Master Investment Banking & Finance
Practical, experience-led courses from a 30-year investment banking professional. Learn the skills that get you hired and make you effective — from LBO modelling and M&A strategy to company valuation and private equity.
What I Teach
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 Me?
I’m John Colley, a former investment banker with over 30 years of experience in the City of London. I’ve 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.
Thousands of students on Udemy have used my courses to break into investment banking, pass interviews, build financial models, and accelerate their careers.