IPOs, Investment Banking and Debt Restructuring

The #1 Course to Land a Job in Investment Banking. IPOs, Bonds, M&A, Trading, LBOs, Valuation: Everything included!

Created by: 365 Careers
Creating opportunities for Data Science and Finance students

What Will I Learn?

• Start a career in Investment Banking or Private Equity
• Pass investment banking interviews
• Build financial models from scratch (shown step-by-step)
• Build valuation models – DCF, LBO and multiples
• Have solid financial and business acumen
• Take your career to the next level!
• Tell the story of how investment banking services first appeared
• Understand the difference between investment and commercial banking
• Explain the mechanics of an Initial Public Offering
• Understand how pricing is determined in an IPO
• Draw an IPO timetable
• Understand why companies go public
• Explain the mechanics of a bond offering
• Understand how pricing is determined in a bond offering
• Draw a bond offering timetable
• Understand why companies raise public debt
• Explain loan syndication and who participates in the syndicate
• Understand securitization and explain why banks use securitization
• Learn why companies buy other companies
• Identify successful M&A transactions
• Explain the deal lifecycle
• Tell the difference between Financial and Corporate buyers
• Describe the different payment options in an M&A deal
• Understand the essence of restructuring services
• Learn about the different ways to restructure a company
• Become familiar with trading and brokerage and the securities traded on Financial Markets
• Understand asset management services
• Be able to describe asset management vehicles and expected rates of return
• Calculate a company’s cost of debt, cost of equity, and WACC
• Perform LBO valuation
• Understand the rationale behind Leveraged Buyout deals
• Be able to tell who carries out LBO deals and why they can be very profitable
• After this course, you will have the skills to start a successful career in Investment Banking and Corporate Finance

Requirements

• Absolutely no experience is required. We will start with the basics and gradually build up your knowledge. Everything is in the course.
• A willingness to learn and practice

Target audience

• Aspiring investment bankers
• People who are ambitious and are interested in earning a seven-figure salary
• Anyone who wants to learn about investment banking and company valuation