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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. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

Titles and groups are quite standard in IB but vary more in commercial banking (CB), and entry-level roles include everything from underwriters to credit officers to treasury officers/analysts and relationship managers; most people start as underwriters. potentially over a 2x difference at the top levels).