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I never expected to revisit the topic of bulgebracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. But the events of 2023, including the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse and the rise of firms like Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and RBC, have shaken up the traditional list.
Vanderbilt sends the majority of its investment banking hires into bulgebrackets, with a notable volume to Bank of America. Vanderbilt has one of the lowest Elite Boutique %s among all target and semi-target schools, with no representation at several elite boutiques. We filtered the data to examine U.S.
We note that UNC sends the vast majority (95%) of its investment banking hires into BulgeBracket firms, with the largest proportion going to Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. Accordingly, UNC has one of the lowest Elite Boutique %s on our target school list, sending just 5% to these independent advisors.
UMiami is the only school on our target school list to feature no elite boutique hires. 100% of UMiami's placements are at bulgebracket firms, with Citi, Bank of America, and J.P. Morgan hiring the most from them. We filtered the data to examine U.S. hires into the top investment banks.
Below, I will outline some of the best private equity firms to work for in 2023. When it comes to investment banking, there are only so many investment banks that you can choose from.
BC sends the vast majority of its investment banking hires into bulgebracket firms, with a sizable number going to Citi. We note that BC has very limited presence at the elite boutiques, with only 10% of investment banking placements into these firms. We filtered the data to examine U.S. hires into the top investment banks.
Georgetown University has an impressive presence across Wall Street's top investment banks and has a particularly strong concentration at bulgebrackets. Georgetown mostly places into the BulgeBracket banks with a weaker percentage than most in the Elite Boutiques. We filtered the data to examine U.S. DeGioia U.S.
We also note that the vast majority (94%) of investment banking hires are into bulgebrackets. Wake Forest has virtually no presence at elite boutiques. We filtered the data to examine U.S. hires into the top investment banks.
WashU sends a good number of students to the bulgebracket firms each year. Morgan , though has relatively weak elite boutique placement. 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.
Morgan and Barclays and sends 91% of hires into bulgebrackets. Accordingly, Middlebury has very little representation at the elite boutique firms. News National Liberal Arts Colleges Rank (2022-2023): #11 School Resources School Website Business School Website LinkedIn We filtered the data to examine U.S. Patton U.S.
Penn State sends the vast majority (96%) of its investment banking hires to bulgebrackets. Similarly, Penn State has very minimal presence at the Elite Boutiques (just 4% of hires). Similar to other public schools, Penn State's large student body holds back its ranking on this metric. We filtered the data to examine U.S.
We also note that Duke sends the vast majority of its hires to the BulgeBracket firms, with a large proportion of hires going to J.P. Duke sends only 12% to Elite Boutiques and has no presence at many of the top elite boutiques. This results from Duke's small student population. Morgan and Bank of America.
This results from Wiliams' strong history with the top bulgebrackets like Goldman Sachs, J.P. In contrast, we note that Williams has virtually no presence at the elite boutiques (our data revealed only 1 hire at Allen & Co. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley. since 2008). We filtered the data to examine U.S.
based bulgebrackets (GS, MS, JPM, Citi, and BofA) are the strongest international banks, and Avendus, Kotak, JM Financial, ICICI, and Axis are the strongest domestic firms. Among the bulgebrackets, the U.S.-based based firms (GS, MS, Citi, JPM, and BofA) tend to perform best.
2008 – 2009 or 2022 – 2023), the percentage may be even higher. All the large investment banks – bulgebrackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates. And in periods where deal activity is terrible (e.g.,
First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulgebracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article. Before this deal, I had expected that “CS First Boston” would become another elite boutique and a strong competitor to the likes of Evercore, Lazard, and Moelis. Klein & Co. banks (GS, MS, JPM, BofA, and Citi).
But that is changing as of 2023, as the U.S. This filing isn’t required for small deals, such as $20 million acqui-hires , but it’s part of the process for almost all M&A deals that bulgebracket and elite boutique banks advise on. Private equity was viewed as a “lightly regulated” industry for a long time.
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. Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulgebracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. Wealth management.
Additionally, compared to other Canadian Semi-Targets, York sends relatively more students into bulgebrackets and elite boutiques. Over 1/5 of York investment banking graduates are hired by bulgebrackets and elite boutiques.
UBC sends a strong number of graduates into bulgebrackets and elite boutiques, with over 1/3 of hires going into these firms. We examined profiles of professionals who worked in investment banking between 2008 and 2023. PMF students consistently place into the top U.S. buyside jobs (e.g.,
UofT has weaker placement to most bulgebrackets and elite boutiques when compared to other top Canadian schools. We examined profiles of professionals who worked in investment banking between 2008 and 2023. Overall, UofT is a well-rounded school for investment banking and finance placement. Patten U.S.
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