Latin America IBK

Hey guys, I'm interested in working FT in a LATAM coverage group at a top bank in NYC. I've been looking around and have learned that several bulge bracket firms like DB and ML have strong LATAM groups. I also noticed that Greenhill has a LATAM practice. In your opinion, which bank has the top LATAM coverage group? Would it be possible to enter into one of these straight out of undergrad or would I have to enter a IBK program and then transfer?

Any help you can give me in learning more about this sector would be greatly appreciated.

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UBS is the top bank in Brazil (since its purcahse of Pactual) and dominant throughout the rest of LatAm. I have worked with the LatAM-NYC coverage group and they are a strong group. I don't know their exact mandate, but from what I did with them they were basically the liason, between the local bankers and North American Capital markets. From talking to some of their bankers at the junior level I also found out that they travelled quite a bit.

 

The top latin american BBs are (in no particular order): JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Citi. Check out the bloomberg and thomson rankings. It's crystal clear.

UBS's troubles are well known now. I won't use the word "strong" to describe it anymore. UBS's yesterday. It is bleeding senior investment bankers on a daily basis. UBS has been, is, and will always be a third rate investment bank.

 

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