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Investment Banking and Corporate Finance Bootcamp

  • Finance & Investment
Next Intake: 7 Jul 2025 (Mon)
  • Basic
  • SkillsFuture
  • Short Courses

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on
7 Jul 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 Full Days (Weekdays)

Level
Basic

Who Should Attend

  • Fresh graduates and new entrants to the investment banking and corporate finance industry
  • Professionals looking to transit to a career in corporate finance, investment banking

Overview

Launch your career in Investment Banking 

The work of analysts and associates in investment banks are multi-faceted, fast-paced and dynamic. Due to the intensity and rigour of the job, corporate finance roles have one of the most competitive acceptance rates as compared with other areas in banking and finance. This workshop aims to equip participants with the awareness and knowledge of corporate finance, foundational technical skills, as well as the pre-requisites required to carve an exciting career in investment banking.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the mechanics and key stakeholders of the investment banking ecosystem

  • Develop awareness of the organisational structure, hierarchy and business models of investment banks

  • Gain insights on the deal-making process undertaken by investment banks, from pitchbook to deal closing

  • Understand the key approaches to business valuation and framework in financial modelling

  • Acquire better problem solving, research methodologies, data acquisition and analytical skills for a successful career in investment banking

Topic/Structure

Introduction

  • Overview of the investment banking ecosystem
  • Investment banking landscape and the onset of technology in banking and businesses
  • Organisational structure and hierarchy at investment banks; roles and responsibilities
  • Business models of different investment banks
     

Skills and Pre-requisites

  • Investment banking etiquette and communication skills
  • Accounting knowledge: transiting from theory to the real world
  • Nurturing business logic through problem-solving skills, research methodology, data acquisition and analytics
     

The Deal Making Process

  • Pitching for the Deal
  • Equity Deals
  • M&A process
     

Business Valuation and Financial Modelling

  • Role of business valuation in IB and CF
  • Basic approaches to valuation: Cost, market and income
  • Applying the replacement cost approach
  • Building and applying a trading comparables sheet
  • Free cash flow and discounted cash flow analysis
  • WACC – a practical approach
  • Concepts involving terminal value calculation
  • Financial modelling: who uses it and why?
  • Excel functions and PowerPoint: best practices tips and tricks
     

Interview Strategies

  • Hiring process and pre-interview preparation
  • Technical and qualitative questions
  • Post interview: Best practices for follow up
  • Salary negotiation and team culture
  • Alternative routes to getting a job in IB/ CF

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).

Workfare Skills Support Scheme

From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

  • Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
  • Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
  • Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
  • Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
  • Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

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Trainers

Kenny Ng
Co-Head Corporate and Structured Finance and Head of International Partnerships
SY Holdings
Kenny Ng
Co-Head Corporate and Structured Finance and Head of International Partnerships
SY Holdings
Kenny serves as Co-Head Corporate and Structured Finance and Head of International Partnerships at SY Holdings, a leading supply chain technology platform. He oversees capital raising, treasury, and strategic investments. Additionally, he is a founding partner at IJK Capital Partners, a cross-border investment firm, where he focuses on origination and corporate access. With over 17 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, he has worked at BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered, and KPMG Singapore Corporate Finance. Kenny holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He is based in Hong Kong and Singapore, specialising in M&A and capital markets transactions across various sectors.

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