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A senior banker on a networking call recommended I read that book to learn more and prep for interviews. If I remember correctly, it was far too in the weeds with deal processes and valuation with no benefit for technicals or interviews more broadly (not to mention that it was incredibly boring). In short, a very low ROI play; I'd recommend you stay away

 

It’s more of a textbook, very granular on the concepts for IB recruiting but will likely require multiple read-throughs to apply it to EB techs. Best bet for EB techs is to watch videos that cover main concepts at a higher level than R&P and get access to as many technical guides as you can.

 

Echoing the comments, the book is a lot of content for very minimal help, read and understand the individual BIWS guides and you will be fine

 

jesus i would not recommend reading a whole textbook. you'll no doubt learn the topics but technicals are not that indepth. i'd just recommend getting hella reps under your belt

 

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