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Investment Banking in India: Please Avoid It and Try Again in Another Country

Mergers and Inquisitions

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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Portfolio trading is on the up but only some can make it pay

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In the same period, international accounted for $332 million in Q3 up from $311 in Q3 2022. It’s one book and that makes it easy. It [fixed income ETFs] is such an integral part of how we view volumes and overall hedge the book because the balance sheet takes on a lot of different risk profiles,” said one sell-side individual.

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Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

Starting his career at Absa Capital on the Africa trading desk, Willis explains that as a junior market maker he was given a book of business – Nigerian and Ugandan bonds among other things – and told to face off against seasoned asset managers and peers.

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The Tragic Investment Banker Death: Should Senior Bankers Go to Jail for Killing Their Junior Staff?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Analyst / Associate: “OK, what do we need for the pitch books ?” As I wrote in a recent update of the bulge bracket banks article , though, these points are less true today. However, they should be held accountable for something – whether that means getting fired, demoted, or barred from working for a period.

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

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In terms of industry focus , technology (especially “general IT,” Internet, and semiconductors) and healthcare have always accounted for a high percentage of deal activity. Here’s a good summary from this BDA report on Private Equity in China : Tech still accounts for a huge percentage of deal volume in the U.S.,

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The Venture Capital Case Study: What to Expect and How to Survive

Mergers and Inquisitions

They plan to target these smaller and mid-sized banks because they’re easier to reach and they have fewer resources for pitch book creation. Also, these numbers do not account for the dilution in future funding rounds. Also, small banks depend far less on long and detailed pitch books than large banks.

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Investment Banking in Singapore: The Best Gateway to Asia for the Non-Chinese?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Asia-Pacific sees ~$1+ trillion of M&A deal activity per year , and SE Asia accounts for only ~10% of that (note that the first image below is only for 9 months of the year, so the full-year numbers are higher): $50 – $100 billion of M&A deal activity per year may seem like a lot, but it’s less than Canada in an average year.