Finance Interview Prep hosted by Marquee Group

Join the Marquee Group for Finance Interview Prep. The Marquee Group will provide an overview of the characteristics that recruiters look for in candidates applying for finance related roles. The session will focus on the most common technical finance questions you should be prepared to answer during an interview for roles in investment banking, equity research, private equity or corporate finance roles. This session will help you prepare for interviews for co-op, or new grad recruitment roles.

Learning Topics include:

• Overview of the characteristics that recruiters look for in candidates applying for finance related roles
• Discuss the concepts of equity value and enterprise value
• Learn to apply comparable trading and precedent transaction analysis
• Review Discounted Cash Flow (“DCF”) analysis and common DCF errors
• Discuss financing alternatives available to corporations and their advantages/disadvantages
• Understand how to calculate the weighted average cost of capital
• Review the impact of income tax considerations on valuation
• Learn to apply valuation techniques (including precedent transactions)
• Identify and value synergies
• Understand accretion/dilution concepts and common misconceptions
• Interpret market reaction to M&A announcements

Workshop details:

Tuesday, February 14

• Time: 8:30 – 11:30 am
• Location: RJC 313
• Registration deadline: Saturday, February 11 at 11:59 pm
• OSCARplus

For more information, please email Disha Patel at pated148@mcmaster.ca