Title: Industry Coverage
1Select Financial Services Segments
Private Equity
Investment Banking
Hedge Funds
Venture Capital
- Industry Coverage
- Product Group
- Capital Markets
- Sales Trading
- Equity Research
- Growth Equity
- Large-Cap Fund
- Middle Market
- Control Equity
- Secondaries
- Co-Investing
- Value, Growth, Blend
- Long-only, Long/Short, Short-only
- Fundamental, Distressed, Macro, Event-Driven,
Trading, Quant
- Control Equity
- Co-Investing
- Client Pitching
- Valuation / Modeling
- Deal Execution
- MA
- Leveraged Finance
- Equity Debt Solutions
- Deal Origination
- Valuation
- Investment Analysis Modeling
- Portfolio Management
Front Office
- Investment Analysis
- Portfolio Management
- Trading
- Deal Origination
- Valuation
- Investment Analysis Modeling
- Portfolio Management
Middle Office
- Portfolio Credit Analysis
- Pricing
- Counterparty Risk
- Ratings
- PL Reporting
- Mark to Market
- Cash Operations
- Settlements
- Cash Management
- Legal Entities
- Tax Structuring
- Investor Reporting
- Fund Valuation
- CFO/COO
- Cash Management
- Marketing
- Legal
- Cash Management
- Legal Entities
- Tax Structuring
- Fund Valuation
2Investment Banking Overview
3Investment Banks serve as intermediaries between
providers and users of capital
Chinese Wall
Strategic advisory Securities underwriting
Sales Trading
Investment Banking
Providers of Capital
Users of capital
Research
- Individuals
- Pension Funds
- Insurance Companies
- Asset Managers
- Corporate Treasuries
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
- Corporations
- Governments
- Municipalities
Public side
Private side
4Overview of Investment Banking
Advisory
Capital Markets
- Equity capital-raising
- Initial public offerings (IPOs)
- Follow-on offerings
- Equity-linked (convertible)
- Debt capital-raising
- High-grade or investment grade
- High-yield
- Syndicated loans
- Tax-exempt
- Mergers Acquisitions
- Buyside
- Sellside
- Spin-offs / Splitoffs / Carve-outs
- Hostile defense
- Hostile takeovers / proxy fights
- Joint Ventures
- Financial Sponsors / Leveraged Finance
- Restructuring
- Ratings
5What Does An Investment Banker Do?
Execution
Origination
- Financial Analysis
- Communication
- Management, Board of Directors
- Internal Committees
- Identify Potential Investors
- Negotiation / Structuring Transactions
- Due Diligence
- Documentation
- Client Relationship Management
- Ongoing dialogue on financial markets, industry
developments, new products - Long-term relationship as advisor to Senior
Management and Boards - Idea Generation and Problem Solving
- Strategic Alternatives
- Capital Raising
- Optimizing Capital Structure
- Risk Management, Dividend Policy
- Assessment Of Opportunities
6Investment Banking Groups
Product
Industry Coverage
Capital Markets
- Consumer Retail
- Healthcare
- Technology
- Media Telecom
- Industrials
- Natural Resources
- Real Estate
- Equity Capital Markets
- Debt Capital Markets
- Tax-exempt
- Leveraged Finance
- Securitized Products
Markets
Technical
7Investment Banking Competitive Landscape
Bulge bracket
Middle Market
Boutique
Low
High
Capabilities
8Life of an Investment Banking Analyst
9Overview of Investment Banking analyst programs
- Two-year program with opportunity for a 3rd year
- 6-8 week training
- Mentorship programs
- Networking opportunities
- Summer internship program serves as primary
feeder to full-time analyst positions
10Role of an Investment Banking Analyst
- Be a member of a deal team, executing day-to-day
activities surrounding live transactions - Perform financial analysis and modeling
- Develop and prepare client presentation materials
(pitches, roadshows, board materials, etc.) - Coordinate roadshows, and MA processes
- Research and due diligence
11Why Investment Banking?
Challenges
Benefits
- Everyday is different
- Exposure to senior management
- Steep learning curve
- Work with talented and motivated people
- Gain a strong background in financial analysis
- Help execute exciting, landmark transactions
- Networking
- Exit opportunities
- Long and unpredictable hours
- Traveling
- Demanding senior bankers
- High stress/pressure environment
12Tools of the Trade
Positives/Drawbacks
Banker Skill Set
- Exposure/network
- Magnitude/notoriety of deals
- Responsibility
- Skill and knowledge base development
- Compensation
- Long hours
- Work-life balance
- Stressful environment
- Intensity
- Focus on detail
- Motivated
- Team player
- Quantitative
- Personable
- Flexible
- Articulate
- Aggressive
- Deal oriented
- Willing to take initiative
- Handle stress well
- Professionalism
- Responsible
- Little things can mean a lot and poor execution
can mask good skills - attention to detail
- aesthetics
- professionalism
- timeliness
- Communication is the key to good teamwork and
efficiency - understand what expectations are
(timing/deliverable), aka underpromise and
overdeliver - Analysts generally treat their years as an
investment in personal capital - seek out workbe an entrepreneur
- vary the people and types of projects to work
with/on - maximize client exposure and value add
13Qualities that Investment Banks Look for in
Candidates
- No one facet is more important than the rest. A
well-rounded candidate who strives to encompass
awide-variety of talents and interests often
finds success
- A Strong Interest in Finance
- take courses that demonstrate your interest in
finance - ability to explain what is investment banking?
what does an analyst do? why would you be a
strong candidate?
- Coursework or Work Experience
- that demonstrates comfort with numbers/knowledge
of financial statements - that shows comfort in front of people (e.g.,
sales position,student government) - any work experience that demonstrates drive
- A Team Player
- team-driven (job/athletic/academic)
accomplishments on resume - the objective is to demonstrate that you work
well with others
- A Record of Success and Achievement
- academic GPA, scholarships/honors, test scores
- Leadership of student organizations or teams
- a high level of athletic accomplishment
- community service with a record of achievement
14General Preparation
- Network with peers and alumni
- Internships
- Research - Do I want to do Investment Banking?
What type of firms? - Make sure your resume is clear, concise and error
free - Take advantage of resources available to you
(alumni, Feld Career Center, etc.) - Everything is fair game
- Practice, practice, practice
15The Interview
- Be prepared know as much about the bank and
position as possible - Know yourself what motivates you, your strengths
and weaknesses and be able to articulate those
points - Know EVERYTHING on your resume
- Be honest and demonstrate enthusiasm and
motivation - Read the Wall Street Journal EVERYDAY and use the
Vault Guides - Practice interviewing (mock interviews, preparing
answers, etc.) - Ask questions
16Resources
- Vault Career Guides
- Breaking Into Wall Street
- Wall Street Prep
- Wall Street Training
- DealMaven
- Wall Street Training
17Corporate Banking Overview
18What is Corporate Banking?
- Provides Corporate Finance advisory, structured
finance, and the extension of capital to
corporate clients - Corporate Bankers are coverage officers who are
the primary point of customer contact (aka
Relationship Managers). Corporate bankers are
responsible for - forming trusted advisor relationships with
clients - developing integrated financing strategies to
satisfy complex client financing needs - providing innovative intellectual and financial
capital to clients - Corporate Bankers partner with Investment Banking
and product groups such as Capital Markets,
Derivatives, and Cash Management/Treasury groups
to provide the full spectrum of banking services
to clients
19Corporate Banking
- The Corporate Banking product offering is focused
on debt and other corporate finance products
InvestmentBanking
CorporateBanking
MA
Equity
Debt
Cash Management / Treasury
StructuredProducts
- Strategic Advisory
- Divestitures
- Acquisitions
- IPOs
- Follow-On Issues
- Preferred
- Convertibles
- Receivables Securitization
- Asset Based Finance
- Project Finance
- Synthetic /Leveraged Leases
- Commodities / FX
- Equity Derivatives
- Pensions
- Debt Issuance
- Acquisition Finance
- Bilateral Syndicated Loans
- Derivatives
- Commercial Paper
- Hybrids/ Convertibles
- Cash management
- Securities Services
- Trade Finance
- Investments
- Agency Trust
- Corporate Cards
20Corporate Banking
- For large multi-national corporations, corporate
bankers primary contacts in a company are the CFO
and Treasurer
Coverage
Product Offering
Board of Directors
Investment Banker
Strategic and Financial Advisory
CEO
CFO
Corporate Banker
Capital Structure Management
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Cash Management and other Treasury Products
HR
Ops
21Corporate Banking
- Role of an Analyst
- Prepare client presentations and marketing
materials - Participate in customer calls and client meetings
- Perform industry and company research to develop
a view on financing transactions - Coordinate due diligence process
- Navigate and participate in term sheet
negotiation - Analyze the risks associated with a transaction
and the implications on relationship returns - Drive dialogue with Credit Risk Management on
client credit analytics and recommendations - Evaluate impact of products on companys future
earnings, EPS accretion, and credit ratios - Analysis and dissemination of industry
performance and trends
22Corporate Banking
- Although skill sets are similar, the role of a
corporate banking analyst slightly differs from
an investment banking analyst
Low
Somewhat Low
Medium
Somewhat High
High
Financial Modeling
Credit Analysis
Valuation
Pitching/Presentation
Deal Execution
Client Interaction
Hours in the Office
Investment Banking
Corporate Banking
23Credit Risk Management Overview
24What is Credit Risk Management?
- Analyzes, monitors, and mitigates credit risk for
individual clients by evaluating new transactions
and managing a loan portfolio - Participates in deal teams with primary focus on
the banks credit exposure to the client - Manages credit approval process (including
preparation of credit approval memos) - Responsible for approval decision as to whether
to lend/commit - Works with Banking (Investment Banking and
Corporate Banking) and Product partners on client
strategies relating to capital structure - Monitors the aggregate portfolio risk for
corporate clients - Completes hedging strategies to mitigate risk
from distressed loan exposure
25Credit Risk Management
Investment Banking
- Work together on extending financing on MA, LBOs
- Bridge Loans
Derivatives and other Traded Products
Corporate Banking
- Work together on extending credit for capital
structure financings and other banking products
- Risk required to approve any credit exposure
relating to derivative positions
Credit Risk Management
Loan Capital Markets (Leveraged Finance and High
Grade)
Cash Management / Treasury Products
- Risk required to approve any credit exposure
relating to cash management positions (ie.
Letters of credit, overdrafts, etc.)
- Work together on structuring financings and
negotiating credit agreements
Legal
- Work together on identifying credit risks in
credit agreements
26Credit Risk Management
- Role of an Analyst
- Prepares transaction credit approval memos
- Focusing on credit quality of the borrower and
banks commitment - Participates in due diligence process
- Prepare financial models projecting cash flows
and ability to repay debt - Compose annual and quarterly credit reviews to
determine risk ratings of clients - Complete valuations of companies (discounted cash
flow analysis, comparables) to determine loan to
value - Perform portfolio stress testing to determine
potential portfolio losses - Complete periodic industry and sector overviews,
primarily focused on industry performance - Design hedging strategies (CDS purchases, asset
sales) to mitigate outsized risk