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UBS: C ya!
At a MM: Bandwidth, synergies, win-win, buy-in, skin in the game
A few that stood out to me during recruiting...
Barclays: Relationship managers Citi: Emerging markets access, truly global bank Evercore: Highly-focused
I need someone to help me make a "Shit Investment Bankers Say" video.
IBD in general:
"Can you just drop this in?" "The numbers are not tying." "Let's add some more color to this analysis." "The firm believes..." "To the extent that... " (ugh, HATE this, people confuse this with "if") "Let's get the low hanging fruit." "Let's not reinvent the wheel." "Can we run these 2394820 scenarios?"
And the classic...
"FOOD LOBBY!!"
I love this - literally just laughed out loud. Hits close to home and reminds me of my analyst days
"high level" "call it [insert random guestimate]"
Moelis: Strong and unified. Truly unique.
Citi: globality
CS: One bank; chocolate
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