All Technicals
Plain-English technical
interview concepts.
Core technicals: valuation, accounting, deal mechanics, consulting frameworks and commercial law basics. Worked examples on every page. The plain-English version of the concepts that come up in graduate finance interviews.
Valuation
The methodologies bankers use every day
DCF, comps, multiples and the cost of capital. The valuation stack appears in every IB technical interview.
DCF (Discounted Cash Flow)
Master the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model, the core intrinsic valuation methodology used across corporate finance to value businesses based on future cash generation.
Comparable Company Analysis
Master Comparable Company Analysis (Trading Comps). Learn how to select a peer set, calculate valuation multiples, and determine a target company's implied market value for finance interviews.
Precedent Transactions Analysis
Master Precedent Transactions Analysis for investment banking interviews. Learn how to screen historical M&A deals, calculate control premiums, and derive implied enterprise valuations.
LBO Model
Master the core mechanics of a leveraged buyout model, including sources and uses, debt paydown, and key return drivers like operational growth and deleveraging.
WACC
Master the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), the foundational discount rate used in discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation models.
Enterprise Value vs Equity Value
Master the core bridge between Enterprise Value and Equity Value. Learn how to calculate both, pair them with the correct valuation multiples, and ace classic investment banking interview questions.
Accounting and deals
Statements, leverage, mergers
Three-statement walks, LBO mechanics, accretion and dilution. Every banking second-round technical lives here.
Three-Statement Model
Master the core framework of financial analysis by learning how the three primary financial statements link together. Vital for any investment banking or private equity interview.
Accretion / Dilution Analysis
Master the core M&A metric used to assess whether a transaction increases or decreases an acquirer's Earnings Per Share (EPS). Learn the mechanics of cash, debt, and stock financing alongside key interview rules of thumb.
EBITDA
Master EBITDA definition, components, and calculation methods. Learn how to bridge net income to EBITDA and tackle top investment banking interview questions.
Net Working Capital
Master Net Working Capital mechanics, from operating cycle components to cash flow impacts, tailored for elite finance interviews.
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