Investment Banking For Dummies, Second Edition

Investment Banking For Dummies 2e will help readers to understand how investment bankers help governments and business organizations raise money by issuing bonds, stocks and other financial products. This book tracks to typical university courses on the subject and helps students and professionals understand the fundamentals of investment banking. Topics include: Strategies for risk management, such as market, credit, operating, reputation, legal, and funding risk Key investment banking operations including: venture capital and buyouts, Merger & Acquisitions services, equity underwriting, debt, underwriting securitization, financial engineering, investment management, and securities services Relationships between leveraged buyout (LBO) funds, hedge funds, and corporate and institutional clients New section on cryptocurrencies Updates to IPO coveage to include "unicorns" -- UBER, Lyft, Beyond Meat, and AirBNB