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Asset Allocation Strategy for a Sustainable Fashion Brand
Your task is to design a €50M investment portfolio with at least 50% allocated to green or sustainable assets. You must use CAPM to estimate expected returns for each asset clas…
- Asset Allocation
- Capm
- ESG Investing
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management - ResearchSeniorNew
Frame Dependence in Investment Decisions for a Renewable Energy Fund
You are a behavioral finance analyst at GreenCap Partners. Your task is to audit past investment decisions for framing effects, then design a decision template that forces consi…
- Frame Dependence
- Prospect Theory
- Decision Framing
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Cost of Capital and Capital Structure for a Renewable Energy Firm
Your task is to estimate GreenGrid's current cost of equity using CAPM (risk-free rate 2%, market risk premium 6%, beta 1.2), cost of debt (4.5% pre-tax), and tax rate (22%). Th…
- Wacc
- Capm
- Capital Structure
Corporate Finance - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Overcoming Overconfidence in a Madrid D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a behavioral finance consultant hired by Luz Natural. Your task is to analyze the founder's recent product launch decisions, identify patterns of overconfidence (e.g., i…
- Overconfidence Bias
- Prospect Theory
- Decision Framing
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Optimizing Bond Portfolio for a German Pension Fund
Your task is to analyze the current bond portfolio (provided in a dataset), calculate key risk metrics (duration, convexity, yield to maturity), and recommend a new allocation t…
- Bond Valuation
- Duration Analysis
- Convexity
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
Commodity Index Rebalancing for a Multi-Asset Fund
Your task is to conduct a quantitative analysis of commodity index rebalancing methodologies and recommend a new approach for the fund. Compare at least three different commodit…
- Commodity Indices
- Index Rebalancing
- Portfolio Optimization
Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Portfolio Optimization for a Sustainable Fashion ETF
You are given monthly returns for 20 candidate stocks (5 years of data) and the risk-free rate. Your task is to select 15 stocks and compute the efficient frontier, the tangency…
- Mean Variance Optimization
- Efficient Frontier
- Capm
Investments and Asset Pricing - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Valuation of a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up for Series A
Your team will act as a boutique valuation advisory. You must gather comparable public SaaS companies (e.g., from the Cloud ERP or data integration space) and calculate relevant…
- DCF Valuation
- Comparable Company Analysis
- Financial Modeling
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- AnalysisIntermediateNew
Capital Budgeting for a Solar Farm Expansion
Your task is to build a project finance model that estimates unlevered and levered free cash flows over 25 years (the project's life). Incorporate the 30% Investment Tax Credit …
- Capital Budgeting
- Npv Irr Analysis
- Project Finance
Corporate Finance (MBA) - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Valuing Rivian's Convertible Bond Refinancing Decision
Pull Rivian's most recent convertible note prospectus from EDGAR and replicate its terms (coupon, conversion ratio, call schedule, maturity). Build a binomial lattice or Black-S…
- Derivatives Valuation
- Convertible Bonds
- Binomial Lattice
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Prospect Theory in Pricing for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
You are a pricing strategist at TaskFlow. Your task is to analyze how existing PLG customers (who pay a flat fee) would perceive a move to tiered pricing. Using prospect theory,…
- Prospect Theory
- Loss Aversion
- Framing Effects
Behavioural Finance - AnalysisIntermediateNew
LBO of a German Industrial Components Manufacturer
Conduct a full LBO analysis: build a financial model projecting EBITDA, debt repayment, and returns under base and downside scenarios. Propose a capital structure (senior debt, …
- Financial Modeling
- LBO Analysis
- Due Diligence
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Optimize UHNW Client Portfolio for Tax Efficiency
Analyze the client's current portfolio (provided in a data sheet) and identify tax-inefficient holdings. Recommend a reallocation across jurisdictions (Switzerland, Luxembourg, …
- Tax Optimization
- Asset Allocation
- Cross Border Compliance
Open coursework - DesignIntermediateNew
International Expansion Financing for a Seoul D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to analyze three financing scenarios: (1) a Korean won-denominated venture debt, (2) a USD-denominated convertible note from a US investor, and (3) a JPY-denominate…
- Capital Structure
- Cross Border Financing
- Wacc Calculation
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Fully Digital Onboarding Journey for a Wealth App
Using the current-onboarding funnel readout, the regulatory requirements brief, and the target-client persona file provided in the materials, design a mobile-first onboarding jo…
- User Experience Design
- Fintech Compliance
- Cost Benefit Analysis
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Designing Spotify's Post-Profitability Payout Policy
Build a 3-year forecast of Spotify's free cash flow to equity and surplus cash position under base and downside cases. Benchmark payout ratios, buyback yields, and net leverage …
- Payout Policy
- Fcfe Modeling
- Peer Benchmarking
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Optimize Capital Structure for an Austin Cosmetics Startup
Using the company financial profile and the comparable-companies dataset provided to you, model how different debt-to-equity mixes change the firm's weighted average cost of cap…
- Capital Structure Analysis
- Wacc Calculation
- Modigliani Miller
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Structuring an Interest Rate Swap for a UK Infrastructure Fund
You are a structured finance associate at a bank advising InfraBridge. Design a plain vanilla interest rate swap that converts the floating-rate liability to fixed. Provide the …
- Interest Rate Swaps
- Derivatives Pricing
- Credit Risk
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Capital Budgeting for a Munich D2C Cosmetics Expansion
Your task is to build a discounted cash flow model comparing the two expansion strategies over a 5-year horizon. You must estimate initial investment, projected revenues, operat…
- Discounted Cash Flow
- Net Present Value
- Internal Rate Of Return
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
M&A Strategy: Should Precision Parts Acquire MicroGears?
Using the financial-data workbook and the industry benchmarks memo provided, value MicroGears Ltd. two ways — a discounted-cash-flow analysis and a comparable-transactions analy…
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- DCF Valuation
- Synergy Estimation
Open coursework - StrategySeniorNew
Value Creation Plan for a SaaS Scale-Up
Develop a 100-day value creation plan: analyze current sales funnel, pricing tiers, and customer segments. Propose changes to sales compensation, product packaging, and customer…
- Value Creation
- Saas Metrics
- Pricing Strategy
Private Equity - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Risk Parity Portfolio for a Swiss Pension Fund
Your task is to design a risk parity portfolio for the pension fund, incorporating at least three alternative asset classes beyond equities and bonds. Provide a quantitative com…
- Risk Parity
- Portfolio Construction
- Alternative Beta
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Forecasting Exchange Rates for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
Your task is to collect monthly data for the past 5 years for GBP/USD and EUR/USD, along with relevant predictors (interest rate differentials, inflation, GDP growth, trade bala…
- Time Series Forecasting
- Econometric Modeling
- Python
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Acquisition of a Bangalore D2C Cosmetics Startup
As a junior M&A analyst at BeautyCo, you must assess GlowUp's business model, financials, and market position. You need to conduct a valuation using DCF and comparable company a…
- Financial Analysis
- Valuation
- Due Diligence
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