Kabir Karki completed summer internships at Fifth Wall and Goldman Sachs before starting his career as an Analyst at Centerview Partners in New York. He now works in private equity, as an Associate at Onex in New York. Morgan: Thanks again for taking the time to speak with us. We…

Welcome to the Western Capital Markets blog! This week, we dive into quantitative finance and the various strategies used in the industry. Overview Quantitative Finance involves programming computers to trade on the markets. …

Recapped by Amy Zado Welcome back to the WCM! To start off the new year, we dove into the buy-side (firms that make investments or purchase securities in public and private companies) with an in-depth exploration of private equity, and a reminder to sign up for Week in Reviews and…

Recapped by Naveed Pirouzmand Welcome back to another WCM blog recap! This week’s educational illustrates what equity analysis is and how it is conducted. The components of this educational will be helpful for the upcoming equity report challenge. We highly recommend that everyone signs up for this challenge to improve…

Recapped by Amy Zado First Year Recruiting Recap: As a first year, your priorities should be to develop your interests by getting involved in clubs and networking with upper years. Your next goal is then to figure out how to share this interest, as it’s not expected for you to have extraordinary knowledge…

Recapped by Amy Zado Welcome back to the WCM blog! If you missed this week’s educational, not to worry. This post is chock full of useful information for valuing companies, so be sure to give it a read through. …

Recapped by Naveed Pirouzmand Welcome back to the Western Capital Markets blog! This week, we dive into business strategy, competitive advantages, and game theory. The Financial Statements Income Statement: Utilizes accrual accounting to evaluate company’s operating performance Cash Flow Statement: Illustrates all changes (operating, investing, and financing) in company’s overall cash position Balance…

Recapped by Naveed Pirouzmand Hey everyone! This week, we are introduced to the ins and outs of investment banking and M&A. We learn about what investment banking is and the merger model for M&A. Investment Banking Investment bankers are advisors that act as agents to connect buyers and sellers and/or investors. They…

Summarized by Caleb Guo and Morgan Tannis This month, we were lucky enough to speak with Adil Khan, a WCM, Western, and Ivey HBA 2021 alumnus. During his time at Western, Adil was the Head of the WCM Educations Portfolio, an IBR Senior Editor and author, and held executive positions…