The course is applied, industry- and skills-oriented, and applicable to many career paths in finance and is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your CV and overall marketability. The structure of the course will prepare you for the CFA Research Challenge- one of the toughest international case competitions- organized by the CFA Institute and based on the best international practices in finance. As part of the course, you will compete for a chance to participate in a national elimination round. The winner of the national round proceeds to the EMEA regional round. As part of the preparation, you will work with an industry mentor to fine-tune your analysis, presentation, and Q&A setup.

You will have weekly meetings with faculty and\or industry mentor or guest lecturer to develop the report and to rehearse the presentation. Guest lecturers will focus on communication skills, valuation topics, competition skills, or will conduct practice presentations.

The course builds on the valuation skills developed in the Corporate Finance, Applied Valuation or similar courses. The course will introduce you to the work of financial analysts by conducting an in-depth analysis of one company. You will learn how to produce an efficient analyst report and how to communicate your results by presenting your findings and arguing for buy or sell recommendation based on your case. You will:

• Review how valuation approaches such as Enterprise Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Adjusted Present Value, Equity DCF, and multiples relate to the value of a company.
• Communicate concisely an economic argument of your valuation thesis.
• Incorporate overall business analysis in the company valuation.
• Understand how to focus you report to efficiently communication your findings.
• Master sensitivity analysis to support your arguments.

  This is one of the very few opportunities to enhance your excel modeling skills in the manner demanded by the industry.