100% Cash Comp Banks

I’m a senior associate at privately held IB where a significant portion of our comp is in stock that has a pretty long vesting schedule.

I’m not going to be a banker for life, so wondering what reputable firms out there pay in all cash, if any?

Thanks in advance.

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No public company is going to do all cash at mid / senior levels - vesting helps them smooth out the closely watched comp ratio and makes it harder to leave. So that's all BBs and just about every EB.

Obviously Centerview is the big outlier there.. no intel on what they do but doubt they're handing out meaningful equity to VPs, so likely mostly or all cash

 

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