OfficeHours

JANUARY 25, 2025

It will take more work than if you went to a Target School and worked at a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank, but its not impossible. If that means pinging 100 people on a Sunday afternoon at 5PM with custom emails mentioning add-ons for the the portfolio company where they sit on the board – then so be it.

Recruitment 130

Recruitment Bulge Bracket M&A IT 130

How2Exit

MAY 23, 2023

Richard grew up in the suburbs of New York City and went to college, later working for a boutique investment bank. This prompted Richard to apply to law school and he graduated from law school while working at the investment bank. After four years, in 1990, the economy was slow and the deal flow was slow.

Capital 130

Capital Investors Business Investment 130

OfficeHours

JULY 8, 2023

I know you are gathering information for On-Cycle 2025 and while I understand that it is still early, I wanted to let you know that Advent International is one of my favorite Private Equity firms for XYZ portfolio company and what they’ve done in the past — do you have a few minutes for a quick phone call or coffee chat?”

Private Equity 100

Private Equity Recruitment Equities Investment Banking 100

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.” is better for domestic funds. for a few years.

Private Equity 94

Private Equity Equities Recruitment Funds 94

Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Monomoy observes less competition in the LMM as the primary lenders have enormous diversified portfolios. You may also find some useful articles here – Top 10 Middle Market Investment Banks List Bulge Bracket Top 10 Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

Middle Market 52

Middle Market Bulge Bracket Private Equity Investment Banking 52

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).

Bank 98

Bank Banking Government Investment Banking 98

The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” This context is crucial for our day-to-day operations.

Trading 59

Trading Bulge Bracket Asset Management Banking 59

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.

IT 59

IT Investment Banking Recruitment Finance 59

The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

According to Coalition Greenwich, the top dozen investment banks offering prime services saw revenues rise to a record $20.4 The bank also highlights to us how “as a global multi-asset class prime broker, we are structured to deliver the widest range of services regardless of strategy type or product complexity”. “At

Funds 69

Funds Broker Banking Bank 69

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. If so, how could you still lose money by investing in a 10-year government bond in a “safe” country? Would investment-grade or high-yield bonds show more of an impact?

Equities 59

Equities Asset Management Debt Recruitment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

One good example is the NZ Super Fund in New Zealand , which invests based on “diversifying risk” rather than a traditional asset allocation. The firm uses passive and active strategies, often deviating from its reference portfolio based on the macro environment. and supporting your Portfolio Manager ’s ideas and requests.

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Funds Private Equity Investment 59

The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. Usually hosted by bulge bracket banks, SIs are an internalising mechanism that allow banks to execute flow over the counter or off exchange.

Trading 120

Trading Investors IT S&P 120

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.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Recruitment Equities Middle Market 98