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  • This is a NYT piece on the hunt for buy-side jobs now going on, as reported in http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/a-rush-to-recruit-young-analysts-only-months-on-the-job/?smid=pl-share. [quote]“Every year recruiters get hold of full lists of analysts in the top groups at the top banks,”...
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    Bonus cuts are one thing, but now Seamless cuts?
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  • It is called "Brocair Partners" and it is in Midtown NYC... They cover the Healthcare sector and have deal size ranging from 30 - 250 Million. So they seem pretty good in regards to size, and have decent deal flow as well. Also have a lot of international exposure and overseas deals, so...
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  • I'm working at a smaller MM investment bank in a relatively smaller city (not NY, Chicago, LA, SF, and the like). About 6 weeks ago, I received an email saying that I had an offer to intern at the bank as a summer ibanking analyst, and the MD just wanted me to respond back stating that I would...
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<em>Mod note: Best of Bankerella - this was originally posted 10/1/12</em> I occasionally get PMed by people at colleges I’ve never heard of before, asking if they have a shot at IBD. Folks, why IBD? The finance world is broad and varied, and there are a million ways to...
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