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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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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

Mergers and Inquisitions

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. It’s one area where people on both sides tend to talk past each other : Bankers say that wealth management roles pay less, offer less interesting work, and lack good exit opportunities.

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Stuart Knott Joins CCA as Managing Director

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

Baltimore, MD, JANUARY 26, 2023 —Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA) is pleased to announce that Stuart Knott has joined the firm as a Managing Director. He holds an MBA with a finance concentration from the University of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College.

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From Wealth Management to Investment Banking: How to Make the Leap

Mergers and Inquisitions

How can I move from wealth management to investment banking ? It’s arguably the most difficult “front office to front office” transition within finance, so you should probably start by considering why you want to make this switch: Table Of Contents Why Switch from Wealth Management to Investment Banking? I hate this job.

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Why Investment Banking? How to Answer the Most Boring But Persistent Interview Question of All Time

Mergers and Inquisitions

a summer internship that converts into a full-time offer vs. a boutique internship in your 1 st or 2 nd year of university). These 1 – 2 “steppingstone internships” could be at any firm, but many students do them at boutique investment banks or small/startup private equity or venture capital firms.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

I explained the reasons for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in last week’s article : incompetent risk management, massive losses on HTM securities, and a run on the bank that created the need to sell securities at a loss and get cash to cover the withdrawals. By contrast, Credit Suisse barely had any HTM securities.

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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. Management consulting firms like to hire candidates from diverse backgrounds, but for tech and finance roles, you have a big advantage with relevant work experience.

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