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=====Corporate finance=====
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* [[Mergers and acquisitions]] (M&A), and demergers involving [[private  company|private companies]].
* Mergers, demergers and takeovers of [[public  company|public companies]], including [[Listing_(finance)#Delisting|public-to-private]] deals.
* [[Management buy-out]]s, buy-ins or similar of companies, divisions or subsidiaries—typically backed by [[private equity]].
* Equity issuance by companies, including the listing of companies on a recognised stock exchange by way of an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) and the use of online investment and share-trading platforms; the purpose may be to raise capital for development or to restructure ownership.
* Financing and structuring [[joint venture]]s or [[project finance]].
* Raising [[Infrastructure debt|infrastructure finance]] and advising on [[public-private partnerships]] and [[privatisation]]s.
* Raising capital via the issuance of other forms of equity, debt, [[hybrid security|hybrids of the two]], and related securities for the refinancing and [[Restructuring|restructuring of businesses]].
* Raising [[seed capital|seed]], [[Startup_company#Investing_rounds|start-up]], development or expansion capital.
* Raising capital for specialist corporate investment funds, such as private equity, [[venture capital]], debt, real estate and infrastructure funds.
* [[Secondary market offering|Secondary equity issuance]], whether by means of private placing or further issues on a stock market, especially where linked to one of the transactions listed above.
* Raising and [[Debt restructuring|restructuring private corporate debt]], or debt funds.
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{{see|Corporate finance#Investment banking|Financial analyst #Investment Banking}}
{{also|Independent advisory firm|Boutique investment bank}}
[[Corporate finance]] is the aspect of investment banks which involves helping customers raise [[Funding|funds]] in [[capital market]]s and giving advice on [[mergers and acquisitions]] (M&A);<ref name="icaew"/>
transactions in which capital is raised for the corporation include those listed aside.<ref name="icaew">Shaun Beaney, Katerina Joannou and David Petrie [http://www.icaew.com/en/technical/corporate-finance/corporate-finance-faculty/what-is-corporate-finance-122299 What is Corporate Finance?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113044048/http://www.icaew.com/en/technical/corporate-finance/corporate-finance-faculty/what-is-corporate-finance-122299 |date=2017-11-13 }}, Corporate Finance Faculty, [[ICAEW]], April 2005 (revised January 2011 and September 2020)</ref>

This work may involve, i.a., subscribing investors to a security issuance, coordinating with bidders, or negotiating with a merger target. 
A [[pitch book]], also called a confidential information memorandum (CIM), is a document that highlights the relevant financial information, past transaction experience, and background of the deal team to market the bank to a potential M&A client; if the pitch is successful, the bank arranges the deal for the client.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) {{!}} A Detailed Guide |url=https://morganandwestfield.com/knowledge/confidential-information-memorandum-a-detailed-guide/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=morganandwestfield.com |date=27 July 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Recent legal and regulatory developments in the U.S. will likely alter the makeup of the group of arrangers and financiers willing to arrange and provide financing for certain highly leveraged transactions.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Katz|first1=Jeffrey|last2=Zimmerman|first2=Scott|title=Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance|url=https://www.transactionadvisors.com/insights/recent-developments-acquisition-finance|journal=Transaction Advisors|issn=2329-9134|access-date=2014-11-10|archive-date=2017-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119071112/https://www.transactionadvisors.com/insights/recent-developments-acquisition-finance|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taritsa |first1=Lawrence |title=Everything You Need to Know About Corporate Finance |date=June 2020 |url=https://romeromentoring.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-corporate-finance/ |publisher=Romero Mentoring |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915134543/https://romeromentoring.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-corporate-finance/ |url-status=live }}</ref>