0 Transaction advisory to Corp dev/strat 6 5y
0 Citi Sponsorship 1 5y
+36 Strategic Finance? 10 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Facebook - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Facebook - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Amazon - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Corp Dev Internship At A PE Backed Company 1 5y
0 Indeed - Interview - Marketing Data 5y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Securities Underwriting Data 5y
0 Ameriprise Financial - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Ameriprise Financial - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Agricultural Bank of China - Review - Risk Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Public Finance Data 5y
+22 "Entry Level" Positions Piss Me Off 4 5y
+30 F500 Corp Fin -> IB path advice? 15 5y
0 Application Confidentiality 1 5y
0 Hilti Group - Review - Industrials Data 5y
0 Hilti Group - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Motorola Solutions - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 McMaster-Carr - Review - Industrials Data 5y
0 McMaster-Carr - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Capital One Financial - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 BDO - Review - Valuation Data 5y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 5y
0 Apple - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 Apple - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y
0 Recognizing revenue for ROI against sales rep cost 1 5y
+5 Anyone else used to to purposefully dress down when meeting with IBs? 2 5y
+3 Starting out 1 5y
0 Books on Corporate Development or Strategy? 3 5y
0 Marsh and McLennan Companies - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Precious metal refinery financial model 1 5y
0 General Electric - Interview - Engineering Data 5y
0 Capital One Financial - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Retail Banking Data 5y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 5y
0 Capital management division - How is it like??? 1 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Investment Research Data 5y
0 Atlanta: Hiring a corporate development analyst at a small specialty finance company 2 5y
+3 Finance and strategy onsite interview 1 5y
+3 Incoming FP&A Analyst trying to brush up skills 1 5y
0 Amazon AFRP vs Capital One FRP (Undergrad) 1 5y
0 CastleOak Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+13 Corp Dev Exits (Pharma) 2 5y
+9 Tech Corp Dev Salaries? 8 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Dell - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Deloitte - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+21 Anybody else do absolutely nothing at work all day? 6 5y
0 Genworth Financial - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 5y
0 Banks and Their Cash Piles 1 5y
0 PwC - Review - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Corporate Development Industry Switch 5 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Valuation Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 5y
+3 JPMC v. Citibank MM TC 1 5y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Moody's Investors Service - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Federated Investors - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 Caterpillar Financial - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
+73 Q&A: Corporate Development and Investing Associate 28 4y
0 The Kraft Heinz Company - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 The Kraft Heinz Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
+15 Big 4 Auditor -> Corporate Finance Analyst offer - but within Pension Covenant Advisory 6 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
+31 Corporate Development Hierarchy 22 5y
+3 Most Prestigious Corporate Strategy Groups 3 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Amalgamated Bank - Review - Finance Data 5y
0 Amalgamated Bank - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
0 DoorDash Analytics Exercise 1 5y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+10 Valuation 5 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Operations Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology Data 5y
+2 Business valuation when in abnormal growth rate 4 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Risk Management Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 5y
0 Moodys Corporation - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Moodys Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - Corporate Development Data 5y
0 MBB After KPMG Deals Advisory 1 3y
0 MBB after KPMG Deals Advisory 1 3y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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