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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity. The Top Growth Equity Firms Why Did Growth Equity Get So Popular? Many hedge funds also joined the party.

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Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition

Mergers and Inquisitions

For example, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns were considered bulge bracket banks before the 2008 financial crisis – but many people today don’t even remember them. Bulge Bracket vs. Regional Boutique Banks: The differences above are even more extreme here.

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York University Investment Banking Placement (Using Data)

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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. Additionally, compared to other Canadian Semi-Targets, York sends relatively more students into bulge brackets and elite boutiques.

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Fordham University Investment Banking Placement (Using Data)

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We note that Fordham has a negligible presence at the elite boutiques and also has modest presence when it comes to private equity recruiting. Our investment banking target school list is a complete rank of 60 schools and analyzed >60k LinkedIn profiles of professionals who worked in investment banking between 2008 and 2023.

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The University of Chicago Investment Banking Placement (Using Data)

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UChicago ranks #12 on our investment banking target school list and we note its high placement into the very top firms as well as elite boutiques. We note that UChicago also has strong recruiting numbers into private equity. UChicago has very respectable placement into finance and consulting. Like many other top U.S.

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Duke University Investment Banking Placement (Using Data)

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Duke sends only 12% to Elite Boutiques and has no presence at many of the top elite boutiques. Duke also places well into private equity , which is typical of schools that have more traditional cachet. Morgan and Bank of America. We filtered the data to examine U.S. hires into the top investment banks.

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Vanderbilt University Investment Banking Placement (Using Data)

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Vanderbilt has one of the lowest Elite Boutique %s among all target and semi-target schools, with no representation at several elite boutiques. Our investment banking target school list is a complete rank of 60 schools and analyzed >60k LinkedIn profiles of professionals who worked in investment banking between 2008 and 2023.