Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University is a world-class private research university famous for various programs in engineering and computing. Located in Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon also has a strong business program and consistent placements into many top banks. Morgan, which are often considered the top 3 bulge bracket investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 3, 2023

investment banking. HKU has dominant placement in Asian investment banking offices, but still has impressive presence in the U.S. HKU ranks #49 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation as a lower semi-target school (in the U.S.). bulge brackets. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The University of Miami is a private research university located in Coral Gables, Florida. UMiami is known for its strong athletics, but they also send a select number of people into investment banking each year. UMiami is ranked #54 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation of a lower semi-target school.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Boston College is the oldest higher education institution in Boston and has consistent placement into the top investment banks. Boston College ranks #23 overall on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Wake Forest University has fair placement into investment banking and finance, sending a handful of graduates each year into the top investment banks. Wake Forest ranks #38 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The data shows that a handful of top students at TCU break into investment banking each year TCU ranks #56 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation as a lower semi-target school. TCU sends the overwhelming majority ( 95% ) of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

UGeorgia is one of the country's oldest public universities and has consistent placement into investment banking. UGeorgia is ranked #41 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation of a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks. UGeorgia also has solid placement at J.P.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

I did not expect to revisit investment banker salary and bonus data for a while, but the banks ruined my plans by changing base salaries multiple times in less than a year. based roles at large banks as of early 2022, along with total compensation from 2021. What Happened to Investment Banking Fees? More on this below.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Vanderbilt University has solid placement into investment banking and ranks #28 on our investment banking target school list. Vanderbilt sends the majority of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets, with a notable volume to Bank of America. hires into the top investment banks.

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OfficeHours

JULY 8, 2023

Private equity giants are still racing to fill 2024 associate seats. Private equity giants are still racing to fill 2024 associate seats. Private equity recruiting season is back following a disappointing round that caught many junior bankers flat-footed last August. What firms should you focus on?

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Middlebury College is a well-regarded liberal arts college with respectable placement in investment banking and finance. Despite its small student body, Middlebury sends a steady number of graduates into the top investment banks every year. Morgan and Barclays and sends 91% of hires into bulge brackets.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Penn State ranks #33 on our investment banking target school list , classifying it as a "lower semi-target" school. Although it is possible to break into investment banking from Penn State, it is typically only the very top students who have access. Penn State's most common investment banking destinations are Bank of America and Citi.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

investment banking. SMU ranks #50 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. investment banks. SMU also has dominant placement into Asian satellite offices of bulge brackets (which our list does not cover). hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

Duke ranks #14 on our investment banking target school list , which would classify it as a target school. Duke routinely sends students into the top investment banks every year and is a well-recognized brand on Wall Street. This indicates that Duke students have a relatively strong chance of breaking into investment banking.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

investment banking target school list. investment banks (alongside HKU, HKUST, and SMU). NUS has a better distribution of placements relative to the other Asian schools on this list, which primarily place at bulge bracket firms. hires into the top investment banks. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

UNC also has respectable placement into investment banking and finance. UNC ranks #30 on our investment banking target school list and we recognize it as a semi-target. UNC ranks #26 by Total Hires and #37 by Undergrad % Placement , suggesting that it is a well-rounded school for investment banking placement.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Named after George Washington, WashU is a solid school for finance with consistent and steady placement in investment banking. WashU is ranked #37 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. WashU sends a good number of students to the bulge bracket firms each year.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Williams College has been referred to as " The West Point of Wall Street " due to its prominent alumni at the top investment banks. Williams College ranks #35 overall on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks. since 2008).

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 25, 2025

Is Private Equity right for you? 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. 10% of HBS PE is ex-Bain Cap Myth #5: I can just wing interviews, I got into banking – how difficult can this be?

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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

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 larger banks play more important roles, acting as bookrunners or joint bookrunners, and earn higher fees.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. I believe so.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 8, 2024

In short, this banker was an Associate in the FIG team at Bank of America and had a very accomplished track record before joining the firm. Tragedies like this show that the culture in investment banking hasn’t changed that much, despite banks’ claims that they are “trying” to improve things. Bill Ackman also donated.

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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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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

investment banking placement. Although the majority of HKUST's placements are into Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, HKUST still makes it onto our investment banking target school list. investment banks every year. The vast majority (95%) of placements are into bulge brackets, with J.P.

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Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At the same time, lower middle market private equity firms are more interested in this segment because of the variety of firms they get to seek across different sectors and industries. Example #2 Monomoy, a private equity firm, has created a new credit fund that introduced a niche in the LMM secondaries.

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How2Exit

MAY 23, 2023

Richard grew up in the suburbs of New York City and went to college, later working for a boutique investment bank. This prompted Richard to apply to law school and he graduated from law school while working at the investment bank. He then worked for what are called bulge bracket investment banks, mostly in the capital market space.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For the right person, though, fixed income research can be even better than equity research, whether you’re at a bank, an asset management firm, a hedge fund, or a credit rating agency: Table of Contents: What is Fixed Income Research? Also, it can be quantitative or fundamental – or both! . –

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Private equity was viewed as a “lightly regulated” industry for a long time. Only wealthy individuals and institutions could invest, so governments cared less about PE firms than commercial banks and brokerages. You can read all ~660 pages of the new “Private Fund Rule,” but the SEC’s summary is more than enough.

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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. 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. Corporate banking.

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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

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

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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