Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. What does your role involve?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

The basic difference is that the international bulge bracket banks tend to be stronger in M&A advisory and weaker in equity and debt capital markets. Among the elite boutiques , Evercore has the strongest presence in Singapore, and Rothschild also works on many deals, mostly in the middle-market space.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While everyone seems to know about equity research and trading stocks, fixed income research gets far less attention. Equity Research vs. Fixed Income Research Common Myths What Do You Do as a Fixed Income Research Analyst or Associate? Each role has common analytical elements, but the specifics and deliverables differ (e.g.,

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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 Of the middle-market banks , only Jefferies seems to have much of a presence.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

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. How does this higher compensation change the investment banking vs. private equity decision and the appeal of IB vs. other industries? What Happened to Investment Banking Fees?

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