Breaking Into Wall Street – Bank Modeling

This course provides advanced training for both new and experienced professionals. The Bank & Financial Institution Modeling course is perfect for you if:

• You already know the fundamentals of accounting, valuation, and financial modeling, and now you want to learn how commercial banks, insurance firms, and other financial institutions work in-depth.
• You’re interviewing with financial institutions groups (FIG) – at banks, PE firms, hedge funds, or other finance firms.
• You’re about to start working in a financial institutions group, or you’ve just transferred into one and you need to get up to speed quickly.
• You’re an experienced professional and you’ve worked in the commercial banking or insurance industries before – and now you’re transitioning into investment banking, private equity, or related roles.Whenever you’re interviewing for these roles at investment banks, you’ll always get a few questions over and over…
• How much do you know about accounting? Do you know how it’s different for banks and financial institutions?

• Can you walk me through how you would value a bank? What about an insurance firm? How are P&C Insurance and Life Insurance different?
• What are the key factors that drive a financial institution’s valuation?
• Can you pitch us a bank stock? What are the main catalysts and risk factors?
• How do merger models and leveraged buyout (LBO) models differ for these companies?
• How would you advise a bank on its best options in an M&A scenario?
• How would you describe your financial modeling skills?Confidently answering all these questions and showing evidence of the case studies you’ve completed will set you apart from everyone else in the interview room and put you in prime position to land lucrative internships and jobs at investment banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds.We’ve designed the course from the ground up to help you gain functional mastery of this highly specialized material in the shortest possible time.Here’s what you’ll learn via the case studies of the Shawbrook stock pitch and JP Morgan’s potential acquisition of SunTrust Banks: