The Complete Investment Banker – the manual (2nd edition available May 1st)

More than 900 pages of invaluable information, The Complete Investment Banker is designed to act as a comprehensive and practical reference guide for bankers during training as well as a companion on the desk. 

The manual is not just a collection of technical notes, but also practical and up-to-date advice for bankers at every level from intern or analyst through to managing director.  Written by the industry's leading IBD trainers, the manual contains the clearest explanation and application of technical content in a way that makes it accessible to bankers.  

The 2nd edition of The Complete Investment Banker, available May 1st, includes new chapters on:

- Ratio analysis

- Leveraged finance and LBO modeling

- Debt and equity capital markets

As well as previous 1st edition chapters discussing:

- Accounting and financial analysis for bankers

- Trading and transaction comparables

- DCF valuation

- Financial Modeling

The 2nd edition of The Complete Investment Banker is up to date for IFRS and US GAAP and is fully indexed for ease of navigation and cross referencing.  It also includes new content provided by FactSet, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters - to further fuse technical knowledge with the necessary desktop skills bankers need.

NOTE: The Complete Investment Banker manual includes The Complete Financial Modeler as part of its contents.

The Complete Financial Modeler – the manual (2nd edition available May 1st)

This 144 page reference guide, taken from The Complete Investment Banker, is designed to act as a comprehensive and practical Excel and modeling reference guide for bankers to help them become more proficient at taking an idea or objective and turning it into a robust, flexible model.

The manual is not just a collection of lists of Excel forumlas and shortcuts, but also includes practical tips that do not appear in standard Excel manuals.  Our advice is based on the experience our banking trainers have working in a professional, deadline driven environment.  It is applicable for bankers at every level from intern to analyst through to managing director and contains the clearest explanation and application of technical Excel content in a way that makes it accessible to bankers while at their desks.

The 2nd edition of The Complete Financial Modeler, available May 1st, includes new content provided by FactSet, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters - to further fuse technical knowledge with the necssary desktop skills bankers need to bring to the desk.

NOTE: The Complete Financial Modeler forms part of The Complete Investment Banker.

The Kit

This is a practical, on-the-job reference kit used by bankers to check technically difficult areas of their work, sanity check their work prior to peer review and act as an aide-memoir for modeling processes. It is a quick reference guide to support the manuals. The Kit includes:

• Technical knowledge snapshots
• Model review checklists
• Pitchbook preparation tips
• FACTSET user tips
• LBO and merger model schematics

It also integrates and cross references to The Complete Investment Banker, Bloomberg, FACTSET and Thomson Reuters.

The Shortcut Card

This is a credit card-sized reference tool containing the top 40 Excel shortcuts. Knowledge of these shortcuts will improve your speed and efficiency when working in Excel. The shortcuts are 2003, 2007 and 2010 compatible.

The Complete Investment Banker – Bundle

This bundle includes The Complete Investment Banker manual, The Kit and The Shortcut Card.

The Complete Financial Modeler - Bundle

This bundle includes The Complete Financial Modeler manual, The Kit and The Shortcut Card.