OfficeHours

JANUARY 25, 2025

It will take more work than if you went to a Target School and worked at a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank, but its not impossible. There are 20,000 Investment Bankers out there and yet only less than 2,000 Buyside Associate Positions. In fact, one of our Coaches did it. This is a TOTALLY DIFFERENT BALLGAME.

Recruitment 130

Recruitment Bulge Bracket M&A Bank 130

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. He then worked for what are called bulge bracket investment banks, mostly in the capital market space.

Capital 130

Capital Investors Business Investment 130

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 59

Investment Banking Management Banking Bank 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.” is better for domestic funds.

Private Equity 94

Private Equity Equities Recruitment Bulge Bracket 94

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 59

Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 59

OfficeHours

JULY 8, 2023

See 8 firms — from Carlyle to Bain Capital — that have been recruiting first-year investment bankers for jobs that won’t start for 18 months. Should you gauge if you like investment banking first before recruiting? meetings and freshman analysts locked in rooms waiting to be questioned. (BTW What firms should you focus on?

Private Equity 100

Private Equity Recruitment Equities Investment Banking 100

Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The classification helps investors gauge the performance and growth potential to make future investments. However, other aspects must be considered before making an investment decision. Monomoy observes less competition in the LMM as the primary lenders have enormous diversified portfolios.

Middle Market 52

Middle Market Bulge Bracket Private Equity Investment Banking 52

The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. Historically, investment banking and trading was fairly wild and there was a lack of control generally in terms of the way banks managed traders, P&L and risk,” he adds.

Trading 59

Trading Bulge Bracket Asset Management Bank 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

Do Not Use Customer Deposits for Funding – Some financial institutions operate like this, but it’s much more expensive, so they need to make riskier loans and investments to profit (think: mortgage REITs and business development companies). First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article.

Bank 98

Bank Banking Government Investment Banking 98

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

The pitch is that you do a mix of high-level “macro” work and occasional “micro” work, such as direct investments, you may get to live in exotic locations and pay less in taxes, and you work much more normal hours than in other finance jobs. Some SWFs operate like long-only asset managers (i.e.,

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Funds Private Equity Investment 59

The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

According to Coalition Greenwich, the top dozen investment banks offering prime services saw revenues rise to a record $20.4 This has created an ongoing opportunity for mid-tier prime brokers, particularly those with broad asset class and geographical capabilities comparable to those of the bulge bracket banks. billion in 2023.

Broker 69

Broker Funds Bulge Bracket Bank 69

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Fixed Income Research Definition: In fixed income research, finance professionals analyze companies’ debt issuances and make pricing and investment recommendations based on their outlook for each one. a credit rating vs. an investment recommendation). see the fixed income trading article for the full list ).

Equities 59

Equities Debt Asset Management Recruitment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

But then recruiting moved up, the MBA process became more structured, and now we have 4-year-olds aiming for “Target Kindergartens” so they can eventually get into investment banking ~15 years in the future. Interestingly, there are not many investment banks on these lists.

IT 59

IT Investment Banking Recruitment Private Equity 59

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 59

Investment Banking Management Banking Bank 59

The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. Usually hosted by bulge bracket banks, SIs are an internalising mechanism that allow banks to execute flow over the counter or off exchange.

Trading 120

Trading Investors IT S&P 120

The Deal

AUGUST 15, 2023

Savvy Gaming Group , funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund , agreed to pay $4.9 Bulge-bracket deal expectations may also be a factor. “I Video game M&A topped $6 billion in the second quarter, S&P reports, which was the highest quarterly total since the Microsoft announced the $68.7

S&P 52

S&P Bulge Bracket Entertainment Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

billion sale of portfolio company Adenza to Nasdaq – PE-backed tech exits also took a hit in 2023, with total deal values declining 35% versus 2022. [2] Not to be outdone, the CMA has opened an initial review into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, which is structured as a 49% minority investment without board or other control rights. [7]

M&A 59

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Equities 59