Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

The more significant equity research vs. investment banking differences relate to recruiting and careers , including points such as the compensation and exit opportunities. bulge bracket research team to startup PE firm). This view is mostly wrong: The Excel-based work has a ton of overlap, with a few differences here and there.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Recruiting and Interviews Very little about the recruiting process is different, partially because each bank does it differently. You can expect the same early recruiting timeline in the U.S., Should You Accept a Capital Markets Internship or Job Offer?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

You will very rarely get exposed to the type of financial modeling that bankers complete: 3-statement models , DCF models , M&A models , LBO models , and so on. Recruiting in Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking You should know all about IB recruiting from reading this site, but it’s insanely competitive and starts very early.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The IB internship recruiting timeline is now so insane that even mainstream news sources like the Wall Street Journal are writing about it (“ The Race Is On to Hire Interns for 2025. Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulge bracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

These tend to be the funds that pay better , actively recruit new entry-level hires , and do at least some direct investing. How to Recruit at Sovereign Wealth Funds and Win Offers As mentioned above, in some cases, you need to be a citizen of the SWF’s country to have a good shot at winning a job in the fund’s main office.

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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. Drawn-Out Process – Due to the emphasis on lateral hires, recruiting processes in Dubai are mostly “off-cycle” (i.e.,

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