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

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But you would not build models for M&A deals, leveraged buyouts, or debt/equity issuances in research or at least, they would be far simpler than the IB versions. People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills.

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

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Like renewable energy IB , different banks classify their groups differently, so you could find yourself working on everything from a data center REIT M&A deal to an airport financing to an IPO for a solar developer. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking. and sports (???).

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How to Get an Investment Banking Internship

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Internships at regional boutique banks. If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. By the time internship applications open in Year 2 of university – whether that’s in the middle or beginning (!) and ideally a bit higher.

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Investment Banking in Dubai: The New York of the Middle East?

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There are usually a few hundred M&A deals per year for $50 – $100 billion of total volume : For context, that’s less activity than Canada in an average year, and it’s about 5-10% of the deal volume of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media.

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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

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By contrast, investment banking is more about advising companies on transactions such as M&A deals , equity and debt deals , and restructuring. By contrast, investment banking is more about advising companies on transactions such as M&A deals , equity and debt deals , and restructuring.

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

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Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. Should you accept a capital markets offer at a larger bank over an M&A or industry group offer at a smaller bank?

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Metals & Mining Investment Banking: The Full Guide to Ground Zero for the Energy Transition

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Valuation , such as the different multiples used for mining companies and the NAV model in place of the DCF (see below). If you’re advising mostly large companies like BHP or Rio Tinto, expect lots of debt deals, occasional M&A mega-deals, and many smaller asset-level deals. What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate in the Group?