Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

UMiami is home to the Herbert Business School , which offers both graduate and undergraduate programs. 100% of UMiami's placements are at bulge bracket firms, with Citi, Bank of America, and J.P. News # of Business School Undergrads: 3,338 Median Starting Salary (2022): $54k President: Julio Frenk U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

Do Not Use Customer Deposits for Funding – Some financial institutions operate like this, but it’s much more expensive, so they need to make riskier loans and investments to profit (think: mortgage REITs and business development companies). First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

UGeorgia is a large school that has solid traction with bulge bracket firms, which results in a relatively large alumni base in finance. UGeorgia is home to the Terry College of Business , which offers business programs for both undergraduates and graduates. We filtered the data to examine U.S. Morehead U.S.

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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. B oston College is home to the Carroll School of Management , which offers business classes to both undergraduate and graduate students. We filtered the data to examine U.S.

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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 is home to the McDonough School of Business , which is a highly-ranked business school with a top-tier MBA and undergraduate program. DeGioia U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Singapore Management University is one of the highest-ranked schools in Singapore and modeled their business progra m after the Wharton Business School. SMU is a well-regarded business school and is one of the few Asian universities that places students into U.S. investment banking. investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

TCU is home to the Neeley School of Business , which offers both graduate and undergraduate programs. TCU sends the overwhelming majority ( 95% ) of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets. Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, and Credit Suisse are the biggest investment banking employers from TCU. Boschini Jr.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Named in honor of American business magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt is a highly-regarded university with a long legacy. Vanderbilt is home to the Owen Graduate School of Management , a highly-ranked business school that offers an MBA and Executive MBA program. We filtered the data to examine U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

NUS is home to the NUS Business School , one of the highest-ranked business schools in Asia. NUS has a better distribution of placements relative to the other Asian schools on this list, which primarily place at bulge bracket firms. NUS is one of just four Asian schools that consistently places into U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Middlebury College does not have a business school but does offer business studies to its undergraduates. Morgan and Barclays and sends 91% of hires into bulge brackets. News # of Business School Undergrads: 0 Median Starting Salary (2022): $48k President: Laurie L. We filtered the data to examine U.S. Patton U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

UNC is home to the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, a highly-ranked business school that offers both undergraduate and graduate classes. 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.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Penn State is home to the Smeal School of Business , a well-regarded educational institution offering business programs for both undergraduates and graduates. Penn State sends the vast majority (96%) of its investment banking hires to bulge brackets. Penn State ranks #28 for Total Hires and #49 for Undergrad Placement %.

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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 home to the Questrom School of Business, which offers both graduate and undergraduate programs. News # of Business School Undergrads: 2,500 Median Starting Salary (2022): $50k President: Kenneth W.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

WashU sends a good number of students to the bulge bracket firms each year. WashU is home to the Olin Business School , which offers business programs for both undergraduates and graduates. Louis, Missouri Business School Name: Olin # of Undergrads: 8,034 per U.S. We filtered the data to examine U.S. Martin U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Wake Forest University is home to the Wake Forest Business School , which offers programs for both undergraduate and graduate students. We also note that the vast majority (94%) of investment banking hires are into bulge brackets. News # of Business School Undergrads: 1,300 Median Starting Salary (2022): $58k President: Susan R.

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Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 2024

UBC is a highly regarded Canadian university, with notable programs in medicine, law, engineering, and business. UBC is home to the Sauder Business School , a top-ranked Canadian business schools offering graduate and undergraduate programs. PMF students consistently place into the top U.S. buyside jobs (e.g.,

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Williams College is one of the few schools on the target school list that does not have a business school. This results from Wiliams' strong history with the top bulge brackets like Goldman Sachs, J.P. News # of Business School Undergrads: 0 Median Starting Salary (2022): $50k President: Maud S.

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Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 2024

Waterloo is recognized for its world-class engineering programs, but its business and finance programs have seen great strides over the past few decades. placements and bulge bracket roles. Waterloo is home to the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business , which offers educational opportunities for graduate students.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

Duke is home to the Fuqua School of Business , one of the country's top postgraduate business programs. Duke's Fuqua School of Business does not have an undergraduate student program. 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.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 14, 2023

billion in total portfolio trading volume in Q3 2023, up 11.1% What’s happened is the requirements to be successful in this business are no longer single mould. We want to leverage our leading institutional franchise and we want to be able to always be there for our customers and keep the integrity of our cash business.

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Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 2024

UofT is home to the Rotman School of Management , a highly-ranked Canadian business school offering degree opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students alike. UofT has weaker placement to most bulge brackets and elite boutiques when compared to other top Canadian schools. However, UofT has modest placement into the U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

HKUST is home to the HKUST School of Business and Management , one of the top business schools in Asia. The vast majority (95%) of placements are into bulge brackets, with J.P. HKUST is ranked #58 , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. HKUST only sends a few graduates to the top U.S. investment banks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

based bulge brackets (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 bulge brackets, the U.S.-based based firms (GS, MS, Citi, JPM, and BofA) tend to perform best.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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 bulge bracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Not that the seemingly never-ending list of aforementioned market occurrences had noticeably hindered the prime business. billion in 2023. Meanwhile, with regards to equities, revenue deriving from prime brokerage compared to trading shifted from a 30% versus 70% ratio a decade ago, to 40% to 60% in 2023.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

When people have ownership in their function and they can see their contribution to the business, that really motivates them to make sure that they are constantly improving,” she explains. “In Due to lower demand, bulge brackets will sometimes not cater for the particulars of what frontier traders are looking to execute. “Say

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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. Unfortunately, it’s also quite common: in some years, over 50% of interns fail to get a return offer.

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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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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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 bulge bracket and elite boutique banks advise on. Private equity was viewed as a “lightly regulated” industry for a long time. In the U.S.,

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