Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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. The IB internship recruiting timeline is now so insane that even mainstream news sources like the Wall Street Journal are writing about it (“ The Race Is On to Hire Interns for 2025.

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OfficeHours

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

.” These webinars are packed with valuable insights from industry professionals and experts in the world of Finance – from private equity to investment banking, career transitions, career growth, and a whole lot more! How was your experience recruiting into Private Equity?

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American Banker - Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The hire of veteran investment banker Doug Braunstein comes as Scharf makes progress on his efforts to grow Wells' investment bank. CEO Charlie Scharf has added another former JPMorgan Chase colleague to his leadership team as his shake-up of Wells Fargo continues.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Why investment banking?” 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. I’ll explain these points here and suggest specific answers to “Why investment banking?”

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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. but large banks in Asia-Pacific may also offer them.

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 21, 2024

Can I just break into investment banking or private equity?” Individuals looking to break into investment banking or private equity / growth equity / hedge funds / corporate development coming in from non-traditional backgrounds should understand that getting someone to listen to your story is all part of the prep.

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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.

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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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OfficeHours

JANUARY 25, 2025

Are your friends preparing and recruiting for Buyside roles? This would be a very reactive strategy and it works better in super active recruiting environments. It will take more work than if you went to a Target School and worked at a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank, but its not impossible. Is Private Equity right for you?

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H. Friedman Search

JUNE 21, 2024

Simply that, as a candidate, getting hired is about making it as easy as possible for a company to work with you, or they will go to the next recruit. On Your Side Just like with the company that you must make it easy to do business, working with a recruiter today should be treated the same way. Friedman Search LLC.

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OfficeHours

MAY 26, 2023

Why It Makes Sense To Get PE Recruiting Done As Early As Possible Most would say that Private Equity recruiting happens far too early… This article was published on November 13, 2022. The post 05-26-2023 Newsletter: Why It Makes Sense To Get PE Recruiting Done As Early As Possible appeared first on OfficeHours.

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OfficeHours

JULY 25, 2023

Even more importantly, less time in the office meant less pressure to navigate the logistical challenges associated with buyside recruiting. In-person work may have made things harder, but there are still ways for those of us back in the office to strategically manage the buyside recruiting process. This guide is here to show you how.

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 15, 2024

And the good news is: All signs are pointing to recruiting picking up in the first quarter of 2024! Are you focused on recruiting in 2024? This was supposed to be the year that investment banking bounced back. What sort of recruiting opportunities are you focused on this year? But 2024 may not be much better.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 28, 2024

If you’re doing it specifically to target investment banking roles, it only makes sense in a few scenarios. Also, the accelerated internship recruiting timeline has made it more difficult to get great results from delaying your graduation, at least in the U.S. Considering a top MBA if nothing else works.

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OfficeHours

JULY 13, 2023

Behavioral & Technical Questions You will likely not be asked case studies or any math, but you should know the key KPIs and levers of your target industry, recent deals from your target firm, the deals on your resume, and/or the buyout/investment strategy of your target buyside firm. Are you focused on recruiting in 2023?

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OfficeHours

JUNE 14, 2023

Why I wanted to contribute to today’s newsletter is to speak more about a recent trend that we’ve been witnessing — we are in for an upcoming bumpy ride when it comes to recruiting/lateraling/moving jobs. Click to learn more The post 06-14-2023 Newsletter: Recruiting News from a Co-Founder appeared first on OfficeHours.

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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?

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H. Friedman Search

APRIL 25, 2024

Is there one thing that sets them apart from any other candidate – whether they are at a small, boutique law firm or a large, bulge-bracket investment banking firm? Why not work with a recruiter that feels the same way? This simple question was the answer I was seeking. Conclusion You don’t need a resume to chat with us!

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OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

Investment banking is one of the most sought-after careers in the finance world. Investment banking is highly desirable due to its potential for high lifetime earnings, its interesting and impactful work, and it serves as a springboard for a career in finance. Maybe even more important than your major is your GPA.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win pre-banking internships earlier. Why Recruit for Venture Capital Internships? You should focus on the summer camp type of internship if youre using it to win an IB internship at a large bank eventually.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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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

AUGUST 29, 2023

Yale offers top-tier programs in all fields and unsurprisingly has a great track record in finance recruiting. Yale ranks #9 on our investment banking target school list and its undergrads have incredible access to the top firms on Wall Street. Yale sends 1.62% of students into banking, good enough for #8 on our list.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 16, 2023

Brown ranks #25 on our investment banking target school list. Brown has a very strong number of "Elite Firm Hires" , with over half of their investment banking placements being at the Top 5 investment banks. Brown's traditional pedigree and prestige is particularly obvious during buyside recruiting.

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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

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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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

JUNE 19, 2023

The University of Pennsylvania is the overall best school for investment banking and finance placement in the world. They have stellar presence at every top investment bank and are one of the schools that consistently sends undergraduate students to the top private equity firms and hedge funds.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. not banks or investment firms). What Are Corporate Finance Jobs?

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

BU consistently sends top students into investment banking each year and has good placement into a few bulge bracket firms. BU is ranked #45 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. Morgan (21% of investment banking placements) and Goldman Sachs (18%).

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 28, 2023

Dartmouth ranks #17 overall on our investment banking target school list and ranks #25 based on total hires. 1.73% of Dartmouth students end up at a top investment bank. Their comparably small school size leads to them having fewer total hires in investment banking. hires into the top investment banks.

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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.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Claremont is the quintessential liberal arts college when it comes to investment banking recruiting; the per-student statistics are strong, but students may lack alumni to network with given the small school size. This indicates that finance hopefuls from Claremont may have a strong chance of placing into investment banking.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 28, 2023

The University of Virginia is one of the leading public universities in the United States and is a great school to recruit for investment banking. UVA ranks #15 on our investment banking target school list and has a highly-regarded student investment fund that boasts incredible finance placement.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

UFlorida has highly-regarded athletics and consistent placements into investment banking. Of note, UFlorida offers an elite Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program that is a strong pipeline to the top investment banks. Sidenote: This certainly coincides with my experience at Evercore, which recruited a ton of Gators).

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 2, 2023

New York University is one of the best schools in the world for investment banking recruiting. NYU's business program, Stern , places dozens of people into the top investment banks every year. investment banking analysts placed, topped only by UPenn. hires into the top investment banks.

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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.

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