Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The data shows that a handful of top students at TCU break into investment banking each year TCU ranks #56 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation as a lower semi-target school. TCU sends the overwhelming majority ( 95% ) of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

UGeorgia is one of the country's oldest public universities and has consistent placement into investment banking. UGeorgia is ranked #41 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation of a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks. UGeorgia also has solid placement at J.P.

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OfficeHours

MAY 26, 2023

Some of our earliest placements were individuals that were still going through training at their various investment banks (mainly bulge brackets)… now why does it make sense for PE firms to recruit that early? You can read more about the entire list here in our Newsletter: Interviews Started for 2024 On-Cycle.

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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. BU is ranked #45 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. Morgan (21% of investment banking placements) and Goldman Sachs (18%).

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Vanderbilt University has solid placement into investment banking and ranks #28 on our investment banking target school list. Vanderbilt sends the majority of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets, with a notable volume to Bank of America. hires into the top investment banks.

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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. Despite its small student body, Middlebury sends a steady number of graduates into the top investment banks every year. Morgan and Barclays and sends 91% of hires into bulge brackets. Patton U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Wake Forest University has fair placement into investment banking and finance, sending a handful of graduates each year into the top investment banks. Wake Forest ranks #38 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

investment banking. SMU ranks #50 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. investment banks. SMU also has dominant placement into Asian satellite offices of bulge brackets (which our list does not cover). hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Penn State ranks #33 on our investment banking target school list , classifying it as a "lower semi-target" school. Although it is possible to break into investment banking from Penn State, it is typically only the very top students who have access. Penn State's most common investment banking destinations are Bank of America and Citi.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

investment banking target school list. investment banks (alongside HKU, HKUST, and SMU). NUS has a better distribution of placements relative to the other Asian schools on this list, which primarily place at bulge bracket firms. hires into the top investment banks. hires into the top investment banks.

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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 is ranked #37 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. WashU sends a good number of students to the bulge bracket firms each year.

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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 is ranked #4 on our Canadian investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a Canadian semi-target school. Patten 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 ranked #5 on our Canadian investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a Canadian semi-target school.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Williams College has been referred to as " The West Point of Wall Street " due to its prominent alumni at the top investment banks. Williams College ranks #35 overall on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks. since 2008).

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

UNC also has respectable placement into investment banking and finance. UNC ranks #30 on our investment banking target school list and we recognize it as a semi-target. UNC ranks #26 by Total Hires and #37 by Undergrad % Placement , suggesting that it is a well-rounded school for investment banking placement.

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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 ranks #7 on our Canadian investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a Canadian semi-target school. We have created a U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

Duke ranks #14 on our investment banking target school list , which would classify it as a target school. Duke routinely sends students into the top investment banks every year and is a well-recognized brand on Wall Street. This indicates that Duke students have a relatively strong chance of breaking into investment banking.

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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. And yes, you read the news correctly: Banks like RBC, DB, Houlihan Lokey, Rothschild, and Guggenheim opened 2025 summer internship applications in calendar year 2023.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

investment banking placement. Although the majority of HKUST's placements are into Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, HKUST still makes it onto our investment banking target school list. investment banks every year. The vast majority (95%) of placements are into bulge brackets, with J.P.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

When you first decide to enter the world of private equity, you will undoubtedly be more overwhelmed than you were when you entered investment banking recruiting. When it comes to investment banking, there are only so many investment banks that you can choose from. And with the firm recently closing a new $3.25

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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. 2008 – 2009 or 2022 – 2023), the percentage may be even higher. To succeed in your internship, please see our guide to investment banking internships.

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H. Friedman Search

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This blog is going to explore the exit strategy that is appropriate as we round the end of 2023. The larger bulge bracket firms and banks definitely take the longest time to get one started. With bonus season looming right around the corner, candidates ask me, “Can I still make a move this year?”

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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

MARCH 22, 2023

Before delving in, though, I want to start with the elephant in the room: I was partially wrong ~5 months ago when I wrote about Credit Suisse, UBS, and Deutsche Bank, and whether they would become Lehman Brothers 2.0. billion at a P / BV multiple of 0.1x – exceptionally low for a commercial bank. with flying colors !

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Only wealthy individuals and institutions could invest, so governments cared less about PE firms than commercial banks and brokerages. But that is changing as of 2023, as the U.S. M&A investment banking is unlikely to recover anytime soon because deals will become more difficult to close. and reviewing M&A deals.

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OfficeHours

JULY 8, 2023

Yes Not yet There’s a process and art to this and I wouldn’t go in unprepared is all I will say… Access our Free Headhunter Documents from our PE Platform here 5 Questions Headhunters Ask Investment Banking Analysts Headhunters are the gatekeepers to many buyside jobs including those in private equity, growth equity, & hedge funds.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] billion leading the pack.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 14, 2023

billion in total portfolio trading volume in Q3 2023, up 11.1% That’s versus a bank that has an equity department and a fixed income department. Fellow fixed income titans MarketAxess and Bloomberg have also seen the same year on year growth. billion from the same period in the year prior.

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