Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

I’ve found that two main groups care about investment banking in Singapore : Students who are from Southeast Asia and are considering whether they want to work in Singapore, NY, London, or other places. It’s just that it’s smaller than you might expect, which means a lower investment banking headcount than true financial centers.

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? It’s almost like the city has its own PR department and never-ending marketing campaign.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 23, 2025

The “commercial banking vs. investment banking” question is a bit silly because they’re not in the same category. Recruiting into commercial banking roles is less competitive than IB, and you could win them with less impressive stats, such as a mid-tier university, a 3.4

Investment Banking

Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Singapore Management University is one of the highest-ranked schools in Singapore and modeled their business progra m after the Wharton Business School. investment banking. SMU ranks #50 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. investment banks.

Investment Banking

Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 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. UofT is ranked #4 on our Canadian investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a Canadian semi-target school.

Investment Banking

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

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. And wealth managers at large banks may advise people with as little as a few hundred thousand to invest. Think: benchmarking portfolios rather than modeling companies.

Investment Banking

OfficeHours

JANUARY 25, 2025

Sure sometimes it might not work but you have to understand that these headhunters are effectively middle-men and women and make money every time they place someone to their clients (either Banks or the Buyside) which means that they want to speak with as many qualified candidates as possible and send their clients the top of the top.

Recruitment

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

I did not expect to revisit investment banker salary and bonus data for a while, but the banks ruined my plans by changing base salaries multiple times in less than a year. based roles at large banks as of early 2022, along with total compensation from 2021. What Happened to Investment Banking Fees? VPs: 25-30%.

Investment

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

iMerge Advisors

APRIL 19, 2025

Summary of: M&A Advisory for SaaS Businesses Under $50 Million: Strategic Considerations for Founders For founders of SaaS companies generating under $50 million in revenue or enterprise value, the M&A landscape presents both opportunity and complexity.

M&A

OfficeHours

JULY 8, 2023

What we know/What we don’t know Hey All — Rohit here, we’ve been getting asked quite a bit about On-Cycle 2025 — when it might happen, should individuals be getting reached out to by Headhunters, what firms individuals should focus on, when they should begin their prep, how we might be able to help, etc. I don’t think so.

Private Equity

How2Exit

MAY 23, 2023

Richard grew up in the suburbs of New York City and went to college, later working for a boutique investment bank. This prompted Richard to apply to law school and he graduated from law school while working at the investment bank. Ron Concept 1: Adapt To Uncertain Times. In today's world, uncertainty is a constant.

Capital

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

Before delving in, though, I want to start with the elephant in the room: I was partially wrong ~5 months ago when I wrote about Credit Suisse, UBS, and Deutsche Bank, and whether they would become Lehman Brothers 2.0. billion at a P / BV multiple of 0.1x – exceptionally low for a commercial bank. ” So, what happened?

Banking

The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. She began her career with a two-year stint as a principal dealer at Bank of Ireland Global Markets. The London-based trading team at Ninety One has a very particular set of skills.

Trading

Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 5, 2024

How can I move from wealth management to investment banking ? It’s arguably the most difficult “front office to front office” transition within finance, so you should probably start by considering why you want to make this switch: Table Of Contents Why Switch from Wealth Management to Investment Banking? I hate this job.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Only wealthy individuals and institutions could invest, so governments cared less about PE firms than commercial banks and brokerages. and reviewing M&A deals. and reviewing M&A deals. Private equity was viewed as a “lightly regulated” industry for a long time. But that is changing as of 2023, as the U.S.

Private Equity