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+656 Change My Mind: Banks Shouldn’t Hire Foreigners at All OFF 147 2d
+480 Don’t work at UBS - UBS Sucks IB 55 6h
+465 Female bankers doing brand deals on TikTok IB 82 3w
+332 Article - UBS’ Investment Bank Keeps Losing Ground IB 43 2w
+267 Why UBS Is the Worst Place to Start Your IB Career IB 40 2d
+262 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? IB 60 1w
+229 UBS Accused of Favoring H-1B Workers While Cutting U.S.-Born Employees IB 55 5d
+219 UBS 2nd Year Analyst Q&A (2026) IB 41 1d
+168 ONLY THESE BANKS OR YOU STRUCK OUT OFF 44 2d
+150 Is anybody just going to leave the industry? RE 57 6h
+145 UBS rolling out Enhanced Clean Desk Policy, bans deal toys IB 16 3w
+144 Starting FT in a city 3 hours away, dad has progressing Parkinson's. Looking for advice. IB 11 3w
+129 Can we please ban discussions of Claude or AI on this website unless a user meets certain requirements? OFF 61 2d
+126 IB Energy Drink Tier List / Ranking IB 79 2d
+125 Firm not transferring me to NYC PE 48 6d
+115 People who despise the industry you work for - uncomfortable date story OFF 61 2d
+103 Incompetent and annoying co-intern OFF 29 3d
+102 What's your craziest "hardo" story? IB 18 5h
+101 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) IB 6 3w
+94 PJT M&A Group Selection 2026 IB 14 1w
+94 What are you actually using AI for in PE? PE 33 1w
+87 Software PE guys - how are you holding up PE 37 2w
+84 JULY 2026 CHICAGO BANK RANKINGS IB 33 1w
+82 Getting Laid in IB? IB 31 1w
+81 People don't care about prestige anymore? OFF 36 3w
+75 Intern keeps sleeping at work - what to tell them OFF 31 1w
+73 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% IB 11 4h
+72 Does anyone believe their firm has a true competitive edge PE 36 1d
+71 Firm Thinks I'm Lying About Offer IB 20 4d
+71 Working for Free in PE PE 16 1w
+66 Am I cooked if I am a raising sophomore without internships. JOB 11 1w
+66 F*ck it I'm Going to Med School IB 22 1w
+65 When to Leave Office as Intern IB 8 3w
+64 Living in greenwich as an analyst? IB 17 1w
+63 Broke up with college gf before analyst role OFF 32 6d
+62 Indiana University Fraternity Pipelines IB 36 3d
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? PE 26 2w
+61 Best IB Group Overall? IB 35 2w
+58 Would you rather be a Touse Squid or a Bouse Mogger in IB IB 4 1w
+56 How much of success in this career is just luck HF 11 2m
+55 Commodities trader comp progression? TR 28 2w
+53 Wolf of Wall Street vs. Reality: Anyone else feel scammed by the movies? IB 19 19h
+53 How accurate is Suits? OFF 17 9h
+53 Feedback for internship first desk at IBD BB - personal fit, "don't be too confident" IB 29 1w
+52 Rogo AI IB 22 1d
+52 HF Start-up salary expectation HF 28 1d
+51 CRE Recruiting for a Career - crazy? RE 11 1d
+50 Suspended for a Year IB 21 23h
+49 Elite Boutique interview questions IB 17 2d
+49 UBS Promotion or Lateral to Boutique? JOB 10 1w
+49 Lying about GPA JOB 27 3d
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns IB 25 2w
+48 Independent Sponsor - Path Ahead? PE 20 12h
+44 Anyone else being pushed to underwrite more aggressively (Multifamily)? RE 14 1d
+43 NYC Associate Budget IB 14 1w
+42 Lateraling at senior associate / VP level PE 11 3d
+42 Exits from REPE RE 22 4d
+42 Made $4.5 million in the stock market at 22 OFF 18 4d
+42 Fable 5 --> any opinions? PE 21 2w
+42 Thoughts on navy nuclear program JOB 10 2w
+42 Incoming freshman at a semi-target, what would you tell your younger self? IB 10 3w
+41 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread PE 56 9h
+41 Nauseous every morning for past 3 years in IB, anyone else? IB 21 1w
+40 I wish I went to an Ivy OFF 15 7h
+40 Stay at Weak Dealflow Team or Lateral? IB 12 5d
+39 Why do you want to be a sector-lead analyst? ER 13 4d
+39 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) PE 5 2w
+39 What do you say to ppl who don’t know EVR/LAZ/CVP/PJT IB 28 2w
+38 Best MFin for MF PE / HF Exits? BSCH 13 23h
+38 Quick Thoughts on CVC AI Sale Process IB 8 1w
+38 Going out / social schedule as AN1 IB 16 1w
+38 Handling frustration IB 5 3w
+37 Lincoln International Return Offers IB 9 3h
+37 so confused about 28 SA timeline IB 30 14h
+37 Quitting IB to start a CPG startup VC 8 1w
+37 STEM student lost in London IB recruiting IB 21 1w
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests PE 13 2w
+37 Taking days off as an intern IB 19 3w
+36 Trafigura / Glencore / Vitol / Gunvor / Mercuria Commercial Graduate Programs — Comp, Progression, and Trader Seat Odds TR 6 1w
+35 LOI Underwriting / Due Diligence RE 7 2d
+35 Mid Level Attrition PE 14 2d
+34 Legacy vs. Up-and-Coming Funds PE 16 5d
+34 RCLCO Thoughts? RE 14 5d
+33 Rate my non-target resume IB 19 8h
+33 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? HF 12 17h
+33 What next step for my career (IB / PE / Military) that you would recommend? JOB 11 2d
+33 Quit Corp Dev for Social Media? CF 10 2w
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? PE 11 3w
+32 Downfall of Qatalyst IB 11 5m
+32 Rising Senior Applying EA Ross BSCH 8 4d
+32 Return Full-Time to EB vs. Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst PE 16 6h
+32 Does BofA still pay its associates rat pellets? IB 18 1d
+32 RSM vs ESCP vs SSE vs Bayes as a not native and stay in that market? BSCH 22 4d
+32 Pres Made 1B Off Pump and Dumps OFF 18 2w
+31 [HELP REQUESTED]: Take A2A Promo or Go Corp Dev CF 14 2w
+30 WLB in PE 2026? PE 19 1w
+30 Thoughts on Intrepid - Houlihan Merger IB 10 3w
+29 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one HF 5 5d
+29 Joining a first-time fund vs declining UMM as an associate? PE 10 1w
+29 How to Aura max in the office? OFF 20 1d

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July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
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July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%
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