Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It mixes public finance , project finance , real estate , and infrastructure. It does help to have industry experience in one of the related sectors (tech/TMT, real estate, infrastructure, public finance, etc.), SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. If this same $1 billion company went public in an IPO, it might sell 10 – 20% of its shares to investors.

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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 same criteria as always apply: High grades, a good university or business school, previous finance internships, and a good amount of networking and interview prep.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

There is some overlap because at the large banks, wealth management clients often get early/privileged access to investment banking products, such as upcoming IPOs, equity/debt offerings, or new investment products. It offers the broadest set of possible exits within the finance industry if you leave early (in your Analyst years).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 12, 2023

There’s plenty of information online about case studies in finance interviews (IB, PE, etc.), PitchBookGPT could target large banks ( the bulge brackets ) instead, as they are more willing to pay for training and productivity tools. but the venture capital case study remains a bit mysterious.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023. in 2022 to 5.9x in 2022 to 5.9x

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