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02-09-2024 Newsletter: Intention to Lateral?

OfficeHours

The Lateral Process The biggest piece of advice I have for current banking analysts looking to lateral is to actively build your network. You have to start from the bottom again and build a solid reputation, even if you had been viewed as a “top-bucket” at the prior firm, which can be challenging. WHY CHOOSE US?

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LiquidityBook acquires Messer to boost multi-asset capabilities

The TRADE

LiquidityBook is set to acquire boutique capital markets fintech provider, Messer Financial Software, in a bid to accelerate its multi-asset capabilities. With regard to our buy-side clients, and especially newer or smaller funds, time and again we hear their need to shadow their fund admins or manage their own books and records.

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Investment Banking in Singapore: The Best Gateway to Asia for the Non-Chinese?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Among the elite boutiques , Evercore has the strongest presence in Singapore, and Rothschild also works on many deals, mostly in the middle-market space. As in other regions, the most important point is to start as early as possible in Year 1 of university because you need time to complete off-cycle internships at boutique firms.

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The Full Guide to Pre-MBA Internships: Are They Worth It?

Mergers and Inquisitions

We’ll return to this point later, but in finance, it’s more common to do a pre-MBA internship at a small VC/PE firm or boutique bank rather than a bulge bracket bank. Pre-MBA programs at large companies tend to be more common and important in tech and consulting; internships at boutique firms (via networking) are more common in finance.

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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

Mergers and Inquisitions

For example, they might ask you how to use a DCF, what bond yields are, or the trade-offs of debt vs. equity – but but they won’t ask you to build a DCF model or calculate Unlevered Free Cash Flow. As with the job itself, the theme is breadth over depth.

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Investment Banking in India: Please Avoid It and Try Again in Another Country

Mergers and Inquisitions

Among the elite boutiques , Moelis has a notable presence, and Rothschild has an office in Mumbai but does not appear to be super-active. They’re mostly supporting pitch books and deal execution in other regions, not working on domestic deals from start to finish. or Europe and recruiting there. Europe, and other regions.

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A new chapter for RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s London-based fixed income trading desk

The TRADE

UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. A bit like a multi-strategy house, BlueBay was once a hedge fund and long only shop and home to as many as eight investment teams with dedicated traders working on each one independently. We have to act quickly on them.

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