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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

Mergers and Inquisitions

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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Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition

Mergers and Inquisitions

Bulge Bracket Bank Definition: The “bulge brackets” are the largest global banks that operate in all regions and offer all services – M&A, equity, debt, and others – to clients; they work on the biggest deals (usually $1 billion+) and have divisions for sales & trading , equity research , wealth management , corporate banking , and more.

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Investment Banker Salary and Bonus Report: 2022 Update

Mergers and Inquisitions

After an initial slowdown when the pandemic first struck in early 2020, banks have generated record-high fees from M&A and capital markets deals. Meanwhile, some elite boutique banks , such as Centerview, went up to $130K for Year 1 Analysts (!). What Happened to Investment Banking Fees? at some smaller firms.

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Cole Strandberg Named Managing Director

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (September 16, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking , a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, would like to congratulate Cole Strandberg on his promotion to Managing Director within its Automotive Aftermarket group.

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Mizuho Eyes Bigger Slice of U.S. Middle Market

The Deal

middle market for expansion and will continue to evaluate acquisitions following a pair of high-profile deals in the past two years. market is to be in the top 10,” said Michal Katz, head of the investment and corporate banking unit at Mizuho Americas LLC. “We Mizuho Financial Group Inc. has its eye on the U.S.

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People Moves Monday: SSGA, Clear Street, BTIG and more…

The TRADE

He will report directly to Stuart Kasdin and Pablo Melasecca, co-heads of Latin America and EMEA credit emerging markets. Previously in his career, Paparella ran the institutional structured products Latin America desk for RBC Capital Markets. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

It’s safe, stable, low-tax, and light on corporate regulation – you can safely ignore the occasional executions of cannabis traffickers. Even though Singapore itself is not an emerging market, you’ll be exposed to plenty of emerging markets if you work there because most Southeast Asian countries fall into this category.