Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

I could stop this article here at ~50 words, but sometimes it’s fun to indulge in a fantasy, so I’ll continue with the topic and cover: Deal types , investment strategies, and top firms. It is a “sweatshop” culture, which is common in China even outside the finance industry. is better for domestic funds. is better for domestic funds.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. 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?

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Bigger and better Just five years ago when JP Morgan surpassed $500 billion in prime brokerage balances, the bank’s head of global head of prime finance, Jonathan Cossey, quipped: “Next stop, one trillion!”. They need a financing platform to support all of that. They are now trading in all these other asset classes.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

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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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Fixed Income Research Definition: In fixed income research, finance professionals analyze companies’ debt issuances and make pricing and investment recommendations based on their outlook for each one. see the fixed income trading article for the full list ).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Finally, many renewable energy debt deals take place within Project Finance teams at banks – but Project Finance and corporate finance are very different ! The same criteria as always apply: High grades, a good university or business school, previous finance internships, and a good amount of networking and interview prep.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 12, 2023

There’s plenty of information online about case studies in finance interviews (IB, PE, etc.), PitchBookGPT could target large banks ( the bulge brackets ) instead, as they are more willing to pay for training and productivity tools. but the venture capital case study remains a bit mysterious.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It mixes public finance , project finance , real estate , and infrastructure. It does help to have industry experience in one of the related sectors (tech/TMT, real estate, infrastructure, public finance, etc.), For more on these points, please see the public finance investment banking article and the analytical examples there.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

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. and areas like corporate finance or strategy at normal companies.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s arguably the most difficult “front office to front office” transition within finance, so you should probably start by considering why you want to make this switch: Table Of Contents Why Switch from Wealth Management to Investment Banking? The bad news is that it may be extremely difficult to near impossible unless you get a top MBA.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 8, 2024

The apparent cover-up / censorship here is also quite disturbing (mainstream media ignored this for days until Reuters / Yahoo Finance picked it up , and the Co-Group Head at BofA seemingly deleted his LinkedIn profile). After 2008, pay went down across the board for all finance roles. Please quit immediately if this is your job.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This WSJ article has a good summary graph: 2) Many teacher, firefighter, and other pensions have invested in PE firms and hedge funds , and regulators are concerned that they may be paying exorbitant fees for overstated performance. What Does This New Private Equity Regulation Mean for Finance Careers? In the U.S.,

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023. in 2022 to 5.9x billion, which was funded through $2.65

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). as most PE recruiting in other countries is off-cycle. Europe and the U.K.

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