Bank Investing: A Practitioner's Field Guide
Bank Investing: A Practitioner’s Field Guide, by Suhail Chandy and Weison Ding, offers you the essential toolkit to become a successful bank investor. It packages practical lessons, theoretical knowledge, and historical context, all into one compelling (and hopefully) entertaining book. The book includes conversations with investors and management teams. Investors include activists, financials specialists, credit investors, and multibillion-dollar asset managers. Management teams have a broad representation from the c-suite of a broad spectrum of participants ranging from a fintech to a bank with over $30bn in assets.
PRAISE FOR
“A great book not only for bank investors but for anyone interested in learning about the inner workings of a banking institution – wish I had this when I started my career.”
Raj Singh, Chairman, President, and CEO , BankUnited
“I’ve always respected the investor savvy and integrity of Suhail Chandy. Throughout my career, I’ve appreciated how the commercial banking industry has enabled me to serve the entrepreneurs who create jobs and healthy communities. In this book, Chandy and Ding provide excellent, up-to-date insight on this fascinating industry and the financial system in total.”
Keith Cargill, Co-founder and former CEO, Texas Capital Bank
“I consider this book by Chandy and Ding to be a must-read for CEOs and CFOs of financial institutions that are public or are considering an IPO. Topically, they address investor perspectives on the pertinent factors, including financial fundamentals, strategic considerations, and the optics surrounding M&A opportunities. Their views are balances and comprehensive. The interviews conducted are particularly enlightening and entertaining.”
Claire Tucker, Founding President and CEO Emerita, CapStar Bank
“A practical guide for cutting through the noise to identify the key drivers of what drives long term success in bank stocks. Soon to be the bible for all those interested in bank investing.”
Edward Barry, CEO, CapitalBank
“Suhail’s unique perspective as a bank, fintech, and real estate investor across the capital stack underpins this compelling, multi-dimensional work that serves as a practical ‘how-to’ guide, while providing the historical ‘why’, greatly benefiting the many constituents of the banking industry. This book simultaneously and masterfully accomplishes the dual tasks of industry introduction for the beginner and advanced discussions of nuanced topics for the most seasoned professional, a truly difficult feat!”
Christopher J. Black, former Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Financial Network
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