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How to Get an Investment Banking Internship

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I’ll cover the following points in this updated article: Table Of Contents: The “Ideal” IB Internship Recruiting Timeline in the U.S. Internships at regional boutique banks. Smaller firms tend to be a bit slower, so you could find some middle-market and boutique openings, even if the bigger banks are done. Wealth management.

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

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Investment Banking: Recruiting Weve covered IB recruiting extensively on this site, including how to get an IB internship , how to break in at the MBA level , and how to get in as a lateral hire ; theres also an article about equity research recruiting.

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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

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Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article. This is not the case in IB until you reach a very senior level (for more on all these points, see the article on investment banker salaries ).

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

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Most of this guide deals with the “late-stage VC” strategy, as dozens of other articles cover private equity strategies such as leveraged buyouts and traditional private equity. Also, you can get in more easily from a middle-market or boutique bank.

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Metals & Mining Investment Banking: The Full Guide to Ground Zero for the Energy Transition

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I think this is a bit too complicated, so this article will use these 3 categories: Base Metals and Bulk Commodities – Anything used for energy (coal), as a precursor to other metals (iron ore), or to produce electronics, batteries, and other products (copper, cobalt, lithium, aluminum, etc.) goes here.

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

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You’ll also have to spend time learning/reviewing the technical questions, as the day-to-day work in ECM and DCM is far removed from subjects like Equity Value vs. Enterprise Value or a DCF model. And now, we return to questions #3 and #4 at the top of this article: 3) How would you compare capital markets and traditional IB offers?