Executive Programme in Strategic Corporate Finance & Investment Banking with AI

  • Learn Investment Banking from IIM Raipur Faculty
  • Master Financial Modelling, Valuation, M&A & Capital Markets
  • Apply Generative AI to Financial Analysis and Investment Decisions
  • Build Practical Expertise Through Industry-Led Finance Projects

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Course duration
10 Months

Key Highlights

120 Hours of Faculty-Led Learning with IIM Raipur
20–30 Hours of Industry Expert Sessions by Intellipaat
10 Comprehensive Finance Modules Covering Strategic Finance & Investment Banking
2-Day Optional Campus Immersion at IIM Raipur
Live Online Learning Every Sunday 3 Hours Weekly
IIM Certificate Upon Successful Completion of the Programme
Career Services & Placement Support with 3100+ Hiring Partners
24×7 Dedicated Learner Support

Career Transition

60% Average Salary Hike

$1,30,000 Highest Salary

50 LPA Highest Salary

11000+ Career Transitions

3100+ Hiring Partners

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*Past record is no guarantee of future job prospects

Overview

Online Instructor-led Interactive Sessions:

Module 1: Financial Analysis & Corporate Finance Foundations
Module 2: Strategic Corporate Finance & Capital Allocation
Module 3: Financial Modelling, Forecasting & Scenario Analysis
Module 4: Business Valuation & Equity Analysis
Module 5: Investment Banking & Deal Execution
Module 6: Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring
Module 7: Equity, Debt Capital Markets & IPOs
Module 8: Private Equity, Venture Capital & Leveraged Buyouts
Module 9: AI in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking
Module 10: Financial Risk, Governance, Regulation & Strategic Finance

Additionally, this Investment Banking programme includes industry expert sessions, applied learning, hands-on deal and valuation projects, and an AI Finance Lab to strengthen your practical expertise in corporate finance and investment banking.

The programme develops skills in financial analysis, financial modelling, business valuation, investment banking, M&A, capital allocation, capital markets, private equity, LBOs and strategic finance. You will also learn how Generative AI can support financial research, forecasting, valuation, due diligence and investment analysis.

Corporate finance and investment banking offer opportunities across financial analysis, strategic finance, M&A, valuation, capital raising, investment research and transaction advisory. This programme builds practical and strategic capabilities relevant to these areas while introducing AI applications transforming modern finance.

Investment bankers advise companies on transactions such as M&A, IPOs, capital raising and strategic financing. Their work can involve financial analysis, valuation, transaction screening, due diligence, financial modelling, pitchbooks, negotiations and deal execution.

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IIM Raipur Strategic Finance & Investment Banking Certification

  • Earn the IIM Raipur Certificate Upon Successful Completion
  • Master Corporate Finance, Valuation, M&A & Investment Banking
  • Access Career Opportunities Across 3,100+ Hiring Partners
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Curriculum

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Phase 1: Financial Analysis & Corporate Finance Foundations

  • Understanding financial statements from a strategic decision-making perspective
  • Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
  • Linking the three financial statements
  • Financial ratio and performance analysis
  • Cash flow and free cash flow analysis
  • Time Value of Money
  • Risk-return framework
  • Introduction to corporate finance decisions
  • Understanding value creation and shareholder value
  • Identifying financial strengths, weaknesses and red flags
  • Analyse the financial performance and financial health of a listed company

Phase 2: Strategic Corporate Finance & Capital Allocation

  • Role of finance in corporate strategy
  • Capital budgeting and investment decisions
  • NPV, IRR, Payback and profitability analysis
  • Strategic capital allocation
  • Value-based management
  • Cost of capital and WACC
  • Cost of equity and cost of debt
  • Capital structure decisions
  • Debt versus equity financing
  • Operating and financial leverage
  • Dividend and payout decisions
  • Working capital optimisation
  • Scenario and sensitivity analysis
  • Evaluating a strategic investment and determining the optimal financing structure

Phase 3: Financial Modelling, Forecasting & Scenario Analysis

  • Principles of financial modelling
  • Revenue and cost-driver modelling
  • Building financial assumptions
  • Integrated three-statement financial models
  • Income statement forecasting
  • Balance sheet forecasting
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Working capital schedules
  • Debt and interest schedules
  • Free Cash Flow modelling
  • Scenario analysis
  • Sensitivity tables
  • Best case / Base case / Downside case
  • Model validation and error checks
  • Translating financial models into management decisions
  • Develop an integrated financial model for a company, forming the foundation for subsequent valuation and transaction modules

Phase 4: Business Valuation & Equity Analysis

  • Principles and frameworks of business valuation
  • Enterprise Value versus Equity Value
  • Discounted Cash Flow valuation
  • FCFF and FCFE
  • Terminal value
  • Comparable Company Analysis
  • Trading multiples
  • Precedent Transaction Analysis
  • EV/EBITDA, EV/Sales, P/E and other valuation multiples
  • Sum-of-the-Parts valuation
  • Valuing high-growth and new-age companies
  • Startup valuation approaches
  • Valuation under uncertainty
  • Sensitivity and scenario analysis
  • From valuation to investment recommendation
  • Prepare a complete valuation of a listed company using DCF and comparable-company methods

Phase 5: Investment Banking & Deal Execution

  • Investment banking ecosystem
  • Role of investment banks and financial intermediaries
  • Buy-side versus sell-side advisory
  • Corporate advisory lifecycle
  • Deal origination
  • Client pitch and mandate
  • Company and industry profiling
  • Transaction screening
  • Deal process management
  • Investment banking pitchbooks
  • Due diligence
  • Transaction documentation
  • Negotiation and deal closing
  • Understanding the role of bankers, lawyers, accountants and consultants
  • Deal ethics, confidentiality and conflicts of interest
  • Prepare an investment banking pitch for a potential corporate transaction

Phase 6: Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring

  • Strategic rationale for M&A
  • Types of mergers and acquisitions
  • Identifying and screening acquisition targets
  • Synergy identification and valuation
  • Strategic versus financial buyers
  • Acquisition valuation
  • Deal consideration: Cash, Stock and Hybrid structures
  • Transaction financing
  • Merger modelling
  • Accretion and dilution analysis
  • Due diligence frameworks
  • Deal negotiation
  • Takeovers and acquisition strategies
  • Divestitures and spin-offs
  • Corporate restructuring
  • Distressed transactions
  • Post-merger integration and value creation
  • Why M&A transactions succeed or fail
  • Evaluate a potential acquisition, calculate synergies and present an acquisition recommendation to an Investment Committee/Board

Phase 7: Equity, Debt Capital Markets & IPOs

  • Equity financing ecosystem
  • IPO process and lifecycle
  • Pre-IPO preparation
  • IPO valuation
  • Book building and price discovery
  • Follow-on offerings
  • Rights issues and preferential allotments
  • Qualified Institutional Placements
  • Understanding IPO documentation
  • Role of investment bankers in public offerings
  • Corporate debt instruments
  • Bonds and debentures
  • Yield and credit spreads
  • Credit ratings
  • Debt structuring
  • Syndicated loans
  • Structured financing
  • Refinancing decisions
  • Debt capacity analysis
  • Develop a capital-raising recommendation comparing debt, private equity and public-market financing

Phase 8: Private Equity, Venture Capital & Leveraged Buyouts

  • Alternative investment ecosystem
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital business models
  • PE/VC fund structures
  • Fund economics
  • Investment lifecycle
  • Deal sourcing and screening
  • Investment thesis development
  • Commercial and financial due diligence
  • Growth equity
  • Venture capital investing
  • Term sheets and deal structuring
  • Cap tables and dilution
  • Leveraged Buyout fundamentals
  • Sources and uses
  • Debt paydown modelling
  • LBO returns
  • IRR and MOIC
  • Portfolio value creation
  • Exit strategies: IPO, strategic sale and secondary transactions
  • Evaluate a company from a PE investor’s perspective and prepare an Investment Committee Memorandum

Phase 9: AI in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking

  • Evolution of AI in financial decision-making
  • Generative AI and LLMs for finance professionals
  • AI-assisted financial statement analysis
  • Analysing annual reports and regulatory filings using AI
  • AI for industry and company research
  • AI-assisted financial forecasting
  • AI applications in valuation
  • Automating comparable-company research
  • AI for transaction and target screening
  • AI-assisted M&A due diligence
  • Analysing earnings-call transcripts
  • AI for investment research
  • Generating financial insights and management summaries
  • AI-assisted scenario modelling
  • AI for preparing investment banking presentations
  • Limitations of AI-generated financial analysis
  • Hallucinations and model risk
  • Responsible AI, confidentiality and governance in finance
  • Use Generative AI to analyse a company and create an AI-assisted financial and investment analysis while independently validating outputs

Phase 10: Financial Risk, Governance, Regulation & Strategic Finance

  • Financial risk framework
  • Market, credit and liquidity risk
  • Interest-rate and currency risk
  • Risk management approaches
  • Corporate governance
  • Board and CFO responsibilities
  • Ethics in corporate finance and investment banking
  • Regulatory environment for financial transactions
  • Insider information and market conduct
  • ESG considerations in investment decisions
  • Emerging trends in global finance
  • Future of investment banking and corporate finance
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Disclaimer
Intellipaat reserves the right to update the curriculum based on industry and employability needs.
15+ Skills Covered

Financial Analysis

Corporate Finance

Financial Modelling

Business Valuation

Investment Banking

M&A Analysis

Capital Markets

IPO & Capital Raising

Private Equity & Venture Capital

LBO Modelling

Financial Forecasting

Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis

Due Diligence

Deal Structuring

Strategic Capital Allocation

AI-Powered Financial Analysis

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Reviews & Testimonials

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Pratik More

Finance Associate Level 1 at TCS

The Investment Banking course from Intellipaat and IIT Guwahati strengthened my knowledge of financial operations, trade lifecycle, AML, reconciliation, and global finance workflows.

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Ramakrishna Devarabatla

Senior Risk Analyst at Bluevine

The Advanced Investment Banking Operations certification from IIT Guwahati through Intellipaat enhanced my finance expertise and prepared me for new opportunities in investment banking.

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Omkar Dhandore

Sr executive AR at Omega Healthcare Management Services

Intellipaat’s Investment Banking course helped me transition from a Customer Service Representative to a Virtual Relationship Officer, bringing me closer to a career in investment banking.

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Shrikant

Managing Director at Annapurna Legion Foods

Running a business requires strategic financial knowledge. This course strengthened my fundraising, capital structuring, and financial decision-making skills, helping me grow my venture with confidence.

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Naveen Bhardwaj

Senior Analyst at JLL

The Executive Program provided in-depth exposure to the operation of capital markets and corporate finance. It improved my analytical skills and introduced me to more comprehensive global investment frameworks.

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Vikas P

Senior Finance Specialist at ABB Global

Intellipaat’s course aligned with global finance requirements, strengthening my skills in risk management, financial analysis, and investment decision-making for my role at ABB Global.

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Mohit

Account Manager at Trade Finance

The course provided a strong foundation in investment banking, client relationships, and trade finance. Its hands-on learning and real-world case studies played a key role in my career growth.

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Nikhil

Quant at Tradetron

With a quant background, I found the course’s focus on derivatives, portfolio management, and financial modeling invaluable. It built a strong foundation for my career in investment analysis.

Admission Process

To take the admission in this course, a simple 3-step process is to be followed. Only the candidates who will be shortlisted through this process can get admitted to the program.

STEP 1
Submit Application
Speak to the course advisor and mention your career goals & interest for this Strategic Corporate Finance & Investment Banking program.
STEP 2
Application Review
Our team will review your application based on your interest and experience.
STEP 3
Admission
Shortlisted candidates can confirm their seats by paying the course fees.
Who should apply for this Strategic Corporate Finance & Investment Banking Training?
To ensure we are able to give you the best possible outcome from this program, we check for the following things:
  • A completed bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks
  • Basic proficiency in listening and reading English
  • Anyone with keen interest in learning Strategic Corporate Finance & Investment Banking

Program Fee & Financing

Total Fee
₹1,20,042
(Inclusive of taxes)
We partnered with financing companies to provide very competitive finance options at 0% interest rate
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Admission Closes On:
29th Aug 2026
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Program Cohorts

Next Cohorts

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Program Induction 29th Aug 2026 12:30 PM - 4:15 PM IST Every Sunday
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Frequently Asked Questions

Program

What exactly is Strategic Corporate Finance and Investment Banking?

Strategic Corporate Finance focuses on financial decision-making, capital allocation, financing and value creation, while Investment Banking covers valuation, M&A, capital raising and transaction execution. This programme combines both areas with AI applications in modern finance.

The programme includes Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Financial Modelling, Business Valuation, Investment Banking, M&A, Equity & Debt Capital Markets, IPOs, PE/VC, LBOs, AI in Finance, and Financial Risk & Governance.

Corporate Finance and Investment Banking offer opportunities across financial analysis, strategic finance, valuation, M&A, capital raising, investment research and transaction advisory. The programme develops skills relevant to these areas while introducing AI-enabled finance practices.

Investment bankers advise companies on transactions including M&A, IPOs, capital raising and strategic financing. Their responsibilities can include financial modelling, valuation, due diligence, transaction screening, pitchbooks, negotiations and deal execution.

An MBA is not specified as a requirement for this programme. The programme provides structured learning in financial analysis, modelling, valuation, transactions, capital markets, PE/VC and other core investment banking areas.

Investment banking salaries vary based on experience, role, location, organisation and specialization. This programme focuses on developing practical capabilities across financial modelling, valuation, M&A, capital markets and investment banking.

The programme covers integrated financial modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis, DCF valuation, comparable company analysis, transaction multiples, sensitivity analysis and translating financial models into investment and management decisions.

The programme covers AI-assisted financial statement analysis, annual report analysis, financial forecasting, valuation, competitor research, transaction screening, M&A due diligence, investment research, scenario modelling and investment banking presentations.

Participants work on practical projects involving company financial analysis, integrated financial modelling, business valuation, investment banking pitchbooks, M&A evaluation, capital raising, PE/LBO analysis and AI-assisted financial and investment analysis.

Participants gain structured learning across corporate finance and investment banking, practical project experience, industry exposure and an understanding of AI applications in finance. Certification is available upon successful completion of the programme.

Yes. Participants can opt for a 2-day campus immersion at IIM Raipur, featuring faculty interactions and peer networking activities. The campus immersion is optional, and the applicable campus immersion charges are borne by the student.

Professionals in these fields can pursue opportunities across financial institutions, investment banks, consulting firms, corporate finance teams, PE/VC funds and other organisations. Intellipaat has a network of 3,100+ hiring partners.

Participants who successfully complete the programme are eligible for the programme certificate, subject to the certification requirements prescribed for the programme.

Alumni status eligibility is to be defined by IIM Raipur. The specific eligibility criteria and benefits are subject to confirmation by the institute.

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