+48 Quitting at 6 months 18 1y
0 Transcripts for IB 1 1y
+5 JPM Healthcare Conference Cancellation? 3 1y
0 Switch Groups or Lateral 1 1y
0 Corporate Ranking in London 2 8mo
+1 Rothschild Women’s Program 10 1y
+26 UBS buys US top ten bank Credit Suisse in early 2023, yet remains Outside the Top 10 in the US for 2024. How? 23 4mo
+3 PJT Strategic Advisory 1 1y
+9 FIG Resources/Primers 8 1y
+11 Delete 8 1y
+4 Comp at CIBC?? 4 1y
0 MS LevFin or ECM 2 1y
+11 M&A Associate Interview at Houlihan Lokey – Healthcare Sector: What to Expect? 2 1y
+3 2026SA Apply ASAP or wait for possible 2025 winter position to add on resume 1 1y
+12 Junior Transfer GPA Issues 7 1y
0 Is it possible to break into RE investment banking / PE after SMU Cox MSF? 1 1y
+14 HK BB IB vs US Boutique. Help deciding... 19 1y
+9 Average Deal Sizes By BB/EB/MM/Boutique and Geography? 6 1y
+2 “Quantum”? 2 1y
+24 Cold Quitting 15 1y
+3 Customer sales data 1 1y
+35 IB networking questions 5 1y
+12 LMM Looking to Lateral Out 7 1y
+16 Covert Informants at EB 4 1y
+18 MS LDN - Team Selection??? 8 1y
+18 How is BofA NET-Power lately 9 1y
+1 Houlihan Lokey FIG NYC 2 1y
0 TerraNova Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Real Estate Data 1y
+51 MBA Associates - which bank is the best to stay til VP / be a career banker 17 10mo
+4 Practice Public Finance Test / Bond Math Test 2 1y
+3 Lateral for 2026? 1 1y
0 How to talk about IB internship experience? 1 1y
+10 Maintaining Warm Contacts/Banks 2 1y
+12 Means to an end 1 1y
+32 Were JPM serious about the 80 hour cap? 17 1y
0 Bad bonus. 3 1y
+13 Official SA 2026 Discord Server-------------------------- 5 1y
0 LAZ AM: EM Research 0 1y
0 How hopeless is it? 4 1y
0 MS LevFin 4 1y
+64 1st Year on the Desk and feeling like shit 7 1y
0 Moving from Big 4 to IB 1 1y
+12 Preparation Before Investment Banking 5 1y
+4 Raymond James - London 13 1y
+15 Better to move to IB from Corporate RM role or from Credit Analyst role? 6 1y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Rx deal flow + lateral market 1 1y
0 Lateral Markets in 2025 0 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 1y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 1y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS - Review - Sales Data 1y
0 National Bank Financial Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 H.C. Wainwright & Co. - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 KVLR Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+61 What was comp like (Base + Bonus + Deferred) during the peak of the British Empire for M&A? 10 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+11 Associate Recruiting - what bank should I lean into? 2 1y
+8 GS Consumer lateral 31 1y
+3 UBS DCM 2 1y
0 Wells Fargo Healthcare Group 0 1y
+9 Is it worthy to join Morgan Stanley via a vendor (payroll through vendor)? 2 1y
0 Director Base Salary 3 1y
0 GPA - 2025 Timeline Pushed Backwards - Rate My Chances 2 1y
+3 Biz Srvs - JPM Analyst Lateral 3 1y
+3 Moving to SF 1 1y
+11 BNP Paribas London 9 1y
+16 Canadian IB Poll 31 8mo
+6 Transaction Banking Exits + Prospects 1 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 1y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Nordea - Interview - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Brean Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Brean Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
+3 Lateral Model Tests 1 1y
+4 Dogshit bonus. Completely demoralized 5 1y
0 Info on Galatioto Sports Partners? 1 1y
+6 Raine 2025 Growing Diverse Leaders Program 9 1y
+1 Are the GS London Wellness Room Beds Comfy? 4 1y
+10 Did I screw up? 1 1y
0 MS Team rankings 1 1y
+22 2024 Jefferies Bonus 32 1y
+6 Suited Assesment 6 6mo
+26 Secondaries Advisory Hours and Culture 7 10mo
+4 Most Hardo Desirable Banks 18 1y
0 LevFin GS IB Analyst 1 1y
+3 Goldman Sachs Lateral position 4 1y
0 Signed My Offer - Now What? 4 1y
+14 EB PCA Salaries/Bonuses in London 7 1y
0 Risk Control Intern Interview 1 1y
+27 Debt Advisory LDN EB 14 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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