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A career in Corporate FinanceA career in Corporate Finance
Cole Associates Corporate Finance LLPCole Associates Corporate Finance LLP
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Corporate finance:Corporate finance:Education and trainingEducation and training
1.1. GraduateGraduate
2.2. Qualify as a Chartered Accountant or Qualify as a Chartered Accountant or Certified Accountant (3 years) or MBACertified Accountant (3 years) or MBA
3.3. Specialise in corporate financeSpecialise in corporate finance
4.4. Ongoing professional trainingOngoing professional training
Corporate finance – relevant Corporate finance – relevant skillsskills• Good communication skillsGood communication skills
• Outgoing, pleasant personalityOutgoing, pleasant personality
• Numerate, but Numerate, but notnot necessarily A* at necessarily A* at MathsMaths
• Ability to project-manage and multi-taskAbility to project-manage and multi-task
• Ability to get on with a wide range of Ability to get on with a wide range of peoplepeople
• Ability to think ‘outside the box’, i.e. Ability to think ‘outside the box’, i.e. laterallylaterally
• Tenacity, optimism and determinationTenacity, optimism and determination
Corporate finance – types of Corporate finance – types of workwork• Advising companies on the acquisition of Advising companies on the acquisition of
another company, and raising the another company, and raising the necessary financenecessary finance
• Advising shareholders on the sale of their Advising shareholders on the sale of their company (e.g. a family-owned business)company (e.g. a family-owned business)
• Helping a company to raise finance for Helping a company to raise finance for expansionexpansion
• Advising a start-up company/entrepreneurAdvising a start-up company/entrepreneur
• Advising a company on a stock market Advising a company on a stock market flotationflotation
Corporate finance – types of Corporate finance – types of work (continued)work (continued)• Preparing a Business PlanPreparing a Business Plan
• Valuation of a company or businessValuation of a company or business
• Preparing financial projectionsPreparing financial projections
• Investment appraisalInvestment appraisal
• Spreadsheet modellingSpreadsheet modelling
• Helping a company in financial Helping a company in financial difficultiesdifficulties
Corporate finance – who you Corporate finance – who you meetmeet• Clients, across many different sectorsClients, across many different sectors
• Venture capitalists (‘private equity’)Venture capitalists (‘private equity’)
• High net worth (rich) individualsHigh net worth (rich) individuals
• BanksBanks
• LawyersLawyers
• Other professionals (insurance, pensions, Other professionals (insurance, pensions, property, auditors, tax advisers etc)property, auditors, tax advisers etc)
• Overseas contactsOverseas contacts