Build and audit valuation models
Construire et vérifier des modèles de valorisation
CAREER DEEP DIVE
Investment Banking
Advise companies on M&A, financing and strategic transactions using rigorous financial analysis.
What you actually do
Prepare client presentations and transaction materials
Préparer présentations client et documents de transaction
Analyze financial statements and industry data
Analyser états financiers et secteurs
Run trading/transaction comparables
Faire trading/transaction comps
Support due diligence and process execution
Aider à la due diligence et à l’exécution
Technical foundation
How to prepare
• Master accounting links and valuation bridges
• Practice walk-me-through answers aloud
• Know one deal and why it matters
• Expect follow-ups on assumptions, not only formulas
Application workflow
• Understand the role before applying
• Build one evidence-based reason for this team
• Prepare technical questions and one recent market/company topic
• Practice concise behavioral stories
• Track applications, assessments, contacts and follow-ups
• After every interview, write down every question and close the knowledge gaps
Who to contact
• Alumni in the team or adjacent desk
• Analysts and associates who can explain day-to-day work
• Recruiters after you understand the role
• Professors, student funds and finance clubs for warm introductions
Build a target list, then research the actual team
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