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I never expected to revisit the topic of bulgebracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “BulgeBracket Bank”? The name “bulgebracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.
bulge-bracket banks , such as JPM, GS, MS, and Citi, always rank well in the league tables. The other bulgebrackets (BofA, Barclays, UBS, and DB) tend to rank lower, but this varies each year. As you can tell by the names, many are based in Saudi Arabia or other Middle Eastern countries and also operate in Dubai.
Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulgebracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. Corporate finance roles at nearby companies. Corporate banking. bulgebrackets (well, except for RBC). Internships at local venture capital or private equity firms.
It’s safe, stable, low-tax, and light on corporate regulation – you can safely ignore the occasional executions of cannabis traffickers. Even though Singapore itself is not an emerging market, you’ll be exposed to plenty of emerging markets if you work there because most Southeast Asian countries fall into this category.
based bulgebrackets (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 bulgebrackets, the U.S.-based Of the middle-market banks , only Jefferies seems to have much of a presence.
Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs paid quite well, with many Associates in the $400K – $500K total compensation range, and various other bulgebracket and middlemarket firms followed suit. And there were even reports of a few Associates earning $600K or more in total compensation (!) at some smaller firms.
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.),
All the bulgebracket banks in the U.K. middle-market banks (Jefferies, Houlihan Lokey, etc.), 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.
All the large investment banks – bulgebrackets , 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.
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 bulgebracket bank. below the normal “ middle-market private equity ” cut-off). For private equity, anything with under $1 billion in AUM should be fine (i.e.,
So, expect something in-line with pay at middle-market firms , such as $200 – $250K rather than $300K+ total. For example, it’s possible to win offers at middle-market private equity firms , funds of funds , family offices , and even venture capital and growth equity firms if you have tech investing experience.
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.
For example, you dont need to work at a bulgebracket 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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