Applied Skills
Investment Banking, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Finance, Wealth Management, Capital Markets & Trading

 Pitch-books, Cases, and Projects

 Deal Simulations on IPOs, M&A, LBOs, and Restructuring

 Capital Market Research Presentations

 Hedge Fund Trading Strategies

 Strategy Consulting Methodology, Project Management

 Consulting Case Interviews

 Launching High Tech and Other Startups

 Simulation of Networking and Organizational Behavior Games

 

Pitch-books, Cases, and Projects

Teams conduct industry research, develop M&A models and offer recommendations, before embarking upon negotiations with the counter-parties.Projects build upon corporate finance, capital markets and competitive strategy knowledge:

Valuation
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Public Offerings
Restructuring Transactions, Distressed Securities
Competitive Strategy Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis

Simulations on IPOs, M&A, LBOs, and Restructuring

Simulations are very practical problem-solving exercises related to real-life investment banking situations.

Students work on scenarios such as deal negotiations or risk-reward profile of a trade idea. Instructors serve as the counter-party, or argue to protect the interests of various stakeholders.

 

Simulations culminate in presentations made by students. Faculty members evaluate the presentations and offer summary lessons.

Capital Market Research Presentations

Teams are assigned most relevant capital market topics for detailed study. Presentations end with students proposing concrete recommendations to potential clients and investors.

Commodities
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Bonds Markets
North American Equities
International Debt
Foreign Exchange

Managed Futures
High-Yield Securities
Derivatives
IPOs
Venture Capital Investments
Private Equity Opportunities
Fund of Hedge Funds

Trading Simulations

Students learn fundamentals of market making and prop trading functions. They learn to conduct technical and fundamental analysis.

 

Strategy Consulting Projects and Case Interviews

Students are exposed to a wide variety of business strategy problems, which require use of consulting and analytical frameworks to solve the case.