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Top Private Equity Firms for Associate Opportunities

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however, a majority of Blackstone portfolio companies are companies that you have likely never heard of. More specifically, Blackstone has been chipping away at a lot of companies in the software industry, such as Cvent, which is the event and work-from-home management. of aspiring juniors were able to land the coveted position.

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

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Investment Banking Experience at Bulge Bracket or Top Domestic Banks – As with PE anywhere, you need a few years of IB experience to be competitive in most cases. Working at the bulge brackets or elite boutiques is better for international funds, while IB experience at the top Chinese banks (CICC, CITIC, Huatai, Haitong, etc.)

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

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But a spin-off, divestiture, restructuring, or another major event is likely.” First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article. Technically, my assessment in that article was correct: “The short answer is that it’s very unlikely that any of these firms will go bankrupt.

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Trading at the frontier

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Having a cohesive team globally has proved an increasingly essential tool for institutions in light of the ongoing globalisation of finance and the turbulence caused by market events in the last few years. For him, it is the correlation between real world events and the markets that drew him to his role in finance in the first place.

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The Full Guide to Pre-MBA Internships: Are They Worth It?

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where you attend a few days of events and workshops and get fast-tracked for first-round interviews if you do well enough. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Events – These are like the “programs” above but provide underrepresented minorities (URM) with the chance to get fast-tracked for initial interviews.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

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This has created an ongoing opportunity for mid-tier prime brokers, particularly those with broad asset class and geographical capabilities comparable to those of the bulge bracket banks. This is an ongoing pattern that we suspect will continue for some time.” And we’ve seen some significant launches this year in that space.

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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

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Quarterly earnings calls and management interaction are a bit less important because it’s not always practical to participate when you cover 50 companies; also, events outside of earnings calls can sometimes be more meaningful for bond prices. If so, how could you still lose money by investing in a 10-year government bond in a “safe” country?