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  • Video: Breaking Into Wall Street Investment Banking – Learn Financial Modeling Now


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    This video above gives you a brief introduction to the kind of stuff you will learn through this financial modeling course.

    Are you taking the GMAT so you can get into management consulting or investment banking?

    Becoming an investment banker is a competitive process. In the same way you would use the GMAT Pill when taking the GMAT to get a leg up, you’re going to need a leg up when it comes to understanding the financial modeling that investment bankers do.

    You’ve heard of the term “mergers and acquisitions” and “investment banking”—dollar signs light up in your eyes. But what exactly is it? What do you need to know?

    When Company A merges with Company B—how does that affect the shares of the companies? How exactly do you model it out in Excel? More importantly—what does an investment banker need to know about these excel models?

    Well, it used to be that you couldn’t learn this stuff in many places. But our trusted partner has put together a course on how do financial modeling like an investment banker.

    Is this course any good? We’ve seen the course material–and trust us, this is the BEST material you’ll see anywhere. Members of our team have worked in mergers and acquisitions–and even THEY say it’s better than the training they received from their own company.

    Learn Financial Modeling

    If you’re interested in the investment banking route—you better get a hold of this program. You’ll need all the advantages over your competition that you can get. And when it comes to learning the skillset, BreakingIntoWallstreet teaches it better than anyone else.

    We here at GMATPill recommend the BIWS Premium product because it’s the best value AND you also get PowerPoint Pro tutorials ($47) free with the purchase. There’s even a merger model based on a real life example between Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) and complete leveraged buyout (LBO) models based on real equity research reports from Morgan Stanley.

    Here’s the full run-down:

    • Financial Modeling lessons cover Accounting 101 up through 3-Statement Models,Valuation, DCF Analysis, Merger Models, and LBO Models.
    • 244 videos total (63 hours of footage).
    • Excel lessons include navigation, data manipulation, formatting, formulas, and advanced topics like pivot tables, macros, and custom shortcuts.
    • Both Excel 2003 and Excel 2007 shortcuts are covered.
    • Operating Model lesson cover how to create a detailed operating model, including revenue and expense builds, complex 3-statement model, and PP&E schedule.
    • Valuation lessons cover how to spread comps, adjust for non-recurring charges, calendarize financials, how to value NOLs and equity investments, and how to complete advanced DCF analysis including mid-year discounts and stub periods; you’ll also learn future share price analysis, sum-of-the-parts valuation, and liquidation valuation.
    • Advanced Merger Model covers how to combine all 3 statements, multiple scenarios, advanced purchase price allocation, how to calculate revenue and expense synergies by segment, and book taxes, cash taxes, and Section 382 NOLs.
    • Advanced LBO Model covers how to modify an operating model to make it into an LBO model, 7 debt tranches, multiple capital structure scenarios, and an advanced debt schedule with mandatory and optional repayments.
    • Includes sample pitch book and PowerPoint crash course as well as commentary on the deal.


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