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+9 Why is a Discount Rate Applied to Public Company Multiples When Valuing a Private Company? 1 9y
+43 2017 SOPHOMORE Diversity/Non-Diversity Summer Analyst Recruiting Megathread Page 72 8y
0 Citi/CS/Evercore/Barclays Non-Core School Summer Analyst 2017 0 9y
+5 Evercore ISI Internship vs Banking/PE 3 9y
+30 HL, Lazard Middle Market, or Jefferies 36 5y
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+17 Reneging on a back office FT analyst job for a boutique IB offer? 10 9y
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+12 Case Study: Company with Market Cap > $75bn 1 9y
0 Partial acquisition effect on IPO valuation 0 9y
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+54 How much do you contribute to your 401k? 28 6y
0 IB PF vs. Risk @ BB 0 9y
+8 Had first round with WF FAP, denied second, but just now emailed for another round? 6 9y
+6 Morgan Stanley Non-Core Schools 6 9y
0 Compliance internship to Risk 0 9y
+14 1st year to 2nd year - Base Salary Increase Thread 17 9y
+12 FIG Banking Interview Prep 1 9y
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+36 BB (JPM/MS) Best Groups for PE (MF) exit? 7 9y
+16 Regional Banks - Tier 1 BB vs Tier 2 BB 5 8y
+27 Recent info on Guggenheim - prestige and placement 19 9y
+30 Automation in fundamental finance roles 11 8mo
+9 Citigroup SuperDay Chicago 11/02 13 5y
+11 How to answer "Why our bank" interview question? 5 9y
+20 Houlihan RX vs Citi M&A? 5 6y
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+22 PJT & other EB, BB Acceptance Rates 4 9y
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+7 Please Rank - RBC vs Wells Fargo vs Stifel 8 6y
0 How do you value a mobile gaming company? 0 9y
+13 IBD Interview Question: Why use P/E to value banks? Why is P/BV a better multiple than P/E for bank valuation? 5 7y
+42 How much to spend on rent for 1st year analyst? 37 6y
+24 Phone Call With IBD MD from a BB - How to Impress? 12 9y
+19 Radio Silence after phone screens 12 6mo
+11 Resume Review NYU Stern 1 9y
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+12 MS GCM vs GS Financing 6 4y
+14 Houlihan Lokey FAS Opinions 13 9y
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+25 Age Old Question 7 9y
+24 Recent Grad Career Change 3 9y
+5 Investment Banks in Canada- Summer Internship 2 6y
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+13 GE / Baker Hughes 3 6y
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0 IB interview - accounting 1 9y
0 decision 3 9y
+9 Why do banks and companies unlink the Excel sheet when they send financials across? 5 9y
+24 A bunch of questions on securitization of cash flows 3 9y
0 CMT and then what? 0 6y
0 PJT Bonus Year End? 1 9y
+130 Jefferies IB vs. Stifel IB vs. Goldman Ops 30 6y
+13 SA Help Wanted! 9 9y
+15 Mizuho SA IBD 14 9y
+9 RBC vs Wells Fargo vs Stifel 7 6y
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+4 Interview process for firms in Canada? 4 6y
+46 Middlebury vs Georgetown vs Wash U St. Louis 20 7y
+20 Goldman Sachs: The upcoming Amazon of Finance? 1 9y
0 DCF: No Bloomberg forecasts for Audi AG 0 9y
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+9 William Blair (SF) or Jefferies (NYC) ?? 8 6y
+45 IBD Interview Question: How to prepare for market trend question? 27 9y
0 Public finance Banking salaries? 4 9y
+19 Writing Sample interview? -equity research positions at boutique healthcare IB 10 9y
+7 JP Morgan Middle Office Exit Opportunities 1 9y
+14 Merger of Equals - Valuation Multiples 3 9y
+12 Deloitte Corporate Finance - IB 0 6y
0 How do my chances for BB IBD analyst look? 0 9y
0 Here's a Course for Aspiring IBankers 0 9y
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+93 How To Pull Off An Internal Transfer 47 7mo
+11 Questions about the investment banking industry 2 6y
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+17 DCF Question - Large Growth CapEx for One Year 12 8y
0 Rules for Accelerating Interviews 0 9y
+92 Citi, Lazard, Jefferies, Fidelity, Morgan Stanley 49 6y
0 DB Achieve 0 9y
+5 IBD Interview Question: how to value a company with negative beta? 4 9y
+14 IBD Interview Question: which industry is not suitable for DCF? 4 9y
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0 The Automatic Emails You Receive 0 9y
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  • Evercore No 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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