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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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 26, 2023

You can think of a search fund as a private equity firm meets a SPAC , minus the celebrity sponsor who’s there to swindle retail investors. Like a PE firm, a search fund raises capital from outside investors and aims to multiply that capital by investing it – but like a SPAC, it makes only one acquisition.

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Peak Frameworks

JUNE 7, 2023

And if you are interested in learning more about essential finance concepts, you should check out our , Investment Banking Course. Cash Flow from Operations in Valuation Models Valuation models such as the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model use CFO as a key input.

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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

MAY 29, 2024

Corporate Finance: Careers From a career perspective , “corporate finance” roles are generalist and exist at normal companies, investment banks, and many investment firms. in FP&A roles ) to advising clients on M&A deals in investment banking.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Growth equity firms could invest in any industry but tend to be skewed toward technology and TMT , with some exposure to consumer/retail , healthcare , and financial services. Many people still get in from investment banking and management consulting , but some also get in from VC and finance-related jobs at startups.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Pharmacies are closer to retail companies; nursing facilities are like REITs or real estate; small physicians’ practices are like consulting firms; and HCIT companies could be more like software or IT services firms. For more on this, please see our healthcare investment banking article. in biology. Can you get in as an D.

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