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. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If there is one sector that has attracted even more hype than technology and TMT , it might just be renewable energy investment banking. But before jumping into the overall advantages and disadvantages, let’s start with the verticals and how banks are set up: Table Of Contents What is Renewable Energy Investment Banking?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

Almost nothing is worse than recruiting for investment banking internships , winning an offer, preparing , completing the internship, and then not getting a return offer. All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

But the true inflation rate is likely at 10-20%, and global investment banking fees were up by even higher percentages! What Happened to Investment Banking Fees? After an initial slowdown when the pandemic first struck in early 2020, banks have generated record-high fees from M&A and capital markets deals.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

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.” appeared first on Mergers & Inquisitions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article. But this spin-off might not even happen now; UBS has said that it plans to continue moving away from investment banking in favor of wealth management (it’s currently ~54% of revenue).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

But then recruiting moved up, the MBA process became more structured, and now we have 4-year-olds aiming for “Target Kindergartens” so they can eventually get into investment banking ~15 years in the future. Interestingly, there are not many investment banks on these lists.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. For a long time, sports teams and franchises were not worth that much, so banks rarely put their “A-Teams” on these deals. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. Investment banking requires more process and project management skills , while equity research requires stronger creativity and communication skills.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We can’t possibly cover them all in one article, so this one will focus on fundamental research at banks , primarily for investment-grade and high-yield bonds. You could also move into equity research or investment banking, especially if you focus on groups where credit is extremely important (e.g.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 12, 2023

Also, small banks depend far less on long and detailed pitch books than large banks. PitchBookGPT could target large banks ( the bulge brackets ) instead, as they are more willing to pay for training and productivity tools.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

So, your best option in most cases is to gain traditional investment banking or private equity experience and use that to move in. It is possible to move in from backgrounds like equity research , hedge funds , or asset management , but you should target groups that do asset allocation and public-market investments rather than deals.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 5, 2024

How can I move from wealth management to investment banking ? It’s arguably the most difficult “front office to front office” transition within finance, so you should probably start by considering why you want to make this switch: Table Of Contents Why Switch from Wealth Management to Investment Banking? I hate this job.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 8, 2024

Tragedies like this show that the culture in investment banking hasn’t changed that much, despite banks’ claims that they are “trying” to improve things. The “crazy hours” in investment banking are mostly unwarranted and reflect poor senior leadership, bad project management, and misplaced priorities.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act requires firms that complete a merger to report the deal to the government, assuming they have revenue or assets above certain thresholds. As I said at the top, I don’t think anything proposed here will “kill” industries like private equity, venture capital, or investment banking, but they certainly won’t help.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 14, 2025

The most difficult part of infrastructure investment banking is defining the exact verticals and deal types it covers. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket 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.). On-cycle recruiting is mostly relevant if youre in the U.S.

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