Anyone doing IBD in New Orleans?

I like New Orleans and I want to move there. I also want to do investment banking.

Based on Google and the WSO search function, the two are mutually exclusive, but if anyone has insight into IBD (or even other finance roles) in NOLA, it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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I'm in New Orleans, and like FutureBanker09 said its a very small and tight market down here. There are 6 shops here that do research and sales trading with investment banking ops, all energy-focused. 5 of those only do capital raising (co-managing secondary offerings and IPOs) and 1 does some advisory work too. All except the 1 that does advisory work are very small teams that dont do any regular hiring. There are a few very small boutique banking firms that do valuation work, fairness opinions and some small-scale M&A, but again they're really small shops and dont do any regular hiring. There's really two general avenues into a good finance job in New Orleans - 1 is to know somebody who works there, and 2 is to go to Tulane and get your foot in the door at one of the firms while getting your degree. I know most of the guys at most of the firms around here and for the most part they're either from New Orleans or went to Tulane and stuck around. Its a great town though, so best of luck.

 

Doesn't capital one have some legit S&T business in New Orleans. I applied to some Equity Research internship there last year and I networked with a few of the guys in the ER division down there. Might want to check that out...

 

Tulane does have that new Energy MSF program though, seems interesting.

I just took a buy side job with a firm in New Orleans. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Opportunities are very rare.

I don't know how big the investment teams for the insurance companies are down here. Pan American and the like.

 

Tulane doesn't have an Energy MSF, its a Masters Management Energy. The 50-60 MSF students are from China, none of which will land the job. The MBA people aren't IB focused, only a few are. So its 5-6 jobs available for 3-4 people. It's not as cut throat as these guys make it sound. But without being from NOLA, its a tough cookie to crack. Marry a girl/guy from a good family, then you have an excuse to be there. Otherwise, its a crap shoot. There are a lot of one-two man VC and PE shops within a few hours of NOLA as well, even tougher to crack, but still an option.

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