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Designing a Market-Making Strategy for a New ETF
You are a quantitative analyst at Nova Capital. The new ETF (ticker: AIRO) will track 30 AI and robotics stocks with daily rebalancing. The initial AUM is $200 million. Your tas…
- Market Microstructure
- Etf Arbitrage
- Risk Management
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 - AnalysisSeniorNew
Real Options Analysis for Ørsted Offshore Wind Expansion
Construct a base-case DCF for a 1.1 GW US offshore wind project using public assumptions on capex/MW, capacity factor, and PPA pricing. Then layer a real options framework: mode…
- Real Options
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- DCF Modeling
Advanced Corporate Finance - StrategyIntermediateNew
Divestiture of a Non-Core Division in a Conglomerate
As a senior M&A consultant hired by GlobalTech, you must analyze HomeDevices' financial performance, identify potential buyers (strategic and financial), and recommend a divesti…
- Divestiture Strategy
- Carve Out
- Valuation
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- 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
Private Equity - 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
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Rate and Structure a Spanish Green Bond Issuance
Using the Aurelia Renovables financial statements dataset, calculate the core credit metrics over the three reported years: interest coverage, net-debt-to-EBITDA leverage, funds…
- Credit Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Bond Covenants
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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Frame the business question, model the options, build the recommendation. From market sizing to competitive analysis, this role is where strategy consulting meets in-house decision-making.
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Field-Valuing a Paris Subscription Cosmetics Scale-Up
Investigate using ONLY the supplied materials and the public sources listed in them. First, read the company data pack (case-file) to extract historical revenue, margins, subscr…
- DCF Valuation
- Comparable Company Analysis
- Financial Modeling
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Valuing a Lisbon D2C Cosmetics Startup for Series A
Your task is to value GlowLisboa using a DCF model and a market multiples approach. You have access to the startup's financial statements, industry benchmarks, and market data. …
- DCF Valuation
- Capm
- Comparable Company Analysis
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 - 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
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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 - 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
Corporate Finance - StrategySeniorNew
Hostile Takeover Defense for a Mid-Cap Pharma Firm
As a special M&A advisor to MediCore's board, you must analyze the bid, assess the company's intrinsic value, and recommend a defense strategy. Options include a poison pill, wh…
- Takeover Defense
- Valuation
- Negotiation
Open coursework - 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) - 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 - AnalysisSeniorNew
Optimizing Renewable Energy Project Finance Model
You are a financial analyst at a renewable energy consultancy. SunPower Iberia has provided detailed cost estimates, PPA terms (20-year fixed price), and local tax incentives. Y…
- Project Finance
- Debt Scheduling
- Irr Npv
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 - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Value a Johannesburg Direct-to-Consumer Skincare Startup
Using the company data room, the comparable funding-rounds dataset, and the founder's investment memo provided to you, value the company with at least two independent methods: t…
- Startup Valuation
- Term Sheet Analysis
- Financial Modeling
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Capital Adequacy for a Neobank Expansion
Your task is to develop a capital adequacy assessment for Nubank's expansion into Vietnam. You will estimate credit risk for a new consumer loan portfolio using the standardized…
- Basel Iii
- Capital Adequacy
- Risk Weighted Assets
Open coursework - StrategySeniorNew
Assess ESG Integration in a Family Office Portfolio
Analyze the current portfolio's ESG ratings using MSCI or Sustainalytics data (provided). Identify sectors with high carbon footprint and poor social scores. Recommend a new ass…
- ESG Integration
- Portfolio Optimization
- Impact Measurement
Wealth Management - AnalysisSeniorNew
Assess Partnership Risk for WellsTrade's Instant Payments Launch
Using the PayFlow due-diligence data room and the eighteen-month PayFlow operational metrics dataset, identify and quantify the operational, security, compliance, and reputation…
- Operational Risk
- Vendor Risk
- Cybersecurity
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Valuation of a Vienna D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a junior financial analyst at a boutique valuation firm. GlowVienna has provided you with historical financial data (revenue, expenses, customer counts) for the past thr…
- DCF Modeling
- Comparable Company Analysis
- Excel Modeling
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