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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. In my view, corporate finance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. So, for example, quarterly financial models are more common in equity research, as are detailed bottoms-up models used in initiating coverage reports.

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

Deals could be done on a corporate level (i.e., Representative Public Companies: N/A since these are almost always owned by cities, corporations, or specific teams. This BofA presentation on the Raiders’ stadium in Clark County has many key points, as does this one for the Tennessee Titans’ stadium.

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Infrastructure Investment Banking: Definitions, Deals, and a Dizzying Diversity of Verticals

Mergers and Inquisitions

However, public finance teams advise only governments, non-profits, and tax-exempt entities not private corporations and the scope of deals and industries is much narrower. The main differences vs. project finance are that infrastructure IB teams tend to work at the corporate level , and they advise/arrange more than just the financing.

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Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance: Careers, Recruiting, Financial Modeling, and More

Mergers and Inquisitions

With the craze over renewable energy and infrastructure over the past few years, we’ve received more and more questions about Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance. This article will focus on careers and recruiting , while the accompanying YouTube video will discuss the technical/modeling aspects in more detail.

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05-21-2023 Newsletter: Thinking if Private Equity is for you?

OfficeHours

They are typically closest to the financial modeling, analytical work, and diligence that private equity firms perform. Depending on the practices of the fund, associates may be expected to present part or all of the investment committee memo. Learn the essential strategies for financial modeling.

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Traits of a Successful Investment Banking Analyst

Wizenius

5) Financial Modelling: Practice building financial models to sharpen your skills. Dive into their Annual Reports, Investor presentations, and research reports, especially the initiating coverage reports. Check for typos, spacing errors, and incorrect punctuation in your presentations and financial models.