Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

BC sends the vast majority of its investment banking hires into bulge bracket firms, with a sizable number going to Citi. 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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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Named after George Washington, WashU is a solid school for finance with consistent and steady placement in investment banking. WashU sends a good number of students to the bulge bracket firms each year. WashU is ranked #37 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Middlebury College is a well-regarded liberal arts college with respectable placement in investment banking and finance. Morgan and Barclays and sends 91% of hires into bulge brackets. We break down the common paths through finance and provide comprehensive tutorials on qualitative and quantitative interview questions.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We recognize Vanderbilt as a semi-target school for its consistent placement into finance. Vanderbilt sends the majority of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets, with a notable volume to Bank of America. We filtered the data to examine U.S. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

UNC also has respectable placement into investment banking and finance. We note that UNC sends the vast majority (95%) of its investment banking hires into Bulge Bracket firms, with the largest proportion going to Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. and has built a great reputation for both academics and athletics.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Not to be confused with its Ivy League counterpart UPenn, Penn State is a large school with great athletics and reasonable placement into finance. Penn State sends the vast majority (96%) of its investment banking hires to bulge brackets. Penn State's most common investment banking destinations are Bank of America and Citi.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

BU consistently sends top students into investment banking each year and has good placement into a few bulge bracket firms. 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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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

NUS has a better distribution of placements relative to the other Asian schools on this list, which primarily place at bulge bracket firms. 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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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

SMU also has dominant placement into Asian satellite offices of bulge brackets (which our list does not cover). 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. investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

JULY 11, 2023

Georgetown University has an impressive presence across Wall Street's top investment banks and has a particularly strong concentration at bulge brackets. Georgetown mostly places into the Bulge Bracket banks with a weaker percentage than most in the Elite Boutiques. We filtered the data to examine U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 8, 2024

The apparent cover-up / censorship here is also quite disturbing (mainstream media ignored this for days until Reuters / Yahoo Finance picked it up , and the Co-Group Head at BofA seemingly deleted his LinkedIn profile). After 2008, pay went down across the board for all finance roles.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

Duke provides a very well-rounded education and has a history of consistent placement into finance. We also note that Duke sends the vast majority of its hires to the Bulge Bracket firms, with a large proportion of hires going to J.P. Duke University is a highly respected U.S. This results from Duke's small student population.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The vast majority (95%) of placements are into bulge brackets, with J.P. 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. HKUST only sends a few graduates to the top U.S. investment banks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

it’s starting to feel a lot like 2008. First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article. In 2008, some banks rescinded internships and full-time jobs, so it’s safest to assume that will happen again. What Happens Next with UBS and Credit Suisse?

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Bigger and better Just five years ago when JP Morgan surpassed $500 billion in prime brokerage balances, the bank’s head of global head of prime finance, Jonathan Cossey, quipped: “Next stop, one trillion!”. They need a financing platform to support all of that. They are now trading in all these other asset classes.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

2008 – 2009 or 2022 – 2023), the percentage may be even higher. All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates. Finance firms are notorious for under-hiring and over-hiring, so this happens a lot. “No

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The main issues here are: 1) The “private funds” industry has grown tremendously since 2008 and has over $25 trillion in assets , more than the entire commercial banking sector in the U.S. What Does This New Private Equity Regulation Mean for Finance Careers? Why Does the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

If you’re interested in the Middle East or have connections to the region, all this hype has probably made you wonder about finance careers there. Another selling point is that when other regions are doing poorly, Dubai often performs well and acts as a “counter-cyclical” finance center. are much less active.

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

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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 has great placement into the Canadian Big 6 firms and is highly regarded in Canadian finance markets. However, UofT has modest placement into the U.S.

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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. Waterloo is recognized for its world-class engineering programs, but its business and finance programs have seen great strides over the past few decades.

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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. UBC sends a strong number of graduates into bulge brackets and elite boutiques, with over 1/3 of hires going into these firms. buyside jobs (e.g.,

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