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