OfficeHours

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So you want to pursue a role in Private Equity and Growth Equity? Therefore, it’s hard to predict what exactly this expense will be in the future but it’s good to be prepared with a more conservative number. If you do, you may be able to afford to have less in your emergency fund in case something goes wrong (i.e.

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Private Equity Info

JANUARY 25, 2024

While the discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology is the most rigorous and financially sound for business valuation, it does have several significant limitations, namely:

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Shearman & Sterling

DECEMBER 19, 2017

. ("Dell") by its CEO and founder, Michael Dell, and affiliates of a private equity firm, Silver Lake Partners ("Silver Lake"), at $13.75 After a trial, the Court of Chancery had disregarded the deal price and instead applied its own discounted cash flow ("DCF") analysis, arriving at a valuation of $17.62

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Shearman & Sterling

DECEMBER 19, 2017

. ("Dell") by its CEO and founder, Michael Dell, and affiliates of a private equity firm, Silver Lake Partners ("Silver Lake"), at $13.75 After a trial, the Court of Chancery had disregarded the deal price and instead applied its own discounted cash flow ("DCF") analysis, arriving at a valuation of $17.62

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Francine Way

JULY 17, 2017

This current post about Leveraged Buy Out (LBO) is about a valuation method used by a very specific type of financial acquirer: private equity (PE) firms. 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

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

JANUARY 22, 2025

Interviews Investment banking interviews test broader topics, but equity research interviews tend to go more in-depth into narrower subjects. Investment Banking: Exit Opportunities Investment banking exit opportunities are much broader than the ones offered by equity research, but equity research beats it in a few areas.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 29, 2024

Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance: Recruiting We’ve covered investment banking recruiting , private equity recruiting , and even “ corporate finance at normal company ” recruiting many times on this site, so I’ll refer you to those articles. an equity IRR of 7% to 13%). Wait, How Does Project Finance Math Work?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Specifically, private equity is not feasible from most ECM or DCM teams, hedge funds are also challenging, venture capital is a stretch, and you won’t have the right skills for corporate development. Again, LevFin is the exception and provides realistic exits into private equity, direct lending , mezzanine , etc.).

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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. Think: benchmarking portfolios rather than modeling companies. As with the job itself, the theme is breadth over depth.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When you hear the words “healthcare private equity,” two thoughts probably come to mind: Wait a minute, isn’t healthcare a risky/growth-oriented sector? In most of the world, healthcare is either government-run or a mixed public/private sector. Are there many private healthcare companies for PE firms to acquire?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Q: Why not private equity, growth equity, hedge funds, or entrepreneurship? These questions are not specific to VC interviews, so please refer to the other coverage on this site, such as in the private equity resume guide. Q: How do you value a biotech startup?

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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.).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

Sovereign Wealth Fund Strategies Sovereign wealth funds can invest in almost anything, from equities to fixed income to real estate, infrastructure, private equity, hedge funds, and more. So, your best option in most cases is to gain traditional investment banking or private equity experience and use that to move in.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

Most of our students and coaching clients in the Middle East have had to complete modeling tests or case studies, even for entry-level roles, and something like the 90-minute 3-statement modeling test or DCF model on this site could easily come up. 7,200 | U.K.: 1,000 | Dubai: ~150 Hedge Funds: S.: 3,200 | U.K.: ~500 standards (i.e.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Internships at local venture capital or private equity firms. 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. Internships at regional boutique banks. Corporate finance roles at nearby companies.

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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. Q: Why not go into private equity, venture capital, or startups?

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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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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

For example, there are multi-billion-dollar biotech hedge funds with 10%, 20%, or even 30% of their total capital in single companies : 3) Public / Private Crossover Finally, many biotech hedge funds also have divisions that invest in private startups, similar to life sciences venture capital firms and healthcare growth equity firms.

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