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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

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We sometimes get questions about why we dont offer an equity research course. People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. IB is all about deals , while ER is all about coverage.

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Top Private Equity Firms for Associate Opportunities

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When you first decide to enter the world of private equity, you will undoubtedly be more overwhelmed than you were when you entered investment banking recruiting. Below, I will outline some of the best private equity firms to work for in 2023. And with the firm recently closing a new $3.25

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

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As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.”

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Investment Banking in Dubai: The New York of the Middle East?

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Industry-wise, oil & gas and power & utilities are huge, but sectors like healthcare , financials , and telecom are quite significant as well: Technology has been growing, but it’s still less developed than in regions like London or NY. bulge-bracket banks , such as JPM, GS, MS, and Citi, always rank well in the league tables.

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Investment Banking in India: Please Avoid It and Try Again in Another Country

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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. You’ll see deals in industrials , technology , healthcare , power , consumer/retail , real estate , and all the other sectors.

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Investment Banker Salary and Bonus Report: 2022 Update

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How does this higher compensation change the investment banking vs. private equity decision and the appeal of IB vs. other industries? but less so in civilized places with functional healthcare systems, such as Europe. That move has generated a few questions: Will these pay increases last ? These are useful in the U.S.

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

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Investment Banking: Deals The basic difference is that in “investment banking” groups, such as technology , TMT , healthcare , or consumer retail , you work on various deal types: sell-side and buy-side M&A, leveraged buyouts, IPOs, follow-on offerings, and bond issuances. or debt offerings (investment-grade or high-yield bonds).