2025 SA London Mega Thread

Was looking for the 2025 SA mega thread but could not find a UK version, so thought I would make one. Curious to see what the timeline is on the street. Has anyone received a first round interview/further yet? 

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Based on the most helpful WSO content, here are the details for the London SA recruitment timelines and progress for previous years:

London 2023 SA Progress:

  • Bain Capital: Recruitment Finished (SA)
  • Baird: Recruitment Finished (OC)
  • Barclays: AC’s out (SA)
  • Blackstone: Offers out (SA)
  • BofA: Offers out (SA)
  • BNP: Offers out (SA & FT)
  • Campbell Lutyens: 2nd Round Interviews (SA)
  • Centerview: Offers out (SA)
  • Citi: Recruitment Finished (SA)
  • CS: Offers out (SA)
  • DB: Recruitment Finished (SA)
  • DC Advisory: Recruitment Finished (SA / FT)
  • Evercore: Recruitment Finished (SA / FT)
  • FT Partners: Offers out (SA / FT)
  • Gleacher: Recruitment Finished (SA / OC)
  • Greenhill: Recruitment Finished (SA)
  • Harris Williams: Recruitment Finished (SA / FT)
  • GS: Offers out (SA) / Hiring Freeze IBD (FT)

London 2021 SA Progress:

  • Moelis: Offers out
  • MS: Offers given out (ER, IBD, S&T, BRM); IBD & S&T & BRM class full; ACs (GCM), phone interviews (MSREI) and some rejections; spring to summer offers given
  • M&G: Hirevues given out
  • NatWest: Offers out
  • Nomura: Some offers given out (IBD, CFS); spring-to-summer offers given
  • Point72: Offers out
  • PIMCO: Offers out
  • PJT: Offers out
  • PWP: Offers out
  • RBC: Offers out (IBD, S&T); IBD class full; spring-to-summer offers out
  • Rothschild: Some 1st rounds given out; spring-to-summer offers given
  • Schroders: Offers out
  • SIG: Offers out
  • SocGen: Offers out

London 2022 SA Progress:

  • BNP: Hirevues out; Markets & IBD ACs out
  • Campbell Lutyens: First Rounds Done
  • Centerview: Offers out
  • Citadel: Tests sent
  • Citi: Phone screen, IBD, CM AC
  • CS: IBD, S&T Phone screens out, some ACs out
  • DB: ACs out
  • DC Advisory: Hirevue & VIs
  • Evercore: Offers out
  • Fidelity: ACs from Dec/Jan depending on division
  • Gleacher: Second Rounds Out
  • Greenhill: ACs out (12/11/21)
  • GS: AM, GM, GIR, IBD ACs out; some offers given
  • Houlihan Lokey: (FT ACs out, offers given)
  • HSBC: Some ACs out
  • Jane Street: First rounds out
  • Jefferies: ACs out
  • JPM: AM, IBD, Sales, Markets, Credit Risk AC

For the 2025 SA London Mega Thread, it would be beneficial to keep an eye on the Wall Street Oasis forums for updates and user contributions as the recruitment season progresses.

Sources: London 2021SA Progress Megathread, London 2023 Progress Megathread, London 2022SA Progress Megathread, London 2023 Progress Megathread, London SA 2023 Timeline

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