Investment Banking syllabus

Investment Banking

• 1 Introduction (9 LHs)

  • Investment banking meaning and services
  • Corporate finance, advisory and financial sponsorship
  • Mergers, acquisitions, valuation and financial strategy
  • Capital issues, book building and private equity
  • Debt and equity market origination
  • Portfolio management, firm capital and investor education
  • Legal provisions in Nepal
• 2 Investments and Investment Attributes (7 LHs)

  • Saving, investment and portfolio concepts
  • Speculation, gambling and arbitrage
  • Risk, return, security, marketability, liquidity and convenience
  • Nepalese investor profiles and decisions
  • Securities-market legal framework in Nepal
• 3 Investment Companies and Products (7 LHs)

  • Investment companies and operations
  • Venture capital, buyout and hedge funds
  • Real-estate investment trusts
  • Shares, bonds, deposits, hybrid securities, insurance, currency and commodities
• 4 Mergers and Acquisitions (7 LHs)

  • M&A concept and forms of corporate restructuring
  • Merger types, motives and economic rationale
  • Merger theories and synergy
  • Internal and external change forces
  • Nepalese M&A legal and regulatory provisions
• 5 Underwriting of Securities (4 LHs)

  • Underwriting process
  • Bought deal, best efforts and syndicates
  • Registration statement and preliminary prospectus
  • Underwriting risks and regulatory framework
• 6 Mutual Funds (4 LHs)

  • Mutual fund concept, pricing and performance
  • Exchange-traded funds and technology
  • International dimension
  • Selection and asset allocation
  • Structure and regulation in Nepal
• 7 Venture Capital (4 LHs)

  • VC concept, characteristics and growth
  • VC versus conventional financing
  • Stages and scope of VC in Nepal
  • Legal aspects in Nepal
• 8 Origination and Execution of Transactions (6 LHs)

  • Origination, execution, research and market receptivity
  • Investor identification and marketing materials
  • Securities sales to institutional and retail clients
  • Negotiation and structuring
  • Money management for clients
  • Trading derivatives, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities and equities