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Investment Banking in Singapore: The Best Gateway to Asia for the Non-Chinese?

Mergers and Inquisitions

The basic difference is that the international bulge bracket banks tend to be stronger in M&A advisory and weaker in equity and debt capital markets. I’ll contextualize this with Capital IQ search results for PE firms and hedge funds in different regions: Private Equity Firms: U.S.: 7,200 | U.K.:

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Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition

Mergers and Inquisitions

For example, Wells Fargo always does well in debt capital markets but much worse in M&A advisory and equity capital markets. You’ll work on very small deals at most regional boutiques, have even less access to private equity and hedge fund exits, and get even less of a network and brand name.

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Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance: Careers, Recruiting, Financial Modeling, and More

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Many of these assets last for decades , have stable/predictable cash flows , use substantial Debt (50 – 60%+ of the total price), and use sized and sculpted Debt. The term “Project Finance” at large banks refers to a group that operates like Debt Capital Markets or Leveraged Finance but for infrastructure rather than normal companies.

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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

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JM Financial: Full-service merchant bank with a focus on emerging markets, providing services such as debt and equity capital markets, M&A advisory, and restructuring.

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