An Introduction to Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity: The New Paradigm Book

Section One: Investment Banking

1 - Overview of Investment Banking

2 - Regulation of the Securities Industry

3 - Financings

4 - Mergers & Acquisitions

5 - Trading

6 - Asset Management, Wealth Management and Research

7 - Credit Rating Agencies, Exchanges and Clearing and Settlement

8 - International Banking

9 - Convertible Securities and Wall Street Innovation

10 - Investment Banking Career Opportunities and Trends

Section Two: Hedge Funds and Private Equity

11 - Overview of Hedge Funds

12 - Hedge Fund Investment Strategies

13 - Shareholder Activism and Impact on Corporations

14 - Risk, Regulation and Organizational Structure

15 - Hedge Fund Issues and Performance

16 - Overview of Private Equity

17 - LBO Financial Model

18 - Private Equity Impact on Corporations

19 - Organization, Compensation, Regulation and Limited Partners

20 - Issues and Opportunities

Section Three: Case Studies

1. Investment Banking in 2008 (A): Rise and Fall of the Bear
2. Investment Banking in 2008 (B): A Brave New World
3. Freeport-McMoRan: Financing an Acquisition
4. The Best Deal Gillette Could Get? Procter & Gamble’s Acquisition of Gillette
5. A Tale of Two Hedge Funds: Magnetar, Peloton, CDOs, and the 2008 Financial Crisis
6. Kmart, Sears, and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became One of the World’s Largest Retailers
7. McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Hedge Funds: Hamburger Hedging? Hedge Fund Activism and Impact on Corporate Governance
8. Porsche, Volkswagen and CSX: Cars, Trains and Derivatives
9. The Toys "R" Us LBO
10. Cerberus and the U.S. Auto Industry