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Hi, my name is Ned and I am going to be taking you through The Complete Investment Banking Course. 2

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I have gained my experience while working on multiple transactions with firms like Goldman Sachs 3

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and HSBC. I enjoy teaching and would love to share my expertise with you. 4

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This course is the perfect one stop shop for those of you who would like to 5

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pursue a career in the world of Investment Banking. 6

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You will acquire practical skills that will turn you into a highly skillful talent, which will be invaluable 7

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for job interviews and throughout your career. 8

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Get excited, as you’ve come to the right place and at the right time! 9

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So, let me walk you through the content of this course. 10

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First, we’ll learn about the history of investment banking. This part of the course is fundamental 11

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for anyone who wants to understand the industry fully. 12

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We will talk about the conception of investment banking services, about the type of securities first offered to clients, 13

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and about the differences between commercial and investment banks. 14

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Then, we will start learning about the four main areas of investment banking. We will provide a detailed 15

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description of the services offered by the Capital Markets, Advisory, Trading, and Asset Management divisions. 16

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This part of the course would allow you to understand how the investment banking business functions nowadays. 17

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You will learn about the mechanics of Initial Public Offerings, Seasoned Equity Offerings, Private Placements, 18

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Bond Issuances, Loan Syndications, Securitizations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructurings, Trading Instruments, 19

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and Asset Management vehicles. This is the complete theoretical framework you will need 20

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to understand Investment Banking services properly 21

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Next, we will introduce you to company valuation. 22

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You will learn how to value a company, what drives a firm’s value, how to calculate its cost of capital 23

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and how to forecast future cash flows. 24

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Then when you learn a bit about financial modeling and some best practices, you will be ready to start building valuation models. 25

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We will teach you how to value a company by building a Discounted Cash Flow model from scratch, 26

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which is one of the key topics that will come up in investment banking interviews. 27

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And finally, we’ll look at Leveraged Buyouts. LBOs are another common topic in interviews 28

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and that’s why we’ll learn how they function, who carries them out and how to build an LBO model in practice. 29

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Many of the lessons contain downloadable resources you can find in the following way. 30

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These files are lecture notes, exercise files, challenges and infographics. 31

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Download them and you will can exercise what you’ve learned in practice. 32

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If you have any questions or would like to say hi, do not hesitate to post in the course discussion board. 33

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We love hearing from you! 34

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Once you complete 50% and 100%, you will earn a gift of two of our other courses. 35

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Please let us know when you’ve reached 50% or 100% by posting in the Course Discussion Board and we will send you a gift. 36

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Sounds exciting? Dive straight in and let’s begin this journey together!