Bulge Bracket Fact Sheet

Could somebody please make a bulleted list of all of the bulge bracket banks and include the core competencies for each bank at what they're best at? This would be to everyone's benefit who wants to learn the "scoop" on each of the big players

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There is also that forum topic that compares BB banks to houses of GoT.. those comparisons probably will give you a romantic idea about each firm (if you're a GoT fan)

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"theharvardbanker" YungMonc I appreciate you translating the difference for me between a public and private company.

I like the list which you gave. For every bank, could you or anyone else give me 2-3 bullet points what the core strengths of the bank are and what differentiates it in the industry? Also, let's just stick to bulge bracket:

Goldman Sachs (1) (2) (3)

Morgan Stanley (1) (2) (3)

JP Morgan (1) (2) (3)

Barclays (1) (2) (3)

BAML (1) (2) (3)

Credit Suisse (1) (2) (3)

Deutsche Bank (1) (2) (3)

UBS (1) (2) (3)

Citigroup (1) (2) (3)

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"theharvardbanker" YungMonc I appreciate you translating the difference for me between a public and private company.

I like the list which you gave. For every bank, could you or anyone else give me 2-3 bullet points what the core strengths of the bank are and what differentiates it in the industry? Also, let's just stick to bulge bracket:

Goldman Sachs (1) (2) (3)

Morgan Stanley (1) (2) (3)

JP Morgan (1) (2) (3)

Barclays (1) (2) (3)

BAML (1) (2) (3)

Credit Suisse (1) (2) (3)

Deutsche Bank (1) (2) (3)

UBS (1) (2) (3)

Citigroup (1) (2) (3)

I will do this for you for $3,500

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You are probably wanting to understand which product groups / coverage teams each of the bulge bracket banks are better known for?

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"theharvardbanker" GoldBoy Exactly right, or which area of investment banking each is best known for. For instance, I know MS is known for its handling of IPOs, but that is somewhat superficial and I want to know more about each. Could you help me with the 9 which I listed?

Try checking some topics like these:

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/notorious-investment-banking-gro…

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/top-groups-at-goldman-sachs

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/best-groups-at-citi-best-groups-…

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/boutiques-and-their-top-industry…

https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/deutsche-bank-best-ib-groups

Just to give some examples.. try searching for “group” or “team” in the search engine too. Hope that helps

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