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Among the bulgebrackets , Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan should be at the top of this list now that they have dedicated teams (plus their existing reputations and market shares). Outside the bulgebrackets, many elite boutiques also advise on sports deals: PJT, Moelis, Evercore, and Rothschild (more so in Europe) are all examples.
Listen, as much as bankers and consulting hardos want to convince you otherwise, we are human beings, and we need our rest and focus to stay attentive. I was viewed as the top intern and received a return offer at my bulgebracket bank – trust me, you can thank me when you get your return offer. BEFORE you actually hit the desk.
bulge-bracket banks , such as JPM, GS, MS, and Citi, always rank well in the league tables. The other bulgebrackets (BofA, Barclays, UBS, and DB) tend to rank lower, but this varies each year. Finally, there are MENA-based boutique investment banks , such as Alpen, Arqaam, Awad, deNovo, EFG Hermes, SHUAA, and Swicorp.
based bulgebrackets (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 bulgebrackets, the U.S.-based based firms (GS, MS, Citi, JPM, and BofA) tend to perform best. or Europe and recruiting there.
These pre-MBA programs are the most prominent in consulting , finance, and technology , which makes sense since most MBA students target these industries. 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 bulgebracket bank.
All the bulgebracket banks in the U.K. run them, but so do many elite boutiques (Lazard, Evercore, PJT, etc.), Outside of IB, various asset managers, hedge funds, consulting firms, and trading firms also run some type of spring week program, but we’re focusing on banking here. Which Banks Offer Spring Weeks?
All the large investment banks – bulgebrackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates. No Return Offer” Policy – Some boutique banks hire interns but never plan to bring them back full-time.
Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: Among the elite boutiques , Evercore and Lazard have traditionally been strong, but Moelis and Guggenheim also have significant deal flow. What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate?
For example, you dont need to work at a bulgebracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). as most PE recruiting in other countries is off-cycle.
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