Session 1 The World of Investment Banking (IB)
The evolution of investment banking
Today’s major players
The culture and organizational structure of investment banks
The structure of investment banks
Employment opportunities in investment banks
Session 2 The IB Customer and Investment Banking
How to present value to the client
Understanding client needs
Investment banking product and solutions as a spectrum of risk/return and/ or
flexibility/cost alternatives
Tools for aligning client needs with IB financial solutions
Session 3 The IB Business of Equities
The investment banker’s perspective of the equity business
IPO’s and follow-on issues
Secondary trading and business synergies
The role of venture capital and private equity firms
Private equity exit strategies
Session 4 The IB Business of Debt/Fixed Income
The investment banker’s perspective on the fixed-income business
The spectrum of debt alternatives
Session 5 The IB Business of Trading/Derivatives
The evolution of trading
Market-makers, hedge funds and speculators
Types of trading—customer and proprietary trading
The role of hedge funds—trading styles
Liquidity and the secondary markets
How traders make money—spreads, positions, speculation, arbitrage and market
manipulation
Session 7 The Business of Mergers and Acquisitions
The investment bankers—The CEO as the client
The business of M&A—restructuring the business portfolio of the client
The M&A value chain—the “buy” and “sell” sides of the equation