Master Investment Banking
& Finance
Practitioner-led courses and handbooks from a senior investment banker. Learn the skills that get you hired, make you effective, and advance your career — from LBO modelling to M&A strategy to company valuation.
Free Download: The IB Skills Roadmap — a practitioner’s guide from first-day analyst to originating dealmaker
What I Teach
Six core disciplines. Every skill built from real deal experience.
Leveraged Buyouts
Complete LBO training from deal sourcing through to exit — learn how private equity firms create value and model returns.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Understand how deals get done — from strategic rationale and valuation through to negotiation, due diligence, and closing.
Company Valuation
Master DCF analysis, comparable companies, and precedent transactions — the core valuation toolkit every analyst needs.
Private Equity
Go inside the PE industry — fund structures, deal evaluation, portfolio management, and value creation strategies.
Financial Analysis
Build the analytical foundation for a career in banking and finance — financial statements, ratios, and modelling skills.
Business Strategy
Learn the frameworks consultants and corporate strategists use to analyse markets, competitors, and strategic options.
Why Learn With John Colley?
Former investment banker with over 30 years of experience in the City of London. I have advised on billions of pounds of transactions across M&A, private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance. My courses aren’t built from textbooks — they’re built from deal rooms, boardrooms, and the real decisions that drive outcomes.
Cambridge MA · MBA with Distinction, Bayes Business School · Former British Army Captain
Ready to build real investment banking skills?
Start with the free IB Skills Roadmap — a complete career guide from analyst to dealmaker — or go straight to the courses.