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A career in Corporate FinanceA career in Corporate Finance

Cole Associates Corporate Finance LLPCole Associates Corporate Finance LLP

www.cole-group.co.ukwww.cole-group.co.uk

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