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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

Equity research recruiting tends to be less structured, though the bulge bracket banks and elite boutiques still run traditional processes that start over a year before summer internships. Also, interviewers could go into more depth on accounting and valuation and ask about nuances that many bankers skip or dont fully understand (e.g.,

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

There’s also some variation in how teams account for player wages, training, and equipment, with some capitalizing and amortizing this spending over time. Outside the bulge brackets, many elite boutiques also advise on sports deals: PJT, Moelis, Evercore, and Rothschild (more so in Europe) are all examples. LionTree and Allen & Co.

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Demystifying the “Second Bite of the Apple” and its Prevalence in Private Equity

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

Private equity groups (PEGs) are active buyers in M&A transactions , accounting for $1.3 trillion in deals in 2023. US PEGs still have approximately $1.1 trillion in dry powder, which is a massive amount of cash to deploy and invest in businesses. Most PEGs prefer the seller to reinvest a minority stake in the new deal.

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Cross-Border Payments: Everything You Need to Know in 2025

Razorpay

Meet Priya, the founder of a boutique home decor brand in Jaipur. The payment would likely arrive in her supplier’s account in Portugal in 3-5 business days, with the final received amount being slightly less than expected due to unpredictable fees. H3: What are the best cross-border payment solutions?

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Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting: How to Prepare for the Slow Grind to the Finish Line

Mergers and Inquisitions

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). as most PE recruiting in other countries is off-cycle.

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Infrastructure Investment Banking: Definitions, Deals, and a Dizzying Diversity of Verticals

Mergers and Inquisitions

Among the elite boutiques , Evercore, Lazard, Rothschild, and Guggenheim advise on many deals. But it is safe to say that most of the bulge bracket banks perform well and do a lot of deals in these verticals; youll see GS, JPM, MS, Citi, Barclays, and BofA on many large deals.

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01-15-2024 Newsletter: Make 2024 Your Year to Recruit

OfficeHours

Centerview Partners hikes UK staff pay to record £413k per head The boutique paid its UK staff more than at any point since it set up in the country in 2009 Taking a Break and Coming Back Stronger After a year of hard work and numerous success stories, we decided to take a step back to recharge and refocus. WHY CHOOSE US?