OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

If you enjoy financial modeling and due diligence (essential skills for most finance roles) but want to dig deeper into how businesses function operationally, then the buyside could be right for you. You must be able to consider long-term goals, assess risk, and craft plans to enhance the value of portfolio companies.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

Recruiting and whether you can break in without “donating” your kidney to Xi Jinping. Government/Political Connections – Connections always matter in finance recruiting, but they are far more important in China because the government can make arbitrary decisions with no warning (see: Jack Ma ).

Private Equity 94

Private Equity Equities Recruitment Funds 94

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial Modeling or Python / Data Science / AI: Starting in 2024, you must complete a “Practical Skill Module” on one of these topics for Levels I and II of the exam. Specialized Pathways: For the Level III exam, you can focus on portfolio management, private wealth, or private markets.

CFA 59

CFA Investment Banking Bank Banking 59

Peak Frameworks

MAY 17, 2023

Additionally, if you’re interested in refining your Excel skills and recruiting for private equity, you should check out our , Private Equity Course. For example, in 2013, JPMorgan used VBA to build a custom model to forecast loan losses, which helped them save time and improve accuracy.

Financial Modeling 52

Financial Modeling Financial Models Finance Finance 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

This setup creates many differences with multi-manager (MM) hedge funds , from investment styles to recruiting and careers. Portfolio Structure: Unlike MM portfolios, SM portfolios do not have to be market–neutral or based on pair trades; many SM funds also tend to run much more concentrated portfolios (e.g.,

Funds 59

Funds Management S&P Recruitment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

They do not invest in risky biotech startups attempting to cure cancer (at least not within their traditional PE portfolios). Can You Recruit into Healthcare Private Equity and Win Jobs? As you’ve probably already guessed, there’s nothing “special” about private equity recruitment for healthcare firms or groups. in biology.

Private Equity 59

Private Equity Healthcare Equities Middle Market 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Nature of the Work: Markets, Analysis, Sales, and Interpersonal Skills Wealth management (WM) requires broader knowledge of the financial markets since you may have to advise clients on everything from their portfolio allocations to upcoming tax changes. Think: benchmarking portfolios rather than modeling companies.

Investment Banking 59

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

Also, many long-biased funds tend to have more concentrated portfolios since they often aim to become one of the top shareholders in each company. Think: a deep review of companies’ financial statements, 3-statement models , and DCF-based valuations. Turnover is also high, especially at the large multi-managers.

Funds 52

Funds Asset Management Management Equities 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But a few other reasons also explain why fixed income often gets overlooked: the unstructured recruiting process, fewer job openings, and the “cushiness” of senior-level roles. An Example Fixed Income Research Report Recruiting: Who Gets into Fixed Income Research? existing coverage” in ER. How would you analyze them differently?

Equities 59

Equities Asset Management Debt Recruitment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

I’ll do a deep dive into the entire space in this article, including the top funds, example trades, recruiting, exit opportunities, and more. 5) Portfolio Concentration – Many special situations and distressed funds run concentrated portfolios (e.g., Recruiting: Who Wins Offers at Event-Driven Hedge Funds?

Funds 64

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: So, even if you’re advising entire companies, you must still be familiar with asset-level modeling and valuation and how an entire portfolio works. What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate?

Investment Banking 59

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 26, 2023

Its “portfolio” consists of that single company, assuming it finds and acquires one. The Interview Process for a Search Fund Internship You are unlikely to get traditional “technical questions” unless you’ve marketed yourself as having financial modeling experience.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Investment Banking Funds Equities 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Diversified Miners – These companies have a wide global portfolio of mines, and they extract, produce, and distribute just about every metal in the two categories above. One example is Steel Dynamics, which we feature in our main financial modeling course.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 52