George Mason University – Arlington Campus

The amount of data available to organizations and individuals is unprecedented. Financial services sectors, including securities & investment services and banking, have the most digital data stored per firm on average. Finance companies that want to maximize use of this available data require professionals who have a keen understanding of data science and know how…

This course focuses on the mergers and acquisitions process, the basics of deal structures, and covers the main tools and analyses that M&A investment bankers and acquirers utilize. Learn about common ​​structural issues, crucial merger consequence analysis and structures and methodologies. Translate fundamentals into different modeling techniques, including the most basic and widely used back-of-the-envelope…

Course Goals: This course focuses on how to effectively and efficiently utilize Microsoft Excel for data analysis. A financial analyst will not only use Excel to build financial models, but also to crunch a large data dump. Learn how to minimize as much manual labor as possible, thereby saving time and performing more detailed analysis…