H. Friedman Search

APRIL 11, 2024

There seems to be a common pattern among public finance firms, whether they be investment banks, regional banks, boutiques, or large and small law firms. So, the candidates that smaller banks and law firms were not traditionally courting are now, to some extent, being evaluated for fit. What’s the pattern?

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

There are a lot of reasons why investment banking courses can be beneficial to a junior employee. Because as a junior in investment banking, this is something that you want to experience. So below, I will go over some of the key benefits that investment banking courses can give you over the course of your career.

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OfficeHours

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How To Navigate Multiple Offers and Move ASAP Coming from a non-target school, investment banking jobs were coveted roles that were few and far between. Fortunate enough to be one of the “lucky ones”, I landed my first banking role at an MM shop on the Restructuring team. Intention to Lateral? Results stay anon.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media. Specifically, should you aim for entry-level investment banking roles in Dubai rather than London, New York, or other financial centers? Investment Banking in Dubai: The Top Banks The usual U.S. are much less active.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

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. How to Apply for Investment Banking Spring Weeks Who Wins Spring Week Offers?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

I’ve found that two main groups care about investment banking in Singapore : Students who are from Southeast Asia and are considering whether they want to work in Singapore, NY, London, or other places. It’s just that it’s smaller than you might expect, which means a lower investment banking headcount than true financial centers.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Why investment banking?” a summer internship that converts into a full-time offer vs. a boutique internship in your 1 st or 2 nd year of university). For example, internship recruiting starts very early for undergrads in the U.S. , and there’s now an overwhelming amount of information online about investment banking.

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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. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking? Do you learn anything?

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Applicable to Investment Banking Analysts and Beyond! These discussions might reaffirm your interest in Investment Banking as a perfect fit, or they could steer you in a completely different direction. Are you interested in learning more about OfficeHours and how a Banking/Buyside Coach can help you? Just do it.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We have an intimate understanding of both on-cycle and off-cycle recruiting and have a track record of placing candidates from all backgrounds (both non-target and target). small boutique) “ Last thing you want to be is STUCK in a DOWN-CYCLE being a banking analyst thinking I should’ve recruited before when there were more opportunities.”

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

When you first decide to enter the world of private equity, you will undoubtedly be more overwhelmed than you were when you entered investment banking recruiting. When it comes to investment banking, there are only so many investment banks that you can choose from. investment banking, private equity , VC, etc.)

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OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

We have an intimate understanding of both on-cycle and off-cycle recruiting and have a track record of placing candidates from all backgrounds (both non-target and target). Private Equity Course Curriculum Overview Module 1 – Buyside Recruiting 101Lessons: Introduction to OfficeHours (start here!), WHY CHOOSE US?

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Consistently at the top of global university rankings, it should come as no surprise that McGill students consistently break into investment banking. McGill is one of the only Canadian schools (alongside Ivey and Queen's) that consistently places hires into the top banks in the U.S. hires into the top investment banks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 7, 2024

But even with this, you need to start earlier because fewer banks will be open to hiring you, and the banks that are open to hiring you tend to finish recruiting earlier. Because of the accelerated recruiting timeline these days, this is especially useful because you’ll likely be under time pressure.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Fordham has fair placement into investment banking, sending a handful of graduates to the top firms every year. Fordham University ranks #36 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks. We filtered the data to examine U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Queen's University is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and is the second-best Canadian school for investment banking placement. Home to the well-regarded Smith School of Business Commerce program, Queen's top students consistently go to the very best investment banks in the world.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

UChicago ranks #12 on our investment banking target school list and we note its high placement into the very top firms as well as elite boutiques. 1.42% of UChicago graduates end up at the top investment banks. We note that UChicago also has strong recruiting numbers into private equity. Like many other top U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. And wealth managers at large banks may advise people with as little as a few hundred thousand to invest. The truth is that both claims are correct but incomplete.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 5, 2024

How can I move from wealth management to investment banking ? 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? I hate this job.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

If you have the option to work in finance in different parts of the world, investment banking in India should be at the bottom of your list. But the main problem is that winning a “true” front-office investment banking role in India is virtually impossible, even if you have outstanding academic credentials and work experience.

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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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Peak Frameworks

JULY 11, 2023

investment banking recruiting. Georgetown University has an impressive presence across Wall Street's top investment banks and has a particularly strong concentration at bulge brackets. investment banks and has an incredible Undergrad Placement % of 2.18%, falling short of only Harvard and UPenn.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

Before delving in, though, I want to start with the elephant in the room: I was partially wrong ~5 months ago when I wrote about Credit Suisse, UBS, and Deutsche Bank, and whether they would become Lehman Brothers 2.0. billion at a P / BV multiple of 0.1x – exceptionally low for a commercial bank. with flying colors !

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OfficeHours

JUNE 30, 2023

Stay tuned for more insightful content and valuable tips from OfficeHours… Do you plan on recruiting for On-Cycle 2025? small boutique) “ Last thing you want to be is STUCK in a DOWN-CYCLE being a banking analyst thinking I should’ve recruited before when there were more opportunities.” WHY CHOOSE US?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If there is one sector that has attracted even more hype than technology and TMT , it might just be renewable energy investment banking. But before jumping into the overall advantages and disadvantages, let’s start with the verticals and how banks are set up: Table Of Contents What is Renewable Energy Investment Banking?

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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. Interestingly, there are not many investment banks on these lists.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.” is better for domestic funds. is better for domestic funds.

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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. If you have a non-IB background, such as at a turnaround consulting firm , you might want to aim for operational roles in distressed PE or move to banking first to improve your chances.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The CCA investment banking team on this transaction included Managing Director Marty O’Neill and Vice President Andy Spears. “SSATI’s leadership fully understands what it means to support its customers and employees and has built an organization to do that. Together, we are positioned to accomplish great things.” Learn more at www.ssati.com.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Growth Equity vs. Venture Capital vs. Private Equity On the Job: Growth Equity Careers Growth Equity Recruiting Growth Equity Interviews and Case Studies Compensation and Exits Pros and Cons and Final Thoughts What is Growth Equity? Growth Equity Recruiting: Who Gets In, and How Do They Do It?

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The UK’s fintechs cover a range of specialisms, from wealth tech and regtech to insurtech and banking. The founders Frog back at idea stage come and work in their office making use of their team of product people, designers, developers, marketers and recruiters to get their businesses started fast.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 2, 2023

The company set up the right leadership team (the mind), invested in value-generating systems and processes (the body), and created a culture (the soul) that attracted and retained top talent. For more information, visit www.ccabalt.com or call 410.537.5988.

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OfficeHours

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

You can get into a proper upper-middle-market PE shop quite nicely from management consulting and investment banking alike. He began his professional journey as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & mining investment banking used to be a “sleepy” group. But let’s forget about the children temporarily and focus on the verticals, the drivers, deal examples, and the exit opportunities if you escape from the underground mines: What Is Metals & Mining Investment Banking?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While on-cycle PE recruiting keeps moving up, to the point where you must attend a target elementary school, middle school, and high school to be competitive, off-cycle private equity recruiting remains a viable option for everyone else. Off-Cycle Recruiting: Slow processes for very close start dates.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 2, 2025

Yes, you read that headline correctly: We have released a new version of the infamous 400 Questions Investment Banking guide. or even in some boutique bank interviews in the U.S. Why Release a New 400 Questions Investment Banking Guide Now? Why Release a New 400 Questions Investment Banking Guide Now? Yes and no.

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