The last thread on this got deleted because you dolts doxxed some kid. Please don't do that again.
Does anyone know the nitty gritty details about Barclays IBD groups, both coverage and capital markets, in terms of culture, WL balance, exit opps, dealflow, up & coming versus declining groups, etc.?
| +407 | Evercore Intern Seizure | 62 | 14h |
| +126 | UBS IB Americas has failed, now behind Santander and Stiffel | 34 | 3h |
| +79 | deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted | 44 | 7h |
| +60 | How do I understand vs. just memorizing? | 11 | 18h |
| +55 | Some banks are overrated as fuck | 16 | 1h |
| +49 | The good and bad with Wells Fargo | 15 | 6h |
| +48 | Associate & Above IB exits | 18 | 20h |
| +44 | Sent my Claude prompt to 200+ Teams chat. MD wants to see me Monday. | 25 | 1h |
| +36 | Incoming IB Analyst: Best Ways to Prepare? | 13 | 16h |
| +32 | Tech to IB Pivot | 20 | 1d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Summary:
-All coverage groups are decent to very good, Barclays is the most well rounded out of CS/Citi/BofA/Barclays but doesn't have any one notorious group with lights out PE exits except maybe sponsors, speak to someone in the groups if you want to get a sense for culture - not that hard to reach out
-Tech/Industrials are considered strong but pretty ruthless in terms of analyst workload and are the exception to people saying that Barclays generally has the best culture/WLB out of all the BB
-DCM, LevFin are good but no product groups have consistent exits to PE, especially because M&A is inhoused within coverage
One of, if not the best of the BBs. Skip McGee, couple of others leaving was a blow but group remained very competitive.
A lot of people talk about how Power is on top of the league tables, but it should also be noted that their WL balance is also surprisingly good. Unfortunately, its one of the most competitive groups to get into so pursue at your own risk. Otherwise, all of the coverage groups are fairly decent and I haven't heard too much about any "declining" groups. Tech and Industrials can be pretty hardcore in terms of hours but people generally exit well and see a healthy amount of deal flow. In terms of capital markets I've heard the firm does pretty well on the debt side of things (not to say equity doesn't just haven't talked with them).
Natres may have declined from its peak a few years back but still top 1/2 out of the BBs. Tech is doing very well recently but yes, culture/workload is something to be wary of.
Sleeping bag in the office level sweaty