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

Mergers and Inquisitions

We sometimes get questions about why we dont offer an equity research course. People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. For example, if you have an M.D.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking. Real Estate: Data center, fiber, and cell tower REITs and potentially some healthcare REITs (e.g., In fact, a better question might be: What is NOT within the scope of infrastructure IB?

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The Full Guide to Healthcare Private Equity, from Careers to Contradictions

Mergers and Inquisitions

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. That said, there is far more healthcare PE activity in the U.S.

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

Mergers and Inquisitions

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.”

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity. The Top Growth Equity Firms Why Did Growth Equity Get So Popular?

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On-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting: Will PE Firms Start Recruiting 10-Year-Old Children Soon?

Mergers and Inquisitions

When firms kicked off the on-cycle private equity recruiting process in June this year, before IB Analysts had even started their training , some people were shocked. That gave IB Analysts about a year to gain deal experience, learn financial modeling , and make sure they wanted to do the job.

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How do I sell my software company?

iMerge Advisors

Your answers will shape the type of buyers you target from strategic acquirers to private equity firms or growth investors. For example, a vertical SaaS company serving healthcare providers might position itself as a platform for payer-provider integration, with expansion potential into adjacent compliance tools.

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