use that to move in. Take little-to-no risk.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

Recruiting for Biotech Hedge Funds The main pathways into biotech hedge funds are healthcare investment banking , healthcare equity research, biotech equity research , and other hedge funds that operate in adjacent spaces or strategies. I found one example Rhenman & Partners in Sweden but did not see much else.

Funds 64

Funds Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Valuation 64

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This site has already covered investment banking interview questions , private equity interview questions , and venture capital interview questions , so the next topic on the list seemed to be growth equity interview questions. You could still use a DCF , but it would have to go far into the future (e.g., Q: Why our firm/group?

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Private Equity Equities Capital Valuation 59