Mergers and Inquisitions
JULY 17, 2024
based bulge brackets (GS, MS, JPM, Citi, and BofA) are the strongest international banks, and Avendus, Kotak, JM Financial, ICICI, and Axis are the strongest domestic firms. Among the bulge brackets, the U.S.-based based firms (GS, MS, Citi, JPM, and BofA) tend to perform best. or Europe and recruiting there.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 9, 2024
In nothing short of a baptism of fire, he took his first steps into trading in January 2007 in the build-up to the global financial crisis. Given the liquidity landscape can often be more sparse or difficult to navigate, the use of local brokers alongside the bulge brackets is something Willis thinks is essential to minimise market footprint.
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Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 10, 2024
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.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 22, 2025
At the junior levels , entry-level professionals in both fields spend a lot of time in Excel working on models, valuations, and documents such as equity research reports and investment banking pitch books. bulge bracket research team to startup PE firm).
Mergers and Inquisitions
APRIL 24, 2024
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. For example, if you’re targeting PE internships, don’t spend 10 hours building a hyper-advanced LBO model with PIK Interest , bolt-on acquisitions , and a dividend recap.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 18, 2024
So you can see how this growth and momentum just starts to really build over time.” This has created an ongoing opportunity for mid-tier prime brokers, particularly those with broad asset class and geographical capabilities comparable to those of the bulge bracket banks. They need a financing platform to support all of that.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JUNE 5, 2024
The work might not be for you , even if you’re good at it – for example, maybe you find deals far more interesting than building a client book or managing their portfolios. The average compensation in investment banking is higher (yes, top wealth managers can earn millions per year with great hours, but we’re talking averages ).
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