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Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition

Mergers and Inquisitions

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. But the events of 2023, including the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse and the rise of firms like Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and RBC, have shaken up the traditional list.

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Commercial Banking vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Recruiting, Compensation, and Exits

Mergers and Inquisitions

If the bank has separate groups for all three, here’s how you can think about them: Investment Banking: Advises mostly large companies (worth hundreds of millions or billions) on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity issuances.