OfficeHours

MAY 19, 2023

If you’ve ever thought that Buyside might be for you — whether it be Growth Equity, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Corporate Development, Venture Capital, etc. A Few Reads to Digest Valuation Simplified: How Discounted Cash Flow Modeling Drives Financial Analysis Harness Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modeling for financial analysis.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 26, 2023

A long time ago, hardly anyone knew about search funds or search fund internships. But over the years, they morphed into a well-known topic and then a commonly derided topic – as many people argue that search fund experience is worthless, while others claim it’s “just as good” as working in banking or private equity.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity. Many of these firms use debt to fund deals, and they complete bolt-on acquisitions for portfolio companies.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 3, 2023

It can be useful for certain companies, such as power and utility firms and midstream (pipeline) operators in oil & gas … …but it’s also much harder to set up and use than a standard DCF. The basic set of steps looks like this: Step 1: Forecast Revenue and Expenses This is the same as in any other 3-statement model or DCF.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

You’ll also see a fair number of deals in the financial sponsors group due to the many sovereign wealth funds in the region. Like the issues with sovereign wealth funds there, you’ll face a much tougher path if you’re not from the right country or you don’t have the right connections. 1,000 | Dubai: ~150 Hedge Funds: S.:

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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. Key metrics used include Price/Earnings (P/E) ratios, Price/AUM ratios, and enterprise value ratios (EV/EBITDA).

Asset Management 52

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Francine Way

JULY 17, 2017

If these instruments can’t fully cover the Total Uses $ amount, the difference is the amount that the financial sponsor (the PE firm) will have to finance out-of-pocket from their fund. Because this step is similar in this method as it is in the other valuation methods (DCF, Comparable Company, etc.),

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Peak Frameworks

JUNE 7, 2023

The Role of CFO in Financial Analysis and Decision-Making CFO is a critical metric in various financial analyses: Capital Budgeting - Companies often use CFO to determine whether they can fund new projects without external financing.

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Financial Analysis Discounted Cash Flow DCF Finance 52

Wizenius

JUNE 5, 2023

Highlight your experience in performing company valuations using various methods, such as discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, comparable company analysis, or precedent transactions. Fund Raising: Showcase your expertise in fundraising activities, which play a vital role in investment banking. However, keywords alone are not enough.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

You will very rarely get exposed to the type of financial modeling that bankers complete: 3-statement models , DCF models , M&A models , LBO models , and so on. As you advance, your exit opportunities narrow because PE firms and hedge funds don’t want to pay for expensive VPs or Directors with no direct investing experience.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

PE firms view these companies as especially appealing since low multiples mean they can use higher debt percentages to fund the acquisitions. To be more specific, I would divide the sector into these four categories: Mega-Funds and Large PE Firms – None of these firms specializes in healthcare, but they all have sector teams.

Private Equity 59

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 17, 2023

If you do, you may be able to afford to have less in your emergency fund in case something goes wrong (i.e. you get laid off or some other event happens resulting in a decrease in income).

Private Equity 130

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Q: Why not private equity, growth equity, hedge funds, or entrepreneurship? A: You’re most interested in tech or life science startups, and PE funds and hedge funds do not work with these companies in the same way, as they don’t directly fund their development activities. Q: Which current startup would you invest in?

Capital 59

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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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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 29, 2024

In other words, if you lend $500 million to fund a new offshore wind development, what are your chances of losing money? Therefore, you’ll probably have to focus on high-profile assets that operate more like normal companies, such as large airports – or research funds or large companies in the sector.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Note that while Leveraged Finance is technically in “capital markets,” it is closer to groups like M&A because most of the work relates to funding for acquisitions and leveraged buyouts. If you want a long-term finance career (stay in banking or switch to private equity, corporate development, hedge funds, etc.),

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Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

DCF: Discounted Cash Flow Estimates a company’s value and forecasts future cash flow by incorporating the time value of money. DCF is used when making investment decisions and understanding a business’s current and future value. It determines a more constant rate of return on business growth that naturally fluctuates over time.

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Discounted Cash Flow M&A Profitability S&P 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

You probably won’t be able to get a “real” IB internship, but you can find some good alternatives: Search fund internships. Yes, you can read guides , take courses , and watch YouTube videos , but you should also spend a few hours building simple DCF models or 3-statement models to learn the key concepts. Wealth management.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Valuation , such as the different multiples used for mining companies and the NAV model in place of the DCF (see below). To value it, we build a standard DCF based on production volumes, CapEx to drive capacity, and assumed steel prices: The valuation multiples are also standard (TEV / Revenue, TEV / EBITDA, and P / E).

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Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

January 2020) +12% DCF Private target; unreliable sales process Final (affirmed on appeal on January 22, 2021) Synapse Wireless (VC Slights – Del. July 2020) -50% DCF Private target; unreliable sales process; no pre or post-signing market check Final (petition for reargument denied on December 1, 2020).

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Mergers and Acquisitions Sale Shares Entertainment 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

For example, in IB interviews, youll have to know about accounting, valuation/DCF analysis, merger models, and LBO models plus the usual fit/behavioral questions , your resume walkthrough , and a few recent deals. public markets roles ( hedge funds , asset management , etc.), bulge bracket research team to startup PE firm).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

If you had to pick a single industry that could be interesting to every hedge fund investing in individual companies, it might be biotech. Of course, biotech is not an official hedge fund strategy. Example Biotech Trades What Makes Biotech Hedge Funds Different? also find their way into the industry. And What Do They Do?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Performance and Valuations – PE and VC funds raised in the 2011 – 2020 period have performed decently over the past few years (median IRRs of 15 – 20%), but growth equity has been lower, with a median closer to 10%, likely because there was a much bigger valuation reset in the late-stage funding market and a big drop in exits.

Private Equity 59

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