The Complete Investment Banking 2016

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

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- Start a career in Investment Banking or Private Equity
- Pass investment banking interviews
- Build financial models from scratch (shown step-by-step)

What you'll 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

Description

  • 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

Course content

26 sections • 169 lectures

What does the course cover? Preview 03:35

Download all course materials Preview 00:09

The importance of history, name, tradition, and reputation Preview 02:29

Early origins of investment banking services Preview 05:55

What is the difference between commercial and investment banking? Preview 02:11

Why do universal banks have a competitive advantage? Preview 03:26

Intrinsic conflicts of interest and the role of Chinese walls Preview 02:59

Quiz #1

Historical M&A waves Preview 05:33

Three of the most important IPOs in history Preview 04:47

Capital markets – raising equity and debt capital Preview 07:21

Advisory – M&A and Restructuring services Preview 08:43

Trading and Brokerage – trading with financial securities Preview 03:10

Asset management – the ability to use money to make more money Preview 04:03

Quiz #2

Strategies pursued by investment banks Preview 04:01

Relationship vs transaction-based banking Preview 04:44

The accidental investment banker - Book recommendation Preview 01:01

Why would a company want to go public? Preview 02:51

Who are the investors in an IPO? Preview 03:04

Coming up with a share price Preview 03:49

What does an IPO timetable look like? Preview 03:52

The IPO syndicate – members and responsibilities Preview 03:09

The pricing process Preview 04:46

Fee distribution among investment banks Preview 04:09

Allocating shares to investors – who gets what Preview 04:31

Taking a long and short position with respect to a security (definition) Preview 03:00

Post-IPO stabilization: Applying the Greenshoe option Preview 05:05

Greenshoe explained – Practical example Preview 02:11

Other ways to place equity capital – SEOs and private placements Preview 01:32

Facebook's IPO - Case study Preview 05:34

Course Challenge #1 - IPO Preview 00:43

Quiz #3

The four different types of bonds Preview 02:40

Why issue a bond? Preview 03:52

The mechanics of a bond offering. Process description Preview 03:58

A particular type of bonds - Junk bonds Preview 02:57

What is securitization and why can it be useful? Preview 03:20

Securitization - explained Preview 02:43

Asset-backed securities: An example of securitization Preview 05:03

Loan syndication – a preferred instrument for most banks nowadays Preview 02:33

Project finance Preview 05:46

Course challenge #2 - Debt offerings Preview 00:41

Quiz #4

Why acquire another company? Preview 05:34

Describing the typical deal lifecycles and buyer companies Preview 03:16

The three types of M&A processes Preview 02:51

A detailed description of an M&A process Preview 00:38

Valuation of target companies Preview 03:59

Payment options in M&A deals Preview 04:09

Financial vs. Corporate buyers Preview 02:22

Course challenge #3 - M&A Preview 00:47

Quiz #5

Restructuring services – why and when Preview 02:10

The different types of Restructuring Preview 04:50

Course Challenge #4 - Restructuring Preview 00:41

Quiz #6

How investment banks profit from Trading and Brokerage Preview 03:07

The different types of financial securities traded by investment banks Preview 04:17

Quiz #7

Why hire Investment banks as asset managers? Preview 01:32

A risk-return comparison of different investments Preview 02:58

Private equity funds Preview 07:16

Quiz #8

Why value a company? Preview 01:36

How much is a company worth for an investor? Preview 03:12

The two variables that drive a firm’s value Preview 01:57

The mechanism of Unlevered cash flow calculation Preview 04:33

Introducing a discount factor – Weighted average cost of capital Preview 03:58

Calculating a firm's cost of debt Preview 00:55

Calculating a firm’s cost of equity Preview 04:41

How to find the beta for an unlisted firm? Preview 00:44

Estimating a company’s future cash flows Preview 02:31

The two stages of a DCF model Preview 02:24

Discounting cash flows and terminal value Preview 01:44

Calculating enterprise and equity value Preview 01:10

What is a financial model? Preview 02:02

Why use a financial model? Preview 02:34

Inefficient financial modeling practices Preview 05:49

Efficient financial modeling practices Preview 04:58

Different types of financial models we can build Preview 04:42

The right level of detail we should use when building a 5 or 10-year model Preview 02:34

The right way to approach the forecasting exercise Preview 02:51

Building complete financial models Preview 02:15

Forecasting P&L items Preview 05:58

Forecasting Balance sheet items (1/2) Preview 02:34

Forecasting Balance sheet items (2/2) Preview 05:07

How to value a company - Introduction Preview 01:03

The stages of a complete DCF Valuation Preview 06:34

Let's go through the structure of the DCF model we will create in Excel Preview 02:57

A glimpse at the company we are valuing - Cheeseco Preview 01:11

Modeling the top line Preview 03:56

Building flexible financial models in Excel Preview 02:16

Modeling other items: Other revenues and Cogs Preview 03:51

Modeling other items: Operating expenses and D&A Preview 02:27

Modeling Other Items: Interest expenses, Extraordinary items and Taxes Preview 02:43

How to forecast Balance Sheet items - the clear and practical way Preview 00:42

A key concept for finance practitioners - the "Days" methodology Preview 01:34

How to calculate "Days" Preview 01:20

How to use "Days" to project the future development of BS items Preview 02:22

Forecasting Property, plant & equipment, Other assets and Other liabilities Preview 02:21

Excel best practices! Create a good-looking and clean output sheet in your model Preview 02:36

Putting what we learned into practice - Populating the P&L sheet Preview 02:29

How to create a clean output Balance Sheet in your Financial Model Preview 01:53

Completing the output BS sheet for the historical period Preview 03:43

Learn how to calculate Unlevered free cash flows Preview 03:18

Important! Reconcile UFCF to Net cash flow Preview 01:53

A very useful lesson! Cash flow calculation Preview 06:38

Arriving to actual Net cash flow figures and performing a check with cash Preview 03:57

A fast and effective way to modify multiple cell references in Excel Preview 04:01

Introducing weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and perpetuity growth rate Preview 01:55

Learn how to find the present value of future Cash Flows in Financial Models Preview 02:59

Calculating Continuing value and Enterprise value of the business Preview 02:21

Final steps! Calculating Equity value of the business Preview 01:27

Sensitivity analysis for WACC and perpetuity growth Preview 04:40

An application of Goal seek Preview 01:41

Recap of the financial model with charts and hypothesis testing Preview 04:27

Organizing external inputs in a 'Drivers' sheet Preview 03:54

The input data we will work with Preview 01:27

Forecasting Tesla's expected deliveries Preview 14:08

Comparing delivery figures with the ones of industry peers Preview 02:54

Estimating an average selling price of Tesla vehicles Preview 04:50

Calculating automotive revenue Preview 04:37

Peer comparison: Gross profit % Preview 02:18

Calculating automotive gross profit Preview 02:49

Calculating automotive cost of sales Preview 02:04

Forecasting 'energy' and 'services' revenue Preview 02:53

Calculating 'energy' and 'services' gross profit and cost of sales Preview 02:47

Forecasting operating expenses Preview 05:16

Building a fixed asset roll forward: estimating Capex Preview 06:20

Building a fixed asset roll forward: D&A schedule Preview 05:42

Peer comparison: D&A as a percentage of revenues Preview 01:26

Calculating DSO, DIO, DPO Preview 01:54

Producing a clean P&L output sheet Preview 01:29

Fill in the P&L output sheet Preview 01:54

Calculating investments in working capital Preview 01:58

Forecasting Unlevered free cash flow Preview 05:31

Forecasting other assets Preview 03:53

Forecasting other liabilities Preview 02:13

Completing Unlevered free cash flow Preview 03:42

Modeling Tesla's financing needs in the forecast period Preview 04:55

Calculating Net income Preview 01:23

Bridging Unlevered Free cash flow to Net cash flow Preview 03:58

Balancing the Balance sheet Preview 00:57

Estimating Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) Preview 06:07

Performing Discounted cash flow valuation (DCF) Preview 03:34

Calculating enterprise value, equity value, and price per share Preview 02:10

Closing remarks Preview 03:49

Why do we use multiples? Preview 03:51

What types of multiples are there? Preview 02:37

Finding the right comparable companies Preview 01:43

The most widely used multiples Preview 03:28

Best practices that ensure accurate calculation of multiples Preview 02:02

What is an LBO? Preview 02:05

The phases of an LBO process Preview 01:44

When is an LBO a feasible option? Preview 03:23

Making money in an LBO Preview 03:53

Who are the lenders in an LBO? Preview 03:58

Introduction to the model we will build Preview 05:04

Establishing the maximum amount of debt that can be used in the transaction Preview 04:16

Financial sponsors’ perspective Preview 02:27

Forecasting financials until EBIT Preview 05:17

The optimal debt structure Preview 02:59

Estimating cash flows and debt payments Preview 03:15

Completing the model for the period 2018-2021 Preview 04:17

Calculating Enterprise value and IRR Preview 05:01

Performing sensitivity analysis Preview 04:02

Career guide and frequently asked interview questions Preview 00:12