Description

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Wrap your head around the complicated world of investment banking with this understandable and comprehensive resource

The celebrated authors of Investment Banking For Dummies, 2nd Edition have updated and modernized their best-selling book to bring readers an invaluable and accessible volume about the investment banking industry.

Written in the straightforward and approachable tone the For Dummies series is known for the world over, authors Matthew Krantz and Robert Johnson have created an indispensable resource for students and professionals new to investment banking.

The book covers all the crucial topics required to understand the fundamentals of the industry, including:

• Strategies for different types of risk management: market, credit, operating, reputation, legal, and funding
• The key investment banking operations: venture capital, buyouts, M&A, equity underwriting, debt, and more
• The relationship between leverages buyout funds, hedge funds, and corporate and institutional clients

Investment Banking For Dummies, 2nd Edition offers, for the first time, a brand-new chapter devoted to cryptocurrencies, and new content on "unicorn" IPOs, including Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb.

About the Author

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Matt Krantz is the personal finance and management editor at Investor's Business Daily. Matt's recent books include Online Investing For Dummies and Fundamental Analysis For Dummies. Robert R. Johnson, PhD, CFA, CAIA, is a Professor of Finance at Creighton University, where he teaches in the Master of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Program.