The recording of our Corporate Bonds seminar—part of our weekly free seminar series—originally aired on June 24 and is now available for viewing. If you missed the live session or would like to review the material, you can watch it at your convenience. Enjoy!

The pre-recorded video for Session 1 for Financial Moxdeling has been re-posted and is now available for Premier Members. You can access it from the Classroom tab under Financial Modeling Workshop. Session 2 will be held live this Saturday at 1:00 PM (EST), where we'll continue building the LBO model and complete the case study. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

The recording from Day 1 of our paid Financial Modeling seminar is now available for one-time fee of $30 (The live version is $195 for both days) Here is the link to purchase: https://www.skool.com/drou-academy/recording-of-day-1-financial-modeling?p=9a835865 For this case study, we selected a publicly traded company at random — Crocs, Inc. (CROX) — and began building a complete Leveraged Buyout (LBO) financial model from scratch. During the session, we covered: - Company and transaction overview - Key operating assumptions - Sources & Uses of Funds - Historical financial analysis - Initial model construction We will complete the model during our next session, including debt schedules, returns analysis, and valuation outputs and i will post i to the recorded version - included in the price.

Please note that the pre-launch seminar, “Angel Investing & Venture Capital Playbook,” has been moved to May 20 due to a scheduling conflict with the Seton Hall University Graduation Ceremony taking place on May 18. The seminar will be held live at 12:00 PM (EST) / 7:00 PM Cyprus time. Thank you for your understanding, and I look forward to seeing you there. Warm regards, Professor Drou

🚀 Investment Banking Financial Modeling Masterclass I: LBO Financing 🚀 Want to learn how investment bankers, private equity professionals, and leveraged finance teams evaluate acquisitions and build institutional-quality financial models? Join me for a live, hands-on, 2-day Financial Modeling Masterclass where we will build a complete Leveraged Buyout (LBO) model from scratch and then apply it to a real public company. 📅 Session DatesSaturday, June 20, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM ESTSaturday, June 27, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST 💰 Tuition: $195🎓 Drou Academy Certificate of Completion awarded to all participants who complete the program. Day 1 – Build the LBO Model from Scratch We will start with a blank Excel spreadsheet and build a fully integrated LBO model used by investment banking, private equity, and credit professionals. Topics include: ✅ Financial Modeling Best Practices✅ Assumptions & Drivers Page✅ Transaction Sources & Uses✅ Purchase Price & Financing Structure✅ Debt Schedules & Amortization✅ Income Statement Modeling✅ Balance Sheet Modeling✅ Cash Flow Statement Modeling✅ Cash Sweep Mechanics✅ Model Integrity Checks & Troubleshooting By the end of Day 1, you will have a fully functioning institutional-quality LBO model. Day 2 – Live Investment Banking Case Study On Day 2, we will randomly select a publicly traded company and test whether it can support an LBO transaction. Topics include: ✅ Investment Thesis Development✅ Operating Assumption Building✅ Base Case Analysis✅ Downside Case Analysis✅ Debt Capacity Assessment✅ Equity Return Analysis (MOIC & IRR)✅ Sensitivity Analysis✅ Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation✅ Investment Recommendation & Key Risk Assessment This is not a theoretical course. Participants will work through a real-world transaction analysis exactly as investment banking and private equity professionals do. Who Should Attend? • Investment Banking Professionals• Private Equity Professionals• Credit Analysts• Commercial & Corporate Bankers• MBA & Finance Students• Equity Research Analysts• Corporate Finance Professionals• Entrepreneurs & Investors