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UNIT 2
The three financial statements
GUIDEBOOKProfit is not cash
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UNIT 3
Equity value vs enterprise value
GUIDEBOOKPrice is not the whole bill
Live deals
$23bn
Tech giant buys cyber firm
Advisers: Firm X, Firm Y
A price this size turns on synergies few can count.
£6bn
Fintech lists in London
Bookrunners: Firm Z
The City's biggest float this year, and a test of appetite.
£4.1bn
PE fund takes retailer private
Counsel: Firm X
The debt load decides what the stores can spend on.
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CV scan. See what firms will and won't see.
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Spring Insight, Barclays
Built a DCF for a merger case study.
Finance Society, Treasurer
Managed a £24k budget.
Wrote weekly market updates.
Your gaps
Technicals
Commercial awareness
Deal knowledge
Next: apply for Spring Weeks
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Real deals, served fresh every morning. Quick drills that build commercial awareness and technicals into muscle memory.
Daily deal drills. The move, the numbers, your take.
Streaks and XP.
Live leaderboards. Compete with students at LSE, Oxbridge and beyond.
Today's deal drill
+20 XP
Tech giant buys cyber firm for $23bn
Why pay a premium for growth?
Live deals. Swipe like TikTok.
Breaking deals as short, swipeable cards. Learn the move in 30 seconds.
Fresh as it breaks. New deals land the day they happen.
Swipe, don't scroll news. One deal per screen, 30 seconds each.
Tap to drill it. Turn any deal into a quick quiz.
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Application timeline. Every deadline for your track in one place.
CV and cover letters. Drafts and feedback before you submit.
Firm fit and killer questions. Rehearse what they actually ask.
Your application cycle
Firm X Spring Week
SubmittedFirm Y Summer Internship
Cover letter readyFirm Z Insight Day
Opens in 3 daysStarry: prep "Why Firm X?" tonight
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FAQ
Your Questions Answered
The things students ask us most before they sign up.
Ten minutes is the floor, one daily question, a news swipe, a few flashcards. Most users fit it into a commute or a coffee break. The whole point is that it fits into spare moments, not that it adds another hour to your schedule.
Yes. Your roadmap adapts to your level. Beginners start with Foundations (markets, products, the three statements) before unlocking valuation, M&A and LBO content. You're never thrown into a DCF on day one.
Free content is everywhere, structure isn't. Northstar gives you a curriculum, a daily habit, spaced repetition so things actually stick, a live score across the dimensions interviewers test, and a leaderboard that keeps you honest. It's the difference between scrolling and training.
Northstar can't sit the interview for you, but it makes sure you walk in sharp on technicals, fluent on recent deals, and clear on why each firm. That's the difference between a strong candidate and a forgettable one, and it's exactly what we drill, every day.