Bulge Bracket Capital Corporate Finance 
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?
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.
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Mergers and Inquisitions
MARCH 22, 2023
I made the same mistake the regulators did: ignoring shifts in the Credit Suisse deposit and cash base because its regulatory capital ratios looked “fine.” First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article. ” So, what happened? a year ago?
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 10, 2024
The Top Firms in Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking Most people would say the top investment banks are the bulge brackets and elite boutiques , at least for entry-level roles. It offers the broadest set of possible exits within the finance industry if you leave early (in your Analyst years).
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. If you’re targeting an informal venture capital internship , private equity internship , or search fund internship , focus on smaller, local firms.
Mergers and Inquisitions
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulge bracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. Internships at local venture capital or private equity firms. Corporate finance roles at nearby companies. Corporate banking. bulge brackets (well, except for RBC).
Mergers and Inquisitions
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Finally, many renewable energy debt deals take place within Project Finance teams at banks – but Project Finance and corporate finance are very different ! Various European and Japanese banks strong in Project Finance (Soc Gen, BNP Paribas, Santander, Mizuho, etc.) but they are less consistent than those above.
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