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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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. What has your journey to the trading desk been like? I started my career at Bear Stearns in 2001, then migrated to Credit Suisse in 2008.

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

That is something that the mid and smaller brokers can access relative to the bulge bracket who don’t really see that as an important USP for the business right now. Post-Mifid II we have sought to build a differentiated research and corporate broking product in the UK. The path of travel is very clear.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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. If you want a long-term finance career (stay in banking or switch to private equity, corporate development, hedge funds, etc.),

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs paid quite well, with many Associates in the $400K – $500K total compensation range, and various other bulge bracket and middle market firms followed suit. And there were even reports of a few Associates earning $600K or more in total compensation (!) at some smaller firms.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 5, 2024

For example, corporate banking would satisfy many of these goals. Your “Plan B” options could be anything discussed in the lateral hiring article : Big 4 roles , independent valuation firms , corporate banking , corporate finance , corporate development , credit analysis , real estate lending , etc.

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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’s usually a 50-hour-per-week job , which is significantly better than the 60, 70, or 80+ hours required in IB.

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How2Exit

MAY 23, 2023

He then worked for what are called bulge bracket investment banks, mostly in the capital market space. These investments offer businesses the chance to access capital from a variety of sources, including venture capitalists, private equity firms, and even large corporations.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates. But you could use the experience to aim for other finance roles, especially ones like equity research or corporate banking with less structured recruiting.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Do something else in finance first , such as corporate banking , capital markets , or a credit rating agency role (any job with the “ Credit Analyst ” title works). Bond Types: How are corporate bonds different from government bonds? Sometimes, fixed income traders even get in (depending on their desk and role).

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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. Evercore has a “pre-MBA diversity program,” but GS, MS, and JPM only appear to offer “fellowships” or “early insight student programs ” without specific details attached.

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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. Corporate finance roles at nearby companies. Corporate banking. bulge brackets (well, except for RBC). Internships at local venture capital or private equity firms.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

bulge-bracket banks , such as JPM, GS, MS, and Citi, always rank well in the league tables. The other bulge brackets (BofA, Barclays, UBS, and DB) tend to rank lower, but this varies each year. Investment Banking in Dubai: The Top Banks The usual U.S. are much less active. 7,200 | U.K.: 1,000 | Dubai: ~150 Hedge Funds: S.:

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

It’s safe, stable, low-tax, and light on corporate regulation – you can safely ignore the occasional executions of cannabis traffickers. 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. 7,200 | U.K.: 3,200 | U.K.: ~500

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket 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, corporate finance, etc.),

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

All the bulge bracket banks in the U.K. For example, if you do an IB spring week at Bank of America but then decide to focus on corporate finance roles at Fortune 500 companies , this spring week will not help much vs. a 10-week summer internship. Which Banks Offer Spring Weeks? Bankers in regions like the U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This filing isn’t required for small deals, such as $20 million acqui-hires , but it’s part of the process for almost all M&A deals that bulge bracket and elite boutique banks advise on. The large corporate law firms started freaking out months ago when the FTC and DOJ announced these changes and requested outside comments.

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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 ! The renewables team still works on corporate-level debt deals, but these are less common than asset-level transactions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

On the other hand, it is extremely unlikely that you will go from a SWF to a PE mega-fund because they tend to “discount” SWF experience and prefer candidates from the top bulge-bracket banks. You can get into good business schools in the U.S.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Tradeweb launched its all-to-all corporate bond trading functionality in 2017. Usually hosted by bulge bracket banks, SIs are an internalising mechanism that allow banks to execute flow over the counter or off exchange. Rival fixed income trading venue Bloomberg launched its global all-to-all bond trading service in 2022.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). as most PE recruiting in other countries is off-cycle. If youre in the U.S.,

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