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Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting: How to Prepare for the Slow Grind to the Finish Line

Mergers and Inquisitions

While on-cycle PE recruiting keeps moving up, to the point where you must attend a target elementary school, middle school, and high school to be competitive, off-cycle private equity recruiting remains a viable option for everyone else. Off-Cycle Recruiting: Slow processes for very close start dates.

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. In my view, corporate finance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”

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Venture Capital Internships: The Best “Pre-Banking” Role?

Mergers and Inquisitions

With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win pre-banking internships earlier. Why Recruit for Venture Capital Internships? Why Recruit for Venture Capital Internships? Which VC Firms Offer Internships? Which VC Firms Offer Internships?

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Strategic Finance Jobs: An Upgrade Over Corporate Finance, or a Smoke Screen for Standard FP&A Work?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Whenever I write about Corporate Finance jobs on this site, there’s always a fair amount of criticism in the comments. But many corporations also realized that Corporate Finance has a branding problem , because they created “Strategic Finance” roles. Recruiting: Who Wins Strategic Finance Jobs?

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

The more significant equity research vs. investment banking differences relate to recruiting and careers , including points such as the compensation and exit opportunities. If you do IB, you can get into deal-based roles ( private equity , corporate development , venture capital , etc.),

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

Recruiting and Daily Life as an Analyst or Associate in Sports Investment Banking Sports Sector Trends and Drivers Sports Investment Banking by Vertical Teams & Leagues Technology & Services Facilities (Stadiums, Arenas, etc.) Deals could be done on a corporate level (i.e., Facilities (Stadiums, Arenas, etc.)

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Goldman profits jump 22% after investment banking gains

Financial Times - Banking

City leaders underwhelmed by Rachel Reeves’ financial strategy ‘Fire’ is now the greater threat to investors than ‘ice’ Climate Opinion Sections Opinion Home Columnists The FT View The Big Read Lex Obituaries Letters Most Read Trump and Maga are no longer the same thing ‘Fire’ is now the greater threat to investors than ‘ice’ Trump is flunking his (..)