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What information do you need to know as an aspiring investment banker? Join career-switcher and MBA student Alex Mason as we journey together to uncover the technical (including the famous "400 interview questions") and not-so-technical aspects of the investment banking profession. 
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How Would A Dividend Recap Impact The Financial Statements?

How Would A Dividend Recap Impact The Financial Statements?

How would a dividend recap impact the financial statements?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:5219/08/2023
What Is A Dividend Recapitalization?

What Is A Dividend Recapitalization?

What is a dividend recapitalization, and why do private equity firms do it?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:2519/08/2023
What Is An LBO Tax Shield?

What Is An LBO Tax Shield?

What is an LBO tax shield?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
04:5418/08/2023
The Five Ways To Increase LBO Returns

The Five Ways To Increase LBO Returns

What are the five ways to increase LBO returns?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:4618/08/2023
Why Do An LBO In A Risky Industry?

Why Do An LBO In A Risky Industry?

Why would a private equity firm want to complete a LBO deal in a "risky" industry?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:5817/08/2023
Bank Debt Vs High-Yield Debt

Bank Debt Vs High-Yield Debt

What are the difference between bank debt and high-yield debt?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
11:3017/08/2023
What Are Reasonable Leverage Ratios In An LBO?

What Are Reasonable Leverage Ratios In An LBO?

What are reasonable leverage ratios in an LBO?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:1216/08/2023
How Many Tranches Of Debt In An LBO?

How Many Tranches Of Debt In An LBO?

How many tranches of debt should there be in an LBO?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:4216/08/2023
Do You Need To Project All Three Statements In An LBO Model?

Do You Need To Project All Three Statements In An LBO Model?

Do you need to project all three financial statements in an LBO model?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:1315/08/2023
Debt Vs Cash When Acquired By PE Vs Strategic

Debt Vs Cash When Acquired By PE Vs Strategic

What are the debt vs cash considerations of a deal when considering whether a company is purchased by a private equity firm or a strategic buyer (regular company)?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:5815/08/2023
Explain How The Balance Sheet Is Adjusted In An LBO Model

Explain How The Balance Sheet Is Adjusted In An LBO Model

Explain how the balance sheet of a company is adjusted when creating an LBO model.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:1814/08/2023
Give An Example Of A Real Life LBO

Give An Example Of A Real Life LBO

What is an example of a "real life" LBO (economically speaking)?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:1814/08/2023
Ideal LBO Candidates

Ideal LBO Candidates

What are some characteristics of companies that tend to make ideal LBO candidates?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:0813/08/2023
How To Choose LBO Purchase And Exit Multiples

How To Choose LBO Purchase And Exit Multiples

How do you choose LBO purchase and exit multiples?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:0313/08/2023
What Variables Impact An LBO Model The Most?

What Variables Impact An LBO Model The Most?

What variable impact an LBO model the most?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3312/08/2023
Why Use Leverage To Buy A Company?

Why Use Leverage To Buy A Company?

Why use leverage to buy a company?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:1412/08/2023
Walk Me Through A LBO Model

Walk Me Through A LBO Model

Walk me through a LBO (leveraged buyout) model.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
10:2311/08/2023
What Types Of Sensitivities Would You Look At In A Merger Model?

What Types Of Sensitivities Would You Look At In A Merger Model?

What types of sensitivities would you look at in a merger model?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:1711/08/2023
What Role Does A Merger Model Play In Most Deal Negotiations?

What Role Does A Merger Model Play In Most Deal Negotiations?

What role does a merger model play in most deal negotiations?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:3510/08/2023
Why Do Mergers And Acquisitions Fail?

Why Do Mergers And Acquisitions Fail?

Mergers and acquisitions sometimes work out, but sometimes they don't. What are the reasons that mergers and acquisitions can fail?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:2310/08/2023
What Are The Impacts Of The Market On An All-Stock Transaction?

What Are The Impacts Of The Market On An All-Stock Transaction?

How does the market impact an all-stock transaction? What are the risks?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:1009/08/2023
What Happens When A Company Overpays?

What Happens When A Company Overpays?

What happens when a company overpays for an acquisition?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:1409/08/2023
How Do You Determine M&A Purchase Price?

How Do You Determine M&A Purchase Price?

How do you determine M&A purchase price?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:3408/08/2023
How Much Debt Could A Company Use For An Acquisition?

How Much Debt Could A Company Use For An Acquisition?

How much debt could a company use for an acquisition?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:4208/08/2023
Cash, Debt, Or Stock For An Acquisition?

Cash, Debt, Or Stock For An Acquisition?

Should a company pay for an acquisition with cash, debt, or stock?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:5107/08/2023
Are Revenue Or Cost Synergies More Important?

Are Revenue Or Cost Synergies More Important?

Are revenue or cost synergies more important?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:5007/08/2023
How Are Synergies Used In Merger Models?

How Are Synergies Used In Merger Models?

How are synergies used in merger models?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:2406/08/2023
What Are Synergies?

What Are Synergies?

What are synergies?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:2506/08/2023
Other Intangible Effects Of Acquisitions

Other Intangible Effects Of Acquisitions

What are some other niche intangible effects of acquisitions on companies (from an accounting perspective)?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:5805/08/2023
What Is The Difference Between Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets?

What Is The Difference Between Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets?

What is the difference between goodwill and other intangible assets?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:3805/08/2023
Why Does A Strategic Typically Pay More Than A PE Firm?

Why Does A Strategic Typically Pay More Than A PE Firm?

Why does a Strategic typically pay more than a PE firm for a deal?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:2604/08/2023
Why Would A Company Not Pay 100% Cash?

Why Would A Company Not Pay 100% Cash?

Why would a company not pay 100% cash for a deal even if it has the ability to do so?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:1404/08/2023
What Are The Effects Of An Acquisition?

What Are The Effects Of An Acquisition?

What are the effects of an acquisition?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:5703/08/2023
Accretive VS Dilutive Rules Of Thumb

Accretive VS Dilutive Rules Of Thumb

Are there rules of thumb for accretive vs dilutive acquisitions?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:4403/08/2023
Why Would An Acquisition Be Dilutive?

Why Would An Acquisition Be Dilutive?

Why would an acquisition be dilutive? Today we answer this question as well as define what it means for a deal to be accretive or dilutive.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:0302/08/2023
Why Would A Company Want To Make An Acquisition?

Why Would A Company Want To Make An Acquisition?

Why would a company want to make an acquisition?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
12:4502/08/2023
What’s The Difference Between A Merger And An Acquisition?

What’s The Difference Between A Merger And An Acquisition?

What’s the difference between a merger and am acquisition?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:2101/08/2023
Walk Me Through A Merger Model

Walk Me Through A Merger Model

Walk me through a merger model - an intro to mergers and acquisitions.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
10:4701/08/2023
How To Account For High Debt Load And Debt Payoff In A DCF?

How To Account For High Debt Load And Debt Payoff In A DCF?

How To Account For High Debt Load And Debt Payoff In A DCF?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:4731/07/2023
What Types Of Sensitivity Analyses Would We Perform In A DCF?

What Types Of Sensitivity Analyses Would We Perform In A DCF?

What Types Of Sensitivity Analyses Would We Perform In A DCF?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:5431/07/2023
Why Would You Not Use A DCF For Financial Institutions?

Why Would You Not Use A DCF For Financial Institutions?

Why would you not use a DCF for financial institutions, like banks?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3430/07/2023
What Should You Do If Management’s DCF Looks Unrealistic?

What Should You Do If Management’s DCF Looks Unrealistic?

What should you do if management’s DCF looks unrealistic?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
04:5230/07/2023
How Do You Calculate WACC For A Private Company?

How Do You Calculate WACC For A Private Company?

How do you calculate WACC for a private company?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:4429/07/2023
Greater Change In DCF Valuation, Revenue Or Discount Rate?

Greater Change In DCF Valuation, Revenue Or Discount Rate?

Is there a greater change in DCF valuation with changes to the revenue or changes to the discount rate?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:4329/07/2023
Companies With And Without Debt, Which Has Higher WACC?

Companies With And Without Debt, Which Has Higher WACC?

Companies With And Without Debt, Which Has Higher WACC?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:4528/07/2023
Calculate Cost Of Equity Without Using CAPM

Calculate Cost Of Equity Without Using CAPM

How do you calculate the cost of equity without using the CAPM methodology?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:2128/07/2023
Should Dividend Payments Be Factored Into Cost Of Equity?

Should Dividend Payments Be Factored Into Cost Of Equity?

Should dividend payments be factored into cost of equity?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:4927/07/2023
What Is The Relationship Between Debt And Cost Of Equity?

What Is The Relationship Between Debt And Cost Of Equity?

What is the relationship between debt and cost of equity?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:1027/07/2023
Checking In And Celebrating 100 Episodes!

Checking In And Celebrating 100 Episodes!

Checking In And Celebrating 100 Episodes!For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
10:0626/07/2023
Which WACC Should Be Higher, $5B Or $500MM Market Cap?

Which WACC Should Be Higher, $5B Or $500MM Market Cap?

Which WACC Should Be Higher, $5B Or $500MM Market Cap?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3826/07/2023