Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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. And yes, you read the news correctly: Banks like RBC, DB, Houlihan Lokey, Rothschild, and Guggenheim opened 2025 summer internship applications in calendar year 2023.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

If you go by most online discussions, investment banking spring weeks in the U.K. are as essential as oxygen or high grades if you want to work at a large bank. Banks are also to blame because they now market spring weeks to students as young as 16. Which Banks Offer Spring Weeks? What Do You Do in a Spring Week?

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media. Specifically, should you aim for entry-level investment banking roles in Dubai rather than London, New York, or other financial centers? Investment Banking in Dubai: The Top Banks The usual U.S.

Investment Banking

H. Friedman Search

APRIL 25, 2024

Is there one thing that sets them apart from any other candidate – whether they are at a small, boutique law firm or a large, bulge-bracket investment banking firm? Our hiring managers expect us to make the best presentations if we feel that innate something that says, “This is for you.”

Finance

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 12, 2023

Baltimore, MD, MAY 12, 2023 —To support its continued growth as a top boutique investment banking and corporate advisory firm in the Mid-Atlantic region, Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA) recently welcomed Miles Gally to the investment banking team.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

But the true inflation rate is likely at 10-20%, and global investment banking fees were up by even higher percentages! What Happened to Investment Banking Fees? After an initial slowdown when the pandemic first struck in early 2020, banks have generated record-high fees from M&A and capital markets deals.

Investment

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If there is one sector that has attracted even more hype than technology and TMT , it might just be renewable energy investment banking. But before jumping into the overall advantages and disadvantages, let’s start with the verticals and how banks are set up: Table Of Contents What is Renewable Energy Investment Banking?

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 6, 2025

I’ve covered the topic of artificial intelligence several times on this site, including why I stayed away from enterprise AI startups last year and a quick review of ChatGPT for investment banking a month after it launched. But to be fair, what they’re doing is more in the realm of “business brokerage” and not investment banking.

Financial Models

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

If you have the option to work in finance in different parts of the world, investment banking in India should be at the bottom of your list. But the main problem is that winning a “true” front-office investment banking role in India is virtually impossible, even if you have outstanding academic credentials and work experience.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

Capital Market

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & mining investment banking used to be a “sleepy” group. But let’s forget about the children temporarily and focus on the verticals, the drivers, deal examples, and the exit opportunities if you escape from the underground mines: What Is Metals & Mining Investment Banking? and Industrias Peñoles (Mexico).

Investment Banking

OfficeHours

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How To Navigate Multiple Offers and Move ASAP Coming from a non-target school, investment banking jobs were coveted roles that were few and far between. Fortunate enough to be one of the “lucky ones”, I landed my first banking role at an MM shop on the Restructuring team. Intention to Lateral? WHY CHOOSE US?

Private Equity

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

First, they told all their portfolio companies to bank with SVB, creating a huge industry concentration risk: They also failed to look at SVB’s business and how its Balance Sheet was changing and kept encouraging startups to work with them – despite the risk this presented. But commercial banking is a different story.

Bank

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 24, 2024

Value Creation Potential PE investors always seek to create greater shareholder value, which translates to a higher sale price at the end of the investment period. If you are thinking about selling your middle market business, contact the investment banking team at Chesapeake Corporate Advisors to schedule an introductory call.

Middle Market

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 24, 2024

The report prepared by an impartial, well-known third-party presents your company performance in a transparent and straightforward way, resulting in financials that are considered “clean.” In fact, while a sell-side QofE does not replace an audit, buyers view it with a comfortable level of credibility.

Business

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 12, 2023

It won’t replace Analysts or Associates because it can’t create entire presentations with all the correct details. But it speeds up the process by generating slide templates based on your queries, presentation data, and free examples on the sec.gov site. So, should we do the deal?

Capital

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The more you understand about the different deal structures a PE group might present and the potential outcomes post-transaction, the better equipped you will be to evaluate these offers. Several questions can help you carefully consider a PE deal and ensure it aligns with your objectives.

Business

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Add-on acquisitions also present opportunities for a platform company to expand its service offerings into new geographies. Add-on acquisitions provide the platform company opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell among an expanded customer base that already consumes adjacent service offerings.

Private Equity

Peak Frameworks

MAY 2, 2024

If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our Private Equity Course and Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year. For example, a boutique seamstress may consign their goods to a clothing store to sell their goods in order to reach more customers.

Sale

Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

He contacted an attorney he had worked with previously, Barry Devereaux, head of boutique consulting firm DVRX Advisory, and hired him to act as de facto in-house counsel. Like many middle market companies, Devenish didn’t have in-house counsel on the payroll, so McEntee got creative.

M&A

The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

Boutique independents and the largest financial services providers co-exist in this burgeoning space which has some elements of comradery and others of fierce rivalry. New entrants are pouring into this space as demand increases exponentially with each passing year, and there’s certainly enough business to go around at present.

Trading

Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Liquid vs. Illiquid Funds: “Illiquid funds” (most private equity firms) have more reporting requirements than “liquid funds” (most hedge funds) and must present metrics such as the IRR, MOIC , and contributions and distributions. Annual Audits: Each private fund must receive an annual audit. In the U.S.,

Private Equity