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Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition

Mergers and Inquisitions

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

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).

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Fireside Friday with… Stifel’s Raymond Powell

The TRADE

That is something that the mid and smaller brokers can access relative to the bulge bracket who don’t really see that as an important USP for the business right now. We need that IPO supply and pipeline to replenish. Within the next five to 10 years, Europe will be at that level. The path of travel is very clear.

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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

Mergers and Inquisitions

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. Investment Banking: Deep and short-term coverage (just until the deal is done!).

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Renewable Energy Investment Banking: How to Make Greens by Going Green

Mergers and Inquisitions

For growth-stage companies, you will see plenty of equity offerings: IPOs , SPACs , PIPEs, and follow-on issuances. 146) SunPower / Maxeon – Spin-Off (Centerview and GS) Investor Presentation CBRE and Blackstone / Altus Power – SPAC / IPO (Citi, JPM, MS, and Duff & Phelps) IPO Investor Presentation Fairness Opinion (pg.

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The Venture Capital Case Study: What to Expect and How to Survive

Mergers and Inquisitions

PitchBookGPT could target large banks ( the bulge brackets ) instead, as they are more willing to pay for training and productivity tools. But it speeds up the process by generating slide templates based on your queries, presentation data, and free examples on the sec.gov site.

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Cooley’s 2023 Tech M&A Year in Review: An AI-Generated Glass Half Full

Cooley M&A

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. Despite some isolated bright spots – such as Thoma Bravo’s $10.7

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