Learn to read a company’s accounts
Start from zero. Learn what an investment bank does, how to read a company’s profit, cash and debt, and how to compare four companies fairly.
Hand in: four companies compared side by sidePitchbooks at 2am. Deals by Friday.Learn to value a company and build the pages behind a real deal.
Everyone who finishes gets a certificate for the work they did. If your work is strong, you can also earn a certificate of appreciation or a letter of recommendation.
in recognition of outstanding contribution and dedication shown during the Investment Banking bootcamp, and of a curiosity that went well beyond the syllabus.
I am writing to recommend Your Name, who completed the Investment Banking bootcamp with Fin Maverick from 01/01/2026 to 01/06/2026.
Over the course of the program Your Name worked on the Investment Banking capstone and consistently stood out for judgement applied with genuine rigour rather than textbook recall.
I recommend Your Name without reservation for any opportunity in finance, and am confident they will bring the same dedication to future roles.
Sincerely,
has successfully completed an internship of 6 months with Fin Maverick under the Investment Banking program, during the period 01/01/2026 to 01/06/2026. Your Name carried the capstone from first brief to final submission, and showed real commitment, discipline and aptitude.
Never worked on a deal before? Start here. Each week you learn one part of an analyst’s job, practise it on the same deal, and hand in one piece of work.
Start from zero. Learn what an investment bank does, how to read a company’s profit, cash and debt, and how to compare four companies fairly.
Hand in: four companies compared side by sideFind a fair price for a company three simple ways: compare it with similar companies, add up the cash it will make, and look at what buyers paid before.
Hand in: your price range for the companyLearn how a sale works step by step, how buyers use borrowed money, and why a company might borrow instead of selling shares.
Hand in: one finished slidePut your work on clear slides with one point each, show where every number came from, and fix feedback fast.
Practice: a short set of slidesTake one company from the first numbers to a finished pitch, then explain each choice like you would in an interview.
Final: a full pitch you can presentA quick way to price a company: take its yearly profit and multiply it by a number similar companies sell for. That number is called a multiple. Pick one, and see whether your price makes sense.
Six skills a banking team will test you on. Each one starts with a real problem from the job and ends with work you can show.
“Four similar companies, but they end their year in different months and count profit differently. Put them side by side fairly.”
“Your model does not add up the night before it is due. Find the mistake.”
“A senior says two of your four “similar” companies are not similar at all. Pick better ones.”
“A buyer wants to know tonight: if we buy this company, will our profit per share go up or down?”
“A private equity firm asks: what is the most we can pay and still make our target return?”
“A client asks where one number on slide eleven came from. You have a minute to show them.”
You make a real call on a deal, see where it goes wrong, then fix it. Here are three of them.
Some loans can turn into shares later. Spot one that has been counted twice and fix the price.
Open simulation →Most of a company’s price can rest on guesses about the far future. Check if those two guesses are sensible.
Open simulation →Buyers usually pay extra to take over a whole company. Work out how much of the price gap is that extra.
Open simulation →Two companies have the same share price and the same number of shares. Company A has no debt. Company B owes ₹500 crore and holds ₹100 crore of cash. Which one is worth more as a whole business?
The share price is the same, so the shares are worth the same. But buying all of Company B also means taking on its ₹500 crore of debt, and you get its ₹100 crore of cash. So the whole business is worth ₹400 crore more. That step from share value to whole-company value is the first thing every analyst learns.
Three graded milestones and a capstone. Each one is real work you can show.
Four similar companies. They end their year in different months, two count profit differently, and one has a loan that can turn into shares.
A company with no close match, a forecast that looks too hopeful, and past sales from very different times.
Three slides to finish, one half-built slide from an old pitch, and sources for only about half its numbers.
A company for sale, a buyer asking if it will raise their profit per share, and one number nobody can find a source for.
Every week follows the same simple loop: learn an idea, try it straight away, use it to make a decision, review it, then show you can do it.
Do I need a finance background?
No. Week 1 starts from zero: how a bank is organised and what an analyst actually does. If you are comfortable with percentages and a basic spreadsheet, the bootcamp teaches everything else.
How much time does it take each week?
Plan a few focused hours each week. Lessons are short and recorded, so you can fit them around college or work.
Is it live or recorded?
Fully self-paced. Lessons, actions, simulations and milestones are all on demand, so you learn when it suits you and replay anything as often as you need.
What do I walk out with?
A complete pitch you built yourself and can walk through in an interview: a sheet comparing four companies, a simple model, three prices for the company and slides where every number has a source. Strong work also earns a certificate of appreciation or a letter of recommendation.
Will this get me a job?
No course can promise that. What it gives you is work you can show and the answers to the questions banking teams actually ask. That is what gets you through the interview.
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