Due to a scheduling conflict, our weekly free seminar on Debt Markets has been moved from Wednesday to Thursday. The seminar will be held at the same time as originally scheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you on Thursday for what promises to be an engaging discussion on the debt markets. Thank you for your flexibility and continued support!

🚀 Investment Banking Financial Modeling Masterclass I: LBO Financing 🚀 Want to learn how investment bankers, private equity professionals, and leveraged finance teams evaluate acquisitions and build institutional-quality financial models? Join me for a live, hands-on, 2-day Financial Modeling Masterclass where we will build a complete Leveraged Buyout (LBO) model from scratch and then apply it to a real public company. 📅 Session DatesSaturday, June 20, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM ESTSaturday, June 27, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST 💰 Tuition: $195🎓 Drou Academy Certificate of Completion awarded to all participants who complete the program. Day 1 – Build the LBO Model from Scratch We will start with a blank Excel spreadsheet and build a fully integrated LBO model used by investment banking, private equity, and credit professionals. Topics include: ✅ Financial Modeling Best Practices✅ Assumptions & Drivers Page✅ Transaction Sources & Uses✅ Purchase Price & Financing Structure✅ Debt Schedules & Amortization✅ Income Statement Modeling✅ Balance Sheet Modeling✅ Cash Flow Statement Modeling✅ Cash Sweep Mechanics✅ Model Integrity Checks & Troubleshooting By the end of Day 1, you will have a fully functioning institutional-quality LBO model. Day 2 – Live Investment Banking Case Study On Day 2, we will randomly select a publicly traded company and test whether it can support an LBO transaction. Topics include: ✅ Investment Thesis Development✅ Operating Assumption Building✅ Base Case Analysis✅ Downside Case Analysis✅ Debt Capacity Assessment✅ Equity Return Analysis (MOIC & IRR)✅ Sensitivity Analysis✅ Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation✅ Investment Recommendation & Key Risk Assessment This is not a theoretical course. Participants will work through a real-world transaction analysis exactly as investment banking and private equity professionals do. Who Should Attend? • Investment Banking Professionals• Private Equity Professionals• Credit Analysts• Commercial & Corporate Bankers• MBA & Finance Students• Equity Research Analysts• Corporate Finance Professionals• Entrepreneurs & Investors

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Sign up for this exciting 2-day live seminar, “How to Value the Priceless: IP & Startup Valuation,” taking place on June 15–16 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the practical methodologies used to value intellectual property, early-stage companies, and high-growth startups, including: 📈 Option Pricing Models 📊 Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis for Startups 📉 Market Comparable Valuation Techniques Special introductory price: $125 Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, or finance professional, this seminar will provide you with the tools and frameworks needed to evaluate innovation-driven businesses with confidence. Seats are limited, so early registration is encouraged.

Today is the day for our 3-day 9 hour Credir Risk Traing Seminar - starting live at noon (12-3pm). This comprehensive 9-hour live workshop is designed for students, young professionals, aspiring credit analysts, private credit professionals, and anyone looking to strengthen their financial and transaction analysis skills. This intensive program will combine real-world case studies, practical Excel workshops, and professional financial modeling templates similar to those used at major banks, private equity firms, and credit institutions. For this inaugural program, we are offering a special fee of only $195, which also includes a free e-book copy of my recently published book, "Credit Analyst Survival Manual: A Practitioner's Guide to Active Credit Risk Management and Analysis" Starting today and over the three days, we will cover the following: Today (Monday June 1) – Credit Fundamentals & Banking Products• Introduction to credit analysis and risk assessment• Understanding how banks and private credit firms evaluate borrowers• Overview of major banking and lending products• Revolvers, term loans, asset-based lending, acquisition financing, mezzanine debt, CLOs, loan distribution and syndiaction and more• Key drivers of credit quality and debt structures Tuesday, June 2 – Company & Financial Analysis• Financial statement analysis (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement)• Ratio analysis and performance evaluation• Building and analyzing financial projections• Cash flow forecasting and liquidity analysis• Introduction to valuation methodologies used in lending and investing Wednesday, June 3 – Transaction Analysis, Debt Capacity & Restructuring• Debt capacity analysis and leverage modeling• LBO transaction analysis (Private-to-Private and Public-to-Private)• Running LBO case studies using Excel templates• Distressed company and restructuring analysis• Credit deterioration, recovery scenarios, and turnaround situations• Real-world transaction and restructuring case discussions.