DoMS Investment Banking Capital Market Operations
DoMS Investment Banking Capital Market Operations
DoMS Investment Banking Capital Market Operations
Course Objectives:
This course aims to prepare students for an Analyst role in a Capital Markets division of an Investment Bank. This
course will emphasise on the practical aspects of an Investment Banking job and the finance theory required for the
same. This course proposes to touch upon strategic, procedural, analytical, legal and accounting aspects of several
Investment Banking activities. The course will be taught in three modules. The first module provides introduction
to Capital Market Instruments and the role of Investment Bankers in the Capital Markets. This module will also
introduce the strategic choice between debt and equity. In the second module, the students will gain an in-depth
understanding of the Equity Capital Markets Division of an Investment Bank. The module will cover topics such
as IPOs, FPOs, Rights Issues, Private Placement, Share Buy-Backs and Delisting. Finally, the third module will
focus on Debt Capital Markets Division of an Investment Bank. This module will touch upon Bond Issues,
Convertible Bonds, Loan Syndication, Project Finance and Securitization.
Course Contents:
S. Topic No. of
No. Sessions
Module 1: Introduction
1 Introduction: Structure of an Investment Bank, Introduction to Primary Capital Markets, 2
Different types of Financial Instruments and their uses from a firm’s perspective,
2 Capital Structure Decision: Theories for choice between Debt and Equity 1
Module 2: Equity Capital Markets
3 Initial Public Offerings: Strategic motivation for going public, accounting treatment of 3
new issues, IPO process, role and fee structure of an Investment Bank, Underwriting, Green
Shoe Options, and IPO Underpricing,
4 Follow-on Public Offerings, Rights Issues and Private Placement: Strategic motives, 2
legal considerations, procedural aspects, and investor reactions
5 Share Buy-Backs and Delisting: Strategic motives, legal considerations, procedural 2
aspects, and investor reactions
Module 3: Debt Capital Markets
6 Bond Issuance: Different types of bonds and strategic motives behind their issues, 1
procedural aspects, legal consideations and accounting treatment, workings of Convertible
Bonds.
2
7 Loan Syndication and Project Finance: Strategic motives, risk mitigation through Project 2
Finance, Covenants, Cash Trap, Cash Sweep and Debt Sculpting
8 Securitization: Strategic motives, investor benefits, Pass Through and Pay Through 1
Securities.
Short summary for including in the Courses of Study Booklet: Same as Course Objectives mentioned above.
Textbook
a. Giri, P. S. (2021), “Investment Banking: Concepts, Analyses and Cases”. McGraw Hill Education (India)
Pvt. Ltd. 4th Edition
Reference Material
a. Rosenbaum, J. & Pearl, J. (2020), “Investment Banking: Valuation, LBOs, M&A and IPOs”. John Wiley
& Sons. 3rd Edition
b. Damodaran, A. (2012), “Investment Valuation”. John Wiley & Sons. 3rd Edition.
c. Krantz, M. & Johnson, R. R. (2020), “Investment Banking for Dummies”. For Dummies Series, John Wiley
& Sons. 2nd Edition
d. Knee, J. A. (2007). “The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade that Transformed Wall Street”.
Oxford University Press. 1st Edition.
Any other remarks: The course is an advanced PG course, and the course pedagogy involves lectures and
discussion of case studies and research papers. This course covers only the Capital Markets part of Investment
Banking activities. To have full overview of the profession, students are advised to opt for MBA776M, which
covers Mergers and Acquisitioons.
Signature of Proposers:
This course is Approved/ Not Approved This course is Approved/ Not Approved
DPGC Convener, DoMS Chairperson SPGC