The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

We at Ostrum Asset Management are so confident with this trend that we are strengthening our presence in Asia, while recruiting new credit analysts and fund managers. The objective is to manage Asian portfolios from Singapore but also to improve and develop our relationship with existing and new Asian clients.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

Almost nothing is worse than recruiting for investment banking internships , winning an offer, preparing , completing the internship, and then not getting a return offer. All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How to Recruit for Distressed Debt Hedge Funds The best background is restructuring investment banking because the skill set is directly relevant. Most distressed funds use an off-cycle recruiting process, so the timing varies, and you’ll have to network proactively to find opportunities.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

But then recruiting moved up, the MBA process became more structured, and now we have 4-year-olds aiming for “Target Kindergartens” so they can eventually get into investment banking ~15 years in the future. There’s a huge variance in individual internships in terms of recruiting effort, pay, and on-the-job tasks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 8, 2023

How to Recruit for Commodity Hedge Funds and Other Trading Roles If you want to be a commodity trader, there are three main paths into the industry: Start at a large bank in a commodity-related group within sales & trading. Among smaller firms, Macquarie is quite strong, probably because it is based in commodity world-leader Australia.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

I’ll do a deep dive into the entire space in this article, including the top funds, example trades, recruiting, exit opportunities, and more. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM), Pentwater, Silver Point, Anchorage, and King Street. Recruiting: Who Wins Offers at Event-Driven Hedge Funds?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

Recruiting in Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking You should know all about IB recruiting from reading this site, but it’s insanely competitive and starts very early. By contrast, wealth management is much less competitive to get into. and your odds are not spectacular.

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M&A Leadership Council

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Existing employees have already been recruited and trained. Replacing them with equally qualified employees is not economically neutral, because it usually means that a company must pay for recruitment and training a second time for the same positions. Yes, but each of these alternatives can be costly.

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Growth Business

JUNE 2, 2023

If interest rate hikes stop some point soon, and we return to a bit more of a healthier market, and, at the same time, see a departure of asset managers who are not professional venture investors, in general we’ll be in better shape than we were a year or two ago.” We’re seeing less hysteria, less knee-jerk reactions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

Some SWFs operate like long-only asset managers (i.e., mutual funds ) that allocate their assets top-down and then pick specific indices, companies, and securities that meet their criteria. These tend to be the funds that pay better , actively recruit new entry-level hires , and do at least some direct investing.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple – due to massive competition, a fairly involved recruiting process, and low conversion rates at many banks. Expectations for technical skills and work experience are lower, but the process is more random than normal internship recruiting and depends on fit, grades, and activities.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Asset Management “Asset management” (AM) refers to what institutional investors, such as PE and life insurance firms, do after buying new properties. This also means that you must be on top of the very early recruiting timeline , with IB internship recruiting starting in Year 2 of university in the U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

The Top Biotech Hedge Funds Recruiting for Biotech Hedge Funds Interviews, Case Studies, and Investment Pitches Careers and Exit Opportunities Recommended Resources Final Thoughts on Biotech Hedge Funds Why Do Hedge Funds Like Biotech So Much? And What Do They Do? Example Biotech Trades What Makes Biotech Hedge Funds Different?

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