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

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.

🚀 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

Due to low participation, we are rescheduling this two-day seminar to next Saturday. The Financial Modeling Seminar, scheduled to begin tomorrow at 1:00 PM, will proceed as planned. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you at the upcoming sessions.

Hello Drou Academy members, This is a reminder that today at 12 o’clock New York time we are having our free seminar on the Debt Markets . I hope you guys can join, Professor Drou