Free FINRA Series 79 (Investment Banking Representative) Lessons

All 14 FINRA Series 79 (Investment Banking Representative) lessons are free to read, each with worked examples and audio narration. Just a free account, no card.

Collection, Analysis and Evaluation of Data

• Data Sources, SEC Reporting, and Financial Statements (19 min)
• Liquidity, Leverage, and Profitability Analysis (18 min)
• Enterprise Value, Multiples, and Comparable Companies (19 min)
• Precedent Transactions and Discounted Cash Flow (19 min)
• LBO, Other Valuation Methods, and Financing Strategy (22 min)
• Due Diligence: Sell-Side, Buy-Side, and Sarbanes-Oxley (19 min)

Underwriting, Offerings and Registration of Securities

• The Public Offering, Registration, and Communications (19 min)
• Securities Act Liability and the Underwriting Syndicate (19 min)
• Execution, Distribution, and Regulation M (19 min)
• Recordkeeping, Exempt Securities, and Private Placements (16 min)

Mergers and Acquisitions, Tender Offers and Financial Restructuring

• M&A: Sell-Side and Buy-Side Processes (15 min)
• Accretion/Dilution and Fairness Opinions (18 min)
• Tender Offers and Proxy Solicitation (19 min)
• Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy (12 min)