This course is designed specifically to help you understand the roles found within and the products and services offered by global investment banks. These products and services are crucial to the large corporate, commercial, and government clients of today’s investment banks.

By the end of this course, you will be able to

• Explain the stages in MA transactions and different types of public offerings, and how investment banks support their clients through these processes.
• Understand the strategic rationale for mergers and acquisitions and differentiate between various takeover defenses.
• Calculate the impact on earnings per share in acquisition finance deals.
• Describe more bespoke investment banking services such as mezzanine finance, syndicated loans, and project finance and their benefits to clients.