Resurgent India Limited Strictly Private & Confidential Workshop On Investment Banking & Project Finance for Young CAs
WHAT IS INVESTMENT BANKING Behave like a start up, work in a team Startup – passion, hard work, want to prove a point in life IB – a great leveler Relationship is beyond numbers Self motivated (Napoleon) Don’t be generalstic Market value – phone book X extra mile
RAMPING UP Work – associate all types of people to find foot in the door Employees – relatives, part time, work from home, retired, fresher's Infrastructure Most difficult transition/non doable transaction at start Don’t commit in partnership – objectives change Risk/reward very fast – difficult to continue Focus on cash flow Link everything to PBT/cash flow (fixed, low, variable, high)
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 4 TRUST (Heart) Openness / honesty Genuine care – getting the client connected to places/persons who matter to him Client problem solving approach Reference Common linkage CAPABILITY (Brain) Product knowledge (market, product, institutions etc.) Track record Knowledge about industry Commitment – client can see through it
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 5 + Trust – Capability Does not follow up or client does not reply to , client does not give information - Trust + Capability Work/mandate is not converted Partial mandate No risk mandate to client + Trust + Capability = Relationship
POINTS FOR BD 6 Sharing success story/experience Passion for work Never take extreme sides Need to agree always Humility always pays Be persistent – some times it takes 1 year to convert after having numerous meetings Always go prepared
POINTS FOR BD 7 Not everyone can be your client – if you cant add value don’t take the mandate Set clear expectations to the extent possible Word of mouth – past executed mandates are a good reference point Try to solve the clients immediate needs
SUCCESS FOR EXECUTION 8 Know more about the client 80% work done in the first two minutes Far sightedness – anticipate what questions/issues could come Think like the person to whom you are presenting the case
PAYMENT COLLECTION 9 More powerful More work to get done
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