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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

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This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. For a long time, sports teams and franchises were not worth that much, so banks rarely put their “A-Teams” on these deals. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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

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People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. Investment banking requires more process and project management skills , while equity research requires stronger creativity and communication skills.

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Why Investment Banking? How to Answer the Most Boring But Persistent Interview Question of All Time

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“Why investment banking?” An older version of this article from ~15 years ago addressed this question, and you can find dozens of other articles that suggest answers. and there’s now an overwhelming amount of information online about investment banking. Are Bad Why Investment Banking Over Other Careers?

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06-22-2023 Newsletter: Navigating Layoffs in Investment Banking

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Even PE associates are getting let go We’ve had dozens of laid off investment banking analysts and associates reach out to us for how to navigate a tough job market. From Goldman Sachs to Morgan Stanley to Citi and beyond, it seems like even the biggest banks are being impacted by reduced deal flow.

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How to Get an Investment Banking Internship

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If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. 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.

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Michael Mufson Discusses Investment Banking and Business Exit Strategies

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E221: Michael Mufson Discusses Investment Banking and Business Exit Strategies - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Michael Mufson is a seasoned investment banker with a distinguished career spanning over several decades. Mufson emphasizes how investment banks add value through comprehensive due diligence and strategic marketing. "An

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Investment Banking Spring Weeks: The Full Guide

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If you go by most online discussions, investment banking spring weeks in the U.K. are as essential as oxygen or high grades if you want to work at a large bank. Banks are also to blame because they now market spring weeks to students as young as 16. What Do You Do in a Spring Week?