Introduction to Investment Banking

Explore how financial markets allocate capital through primary and secondary markets, with equity, debt, and derivatives, and identify key roles of investors, issuers, and intermediaries.

Explore the main types of securities, including equity, debt, and derivatives, and learn how common stock, bonds, options, futures, swaps, convertible bonds, and warrants differ in risk and return.

Explore how IPOs and secondary offerings raise capital by accessing public markets, funding growth, and pursuing strategic initiatives, through roadshows, pricing, listing, and regulatory considerations.

Identify targets, perform due diligence and valuation, negotiate deals to realize synergies and shareholder value through mergers and acquisitions.

Explore how debt financing raises capital by borrowing from banks or investors with interest, preserving ownership while leveraging instruments like bank loans, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, and revolving facilities.

Craft optimal deal structures by balancing financial terms, legal considerations, and risks across asset purchases, stock purchases, mergers, and joint ventures, with post-closing integration planning.

Master operational risk by identifying sources, tracking key risk indicators, analyzing loss data, and quantifying exposures to mitigate events, ensure compliance, and maintain business continuity.

Explore forecasting techniques in investment banking, including financial modeling, DCF, market research, econometric modeling, scenario analysis, technical analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation.