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At the junior levels , entry-level professionals in both fields spend a lot of time in Excel working on models, valuations, and documents such as equity research reports and investment banking pitch books. If you do IB, you can get into deal-based roles ( private equity , corporate development , venture capital , etc.),
Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulgebracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. Corporatefinance roles at nearby companies. Corporate banking. Big 4 or independent valuation firm internships. bulgebrackets (well, except for RBC).
Specifically, private equity is not feasible from most ECM or DCM teams, hedge funds are also challenging, venture capital is a stretch, and you won’t have the right skills for corporate development. Yes, ECM/DCM beats options such as the Big 4 firms, small PE/VC firms, corporate banking, corporatefinance, valuation firms, etc.
First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulgebracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article. So, if you’ve accepted an offer at CS, all you can do at this point is network around and look at fields outside of IB (Big 4, corporate banking, valuation, corporatefinance, etc.),
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Your “Plan B” options could be anything discussed in the lateral hiring article : Big 4 roles , independent valuation firms , corporate banking , corporatefinance , corporate development , credit analysis , real estate lending , etc.
All the large investment banks – bulgebrackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates. So, consider related roles such as corporate banking, Big 4 firms , business valuation firms , corporatefinance at normal companies, etc.
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