WALL STREET BOOTCAMP
INVESTMENT BANKING BOOTCAMP
The Investment Banking Bootcamp could also be called the Private Equity Bootcamp, Hedge Fund Bootcamp, or most of all, Financial Modeling and Valuation Bootcamp. Why? Because the skills learned in the Investment Banking Bootcamp are the most fundamental Valuation and Financial Modeling tools that also apply to any job in Private Equity or Hedge Funds or anywhere else on Wall Street. Wall Street Bootcamp is probably the most fitting name. These are skills that bulge bracket investment banks teach their incoming financial analysts and associates in their investment banking training programs. Investment bankers sometimes continue with investment banking as their life-long career, and other times branch out into private equity or hedge funds. Regardless of where their financial future takes them, finance professional’s careers all start with some form of Bootcamp.
BOOTCAMP STRUCTURE BEGINS WITH FUNDAMENTALS
The Investment Banking Institute Wall Street Bootcamp begins with an overview of financial accounting and financial statement analysis. From there, the Wall Street Bootcamp will head into valuation analysis, where all pertinent valuation methodologies are covered. Valuation is more of an art than a science and the Wall Street Bootcamp will hone your skills. When understood, proper valuation unlocks the mysteries of corporate finance and allows a financial analyst to look at a company objectively, understanding its capital structure and knowing what a proper market price for the company should be.
VALUATION IN THE BOOTCAMP
From Valuation, the Wall Street Bootcamp then evolves into integrated cashflow modeling. Financial modeling is the core skill any financial analyst needs to bring to an investment bank, private equity fund or hedge fund. In the Wall Street Bootcamp, potential analysts construct financial models based on the valuation methodologies they learned at the beginning of the Wall Street Bootcamp. When building financial models in the Wall Street Bootcamp, students become well versed in the integration of the different financial statements, and how to stress-test a company’s capital structure with their own sensitivities.
WALL STREET BOOTCAMP CLIMAX
The Wall Street Bootcamp increases in complexity until reaching Leveraged Buyout or LBO, and merger and acquisition (M&A) modeling. These are some of the most exciting deals on Wall Street where instant millionaires and even billionaires have been made. One of the most storied deals ever completed was KKR’s buyout of RJR Nabisco, a transaction more like a war than a stock purchase. Bootcamp training is the only place to learn the skills needed to compete at such high level stakes.
TRANSFER OF SKILLS FROM THE WALL STREET BOOTCAMP
This investment banking course is described as Wall Street Bootcamp because the rigors of the valuation process and amount of material learned in the time allowed make students feel that they have truly undergone a transformation and are now ready to go to battle in the boardroom and on the trading floor. This competitive, survivalist mentality, inspired by the Wall Street Bootcamp allows students to flourish in the workplace. Now, keep in mind that the investment bankers leading the Wall Street Bootcamp are actually very friendly and will be available to help with any questions you might have, even outside of the Wall Street Bootcamp. Furthermore, you can repeat the Wall Street Bootcamp at the Investment Banking Institute free of charge at any time to make sure that you have learned these skills thoroughly and can call on them anytime you need.
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