Three weeks. One deal.
Real deliverables.

You receive a live deal brief on Monday morning and spend the week building the foundational research an analyst would produce on day one. • Market overview & sector sizing • Comparable companies table with trading multiples • Competitor landscape assessment • Key industry trends and regulatory considerations • Target company profile and strategic positioning By Friday, you submit a full research pack — the same document a first-year analyst would send to an Associate for review.

Working from a pre-structured skeleton, you build a complete M&A accretion/dilution model that shows whether the deal is value-creative or value-destructive for the acquirer. • Deal assumptions: offer price, mix of cash vs. stock, financing terms • Sources & uses of funds • Pro forma balance sheet and income statement • Accretion/dilution analysis by year • Sensitivity tables on key assumptions You submit your model on Friday and receive detailed written feedback on structure, formula integrity, and analytical judgement.

The capstone week. You synthesise your research and model into a full pitch deck presenting your deal recommendation to a hypothetical MD and client. • Executive summary & investment thesis • Industry overview and strategic rationale • Financial analysis and valuation summary • Deal mechanics and financing structure • Key risks and mitigants The deck is reviewed and graded against the standards of a real investment banking pitch. You finish the programme with a deliverable you can confidently discuss in any interview.