Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 16, 2025

Tariffs take effect primarily at the corporate level, so the price increases are often passed on to everyone else in the supply chain, which tends to cause a spiral of price increases. The only other positive is that current conditions might encourage banks to stop accelerating the recruiting timeline.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 21, 2023

We’ve had dozens of laid off investment banking analysts and associates reach out to us for how to navigate a tough job market. From Goldman Sachs to Morgan Stanley to Citi and beyond, it seems like even the biggest banks are being impacted by reduced deal flow, and there’s still room for the dominos to fall.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We cover topics like private equity, investment banking, switching careers, and how to grow in your job. open.spotify.com/show/7aeLSeoDAPHEGZ89UECnmk Join us as Polly Helvacioglu shares her journey from Investment Banking Analyst to Vice President. What have been the key milestones & challenges?

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 21, 2024

Can I just break into investment banking or private equity?” Individuals looking to break into investment banking or private equity / growth equity / hedge funds / corporate development coming in from non-traditional backgrounds should understand that getting someone to listen to your story is all part of the prep.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

There are a lot of reasons why investment banking courses can be beneficial to a junior employee. Because as a junior in investment banking, this is something that you want to experience. So below, I will go over some of the key benefits that investment banking courses can give you over the course of your career.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 22, 2023

Even PE associates are getting let go We’ve had dozens of laid off investment banking analysts and associates reach out to us for how to navigate a tough job market. From Goldman Sachs to Morgan Stanley to Citi and beyond, it seems like even the biggest banks are being impacted by reduced deal flow. Deal experience is crucial.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 10, 2023

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, a unique opportunity to gain insights from an industry professional who transitioned successfully from being an M&A Investment Banking Analyst at RBC Capital Markets into a Senior Strategy Analyst at The Walt Disney Company. Yes, I’m interested!

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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. The IB internship recruiting timeline is now so insane that even mainstream news sources like the Wall Street Journal are writing about it (“ The Race Is On to Hire Interns for 2025.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 14, 2023

Honestly, we’ve been more focused on the macro level with OfficeHours making sure the ship is steering in the right direction while also helping out some of our higher-touch corporate clients with training, headhunting, and personally working with some of our favorite Mentees. Have any thoughts on the above?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Why investment banking?” For example, internship recruiting starts very early for undergrads in the U.S. , and there’s now an overwhelming amount of information online about investment banking. I’ll explain these points here and suggest specific answers to “Why investment banking?”

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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.

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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. What Do You Do in a Spring Week?

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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.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 28, 2024

If you’re doing it specifically to target investment banking roles, it only makes sense in a few scenarios. Also, the accelerated internship recruiting timeline has made it more difficult to get great results from delaying your graduation, at least in the U.S. Considering a top MBA if nothing else works.

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OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

Investment banking is one of the most sought-after careers in the finance world. Investment banking is highly desirable due to its potential for high lifetime earnings, its interesting and impactful work, and it serves as a springboard for a career in finance. Maybe even more important than your major is your GPA.

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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?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 29, 2024

With the craze over renewable energy and infrastructure over the past few years, we’ve received more and more questions about Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance. This article will focus on careers and recruiting , while the accompanying YouTube video will discuss the technical/modeling aspects in more detail.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 3, 2024

When firms kicked off the on-cycle private equity recruiting process in June this year, before IB Analysts had even started their training , some people were shocked. This process contrasts with off-cycle recruiting , where firms start at later, varied dates, complete more extended, careful interviews, and hire for immediate start dates.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 7, 2024

But even with this, you need to start earlier because fewer banks will be open to hiring you, and the banks that are open to hiring you tend to finish recruiting earlier. Because of the accelerated recruiting timeline these days, this is especially useful because you’ll likely be under time pressure.

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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.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

Almost nothing is worse than recruiting for investment banking internships , winning an offer, preparing , completing the internship, and then not getting a return offer. All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 27, 2023

So where do we stand today… On-Cycle Buyside Recruiting UPDATE FOR 2025 Headhunters, including Henkel and Gold Coast , are already reaching out to incoming analysts about on-cycle buyside recruiting. Waves of Recruitment On-cycle recruiting occurred in waves last year, with not all spots being filled during the first wave.

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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.

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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?

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OfficeHours

MAY 31, 2023

Something that distinguishes investment banking interviews from many other first careers is that you’re expected to walk in knowing a lot of things right off the bat. The only time you should look at courses like this is when they are on sale, which you will typically find during recruiting season. and how our process works.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Bulge Bracket Bank Definition: The “bulge brackets” are the largest global banks that operate in all regions and offer all services – M&A, equity, debt, and others – to clients; they work on the biggest deals (usually $1 billion+) and have divisions for sales & trading , equity research , wealth management , corporate banking , and more.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

Attention to Detail : For me, the biggest difference when I left school from going into the corporate world was the concept of an “A”. You never know if you need to re-recruit for a full-time job, a follow-on job, or who your partners might be 10-15 years from now. investment banking, private equity , VC, etc.)

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OfficeHours

JULY 17, 2023

The benefit here is twofold: First, you have granted yourself a few months where you can recruit without needing to disclose that you’ll be leaving the firm; Second, even if you are not able to secure a new job in the extra time period, you’ve still done yourself a favor by reducing any “gap” in employment on your resume.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank. The good news is that there are many transferable skills from investment banking (and other non-traditional finance roles) to private equity.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

Private equity value creation came on my radar a few years ago when I noticed something: Even though traditional PE deal roles were not doing well, “operational” or “value creation” teams still seemed to be recruiting. People: Hire more experienced managers; improve the recruiting and onboarding processes.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

These tend to be the funds that pay better , actively recruit new entry-level hires , and do at least some direct investing. Funds like Mubadala, GIC, and Temasek are good for direct investing work, and ones like ADAI, PIF, and QIA offer competitive pay, even if there’s less direct investing. If you are a U.S.

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OfficeHours

JULY 17, 2023

The benefit here is twofold: First, you have granted yourself a few months where you can recruit without needing to disclose that you’ll be leaving the firm; Second, even if you are not able to secure a new job in the extra time period, you’ve still done yourself a favor by reducing any “gap” in employment on your resume.

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OfficeHours

JULY 10, 2023

After months of preparation, you’ve finally secured that dream full-time investment banking analyst offer. You’re worried about the implications for buyside recruiting, will this hurt your chances for on-cycle recruiting? Has your FT IB Start Date been pushed back? This guide has you covered!

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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? Freeport-McMoRan (U.S.),

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 26, 2023

There are two main reasons to do a search fund internship: As an undergraduate, it gives you highly relevant experience that will be useful when you apply for investment banking internships. And you need early experience to get internships that convert into full-time offers at large banks. Why Do a Search Fund Internship?

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 23, 2023

Practical Application of SWOT Analysis in Finance SWOT Analysis is a versatile tool, equally applicable in Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Corporate Finance. Investment Banking In Investment Banking , SWOT Analysis can be instrumental in evaluating potential deals.

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OfficeHours

JULY 18, 2023

Further, you can centralize many non-veterinary functions in a corporate office to drive fixed-cost leverage. This is a large part of the reason why private equity firms recruit so heavily from investment banking, where they are able to find professionals with extensive M&A experience. and how our process works.

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