American Banker - Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The hire of veteran investment banker Doug Braunstein comes as Scharf makes progress on his efforts to grow Wells' investment bank. CEO Charlie Scharf has added another former JPMorgan Chase colleague to his leadership team as his shake-up of Wells Fargo continues.

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OfficeHours

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

.” These webinars are packed with valuable insights from industry professionals and experts in the world of Finance – from private equity to investment banking, career transitions, career growth, and a whole lot more! How was your experience recruiting into Private Equity?

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OfficeHours

JULY 25, 2023

Even more importantly, less time in the office meant less pressure to navigate the logistical challenges associated with buyside recruiting. In-person work may have made things harder, but there are still ways for those of us back in the office to strategically manage the buyside recruiting process. This guide is here to show you how.

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OfficeHours

MAY 26, 2023

Why It Makes Sense To Get PE Recruiting Done As Early As Possible Most would say that Private Equity recruiting happens far too early… This article was published on November 13, 2022. The post 05-26-2023 Newsletter: Why It Makes Sense To Get PE Recruiting Done As Early As Possible appeared first on OfficeHours.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 14, 2023

Why I wanted to contribute to today’s newsletter is to speak more about a recent trend that we’ve been witnessing — we are in for an upcoming bumpy ride when it comes to recruiting/lateraling/moving jobs. Click to learn more The post 06-14-2023 Newsletter: Recruiting News from a Co-Founder appeared first on OfficeHours.

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OfficeHours

JULY 13, 2023

Behavioral & Technical Questions You will likely not be asked case studies or any math, but you should know the key KPIs and levers of your target industry, recent deals from your target firm, the deals on your resume, and/or the buyout/investment strategy of your target buyside firm. Are you focused on recruiting in 2023?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Why investment banking?” For example, internship recruiting starts very early for undergrads in the U.S. , and there’s now an overwhelming amount of information online about investment banking. I’ll explain these points here and suggest specific answers to “Why investment banking?”

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H. Friedman Search

JUNE 21, 2024

Simply that, as a candidate, getting hired is about making it as easy as possible for a company to work with you, or they will go to the next recruit. On Your Side Just like with the company that you must make it easy to do business, working with a recruiter today should be treated the same way. Friedman Search LLC.

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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

AUGUST 28, 2024

If you’re doing it specifically to target investment banking roles, it only makes sense in a few scenarios. Also, the accelerated internship recruiting timeline has made it more difficult to get great results from delaying your graduation, at least in the U.S. Considering a top MBA if nothing else works.

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

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H. Friedman Search

APRIL 25, 2024

Is there one thing that sets them apart from any other candidate – whether they are at a small, boutique law firm or a large, bulge-bracket investment banking firm? Why not work with a recruiter that feels the same way? This simple question was the answer I was seeking. Conclusion You don’t need a resume to chat with us!

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OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

Investment banking is one of the most sought-after careers in the finance world. Investment banking is highly desirable due to its potential for high lifetime earnings, its interesting and impactful work, and it serves as a springboard for a career in finance. Maybe even more important than your major is your GPA.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 3, 2024

When firms kicked off the on-cycle private equity recruiting process in June this year, before IB Analysts had even started their training , some people were shocked. This process contrasts with off-cycle recruiting , where firms start at later, varied dates, complete more extended, careful interviews, and hire for immediate start dates.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

Yale offers top-tier programs in all fields and unsurprisingly has a great track record in finance recruiting. Yale ranks #9 on our investment banking target school list and its undergrads have incredible access to the top firms on Wall Street. Yale sends 1.62% of students into banking, good enough for #8 on our list.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 16, 2023

Brown ranks #25 on our investment banking target school list. Brown has a very strong number of "Elite Firm Hires" , with over half of their investment banking placements being at the Top 5 investment banks. Brown's traditional pedigree and prestige is particularly obvious during buyside recruiting.

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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

AUGUST 7, 2024

But even with this, you need to start earlier because fewer banks will be open to hiring you, and the banks that are open to hiring you tend to finish recruiting earlier. Because of the accelerated recruiting timeline these days, this is especially useful because you’ll likely be under time pressure.

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Peak Frameworks

JUNE 19, 2023

The University of Pennsylvania is the overall best school for investment banking and finance placement in the world. They have stellar presence at every top investment bank and are one of the schools that consistently sends undergraduate students to the top private equity firms and hedge funds.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

BU consistently sends top students into investment banking each year and has good placement into a few bulge bracket firms. BU is ranked #45 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. Morgan (21% of investment banking placements) and Goldman Sachs (18%).

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 28, 2023

Dartmouth ranks #17 overall on our investment banking target school list and ranks #25 based on total hires. 1.73% of Dartmouth students end up at a top investment bank. Their comparably small school size leads to them having fewer total hires in investment banking. hires into the top investment banks.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 10, 2023

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, a unique opportunity to gain insights from an industry professional who transitioned successfully from being an M&A Investment Banking Analyst at RBC Capital Markets into a Senior Strategy Analyst at The Walt Disney Company.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Fordham has fair placement into investment banking, sending a handful of graduates to the top firms every year. Fordham University ranks #36 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Claremont is the quintessential liberal arts college when it comes to investment banking recruiting; the per-student statistics are strong, but students may lack alumni to network with given the small school size. This indicates that finance hopefuls from Claremont may have a strong chance of placing into investment banking.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 28, 2023

The University of Virginia is one of the leading public universities in the United States and is a great school to recruit for investment banking. UVA ranks #15 on our investment banking target school list and has a highly-regarded student investment fund that boasts incredible finance placement.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 4, 2023

UFlorida has highly-regarded athletics and consistent placements into investment banking. Of note, UFlorida offers an elite Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program that is a strong pipeline to the top investment banks. Sidenote: This certainly coincides with my experience at Evercore, which recruited a ton of Gators).

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 2, 2023

New York University is one of the best schools in the world for investment banking recruiting. NYU's business program, Stern , places dozens of people into the top investment banks every year. investment banking analysts placed, topped only by UPenn. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

UChicago ranks #12 on our investment banking target school list and we note its high placement into the very top firms as well as elite boutiques. 1.42% of UChicago graduates end up at the top investment banks. We note that UChicago also has strong recruiting numbers into private equity.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Georgia Tech is well known for its engineering and computing programs but also sends a handful of graduates into investment banking each year. Georgia Tech is ranked #60 on our investment banking target school list (the lowest possible slot) and earns a designation as a lower semi-target school.

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OfficeHours

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How To Navigate Multiple Offers and Move ASAP Coming from a non-target school, investment banking jobs were coveted roles that were few and far between. Fortunate enough to be one of the “lucky ones”, I landed my first banking role at an MM shop on the Restructuring team. Are you focused on recruiting in 2024?

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 29, 2023

Harvard ranks #3 on our investment banking target school list , behind only UPenn and Georgetown. We make explicit note that this target school list is an investment banking list and many of Harvard's students opt to go directly to the buyside, which would hurt their placement here. hires into the top investment banks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

If you have the option to work in finance in different parts of the world, investment banking in India should be at the bottom of your list. But the main problem is that winning a “true” front-office investment banking role in India is virtually impossible, even if you have outstanding academic credentials and work experience.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 12, 2023

Over time, investment banking recruiting has become more impersonal with developments like HireVue interviews , online tests, and recruiters conducting the initial screens. People often complain about how it’s impossible to make a “good first impression” in a pre-recorded video or when speaking to a hapless recruiter.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 23, 2023

Think it’s too late for you to recruit as an Associate? Come listen to Alice speak about her time recruiting as a Lazard IB Associate into TCV Growth Equity! Join us as Alice Shang shares her insights and journey TOMORROW 8/24 AT 12PM ET regarding her journey from Investment Banking to Growth Equity to Entrepreneurship.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The school you go to is the #1 factor that influences your chance of getting into investment banking. investment banks. We organized this data and ranked schools based on their # of Total Hires and the Undergrad Placement % , which examines the proportion of students that break into investment banking.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I’ve now been writing about finance careers for almost 20 years, and the topic of the CFA for investment banking never seems to die. The timing – The CFA is not very helpful in your last year of university due to the IB recruiting timeline. So, should you make the CFA part of your recruiting strategy?

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