+9 2025 IB SA Recruiting Advice 1 2y
+1 Capital One acquiring Discovery for $35.5bn all stock 4 2y
+9 Barclays Bonus 3 2y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+35 Is it just me or does it feel like deal activity is picking up? 30 2y
+4 Coverage group Industrials/ Mining and Metals 3 2y
0 Energy Specific News/Technicals 4 2y
+3 Project Finance Exit Opps 10 2y
0 which bank is behind the Capital One, Discover merger? 2 2y
0 Offer at a new boutique 4 2y
+11 Recent Lag in Interview Response Time? 21 1y
+7 Houston Energy Bank Rankings 9 2y
0 Empowering Leaders Fellowship at Barclays 2 1y
+3 PWP SF 1st Round 8 2y
+6 Goldman Sachs PSI Culture & Strengths 2 2y
0 Gugg RX Superday Offers 1 2y
0 Banks / M&A shops in Austin? 1 2y
0 Anyone interviewed with HL CF FIG 2025? 1 2y
+4 If the UK adopted EU labour laws, what would happen? 6 2y
+4 CPA for IB 5 2y
+15 Financial Edge Training "Felix" Courses 1 2y
+5 Best UK banks for career banking 2 2y
+156 Guggenheim Prestige 59 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 2y
+3 Staffed on a deal midway through process - how to get up to speed 2 2y
0 Investment Banking in Europe 1 2y
+1 Reaching out to Fund With Previous Offer 4 2y
+18 How long do you want to work in IB for? 14 2y
+10 Cohen Capital Markets 11 2y
+28 Future of Oil and Gas IB 15 2y
+6 Stifel or Solomon 8 2y
0 Wells Fargo (Houston) 2025 Super Day Results 1 2y
+4 Strategic Finance 3 2y
+6 Can you commission a short report then takeover said shorted company? 4 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+13 Rothschild NY generalist vs Guggenheim Chicago PEA ??? 7 2y
+3 Investment Bank CEOs 2 2y
+12 Piper Sandler 2025 SA 58 2y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 2y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 2y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Energy Data 2y
0 Alantra - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Alantra - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Superday Baird Chicago 2025 SA 2 2y
0 Dumb question? 1 2y
0 US Undergrad to LDN IB? 1 2y
+10 VP very slow to respond 1 2y
+19 Updated Thoughts on GPS (Global Platinum Securities)? 5 2y
+6 EVR Debt advisory London 12 1y
+181 whats the highest testosterone IB division and at which bank? 60 2y
+9 Operating Model 3 2y
+19 Guggenheim M&A? 8 11mo
+14 Spring Internship Prep: London BB 10 2y
0 2024 Full-Time - JP Morgan MMBSI Superday 2 2y
0 Qatalyst Summer 2025 3 2y
+8 How does accrued bonus work when lateralling? 6 2y
+11 JPM MMBSI Exit 8 2y
+6 Apollo Hybrid Value 2 2y
0 Mid-market IB firm fees 2 2y
0 PJ SOLOMON - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 PJ SOLOMON - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Intesa Sanpaolo - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 2y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 2y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 2y
0 IB Questions from a current First Year Analyst 1 2y
+10 Origination Analyst - Is this transferrable experience to IB at a MM? Assuming I am at a target uni? 3 2y
+9 IB --> Corp Dev --> Back to IB? 1 2y
+16 Nomura GT or Greenhill 8 2y
+9 IB Case study interview - resources/examples/help? 1 2y
0 Bulge bracket non IB experience to enter middle market IB 1 2y
0 Securities Services 1 2y
0 Do advisory investment bankers get bonuses? 5 2y
+13 Macquarie Psychometric Assessment 15 1y
+10 Sophomore IB Internships 3 2y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Euroconsult - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+1 Houlihan Lokey vs Lincoln international: portfolio valuation 4 5mo
0 Typical RX bank SA return offer rates? 3 2y
+12 Mizuho DCM 24 2y
+9 Deleted 1 2y
+9 Moving from small boutique to EB/mid tier BB 3 2y
+220 Goldman CEO’s Pay Increases by 24% to $31mm, Despite Declining Profits 46 2y
0 Ducera LA SA 25 1 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 2y
0 What city is more back-office: Philly or Chicago? 6 2y
+10 Rothschild SA 2025 NY 51 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+6 Best plan for ib recruiting? 1 2y
+52 IB vs. PE in 2024+ 12 1y
+49 How many SA spots in London's top 20 banks? 39 2y
0 What new skills do you learn from an Analyst to a Associate/Associate to a VP/VP to a MD? 1 2y
0 VBA worth it for IB? 1 2y
0 Jefferies 2025 NYC SA 2 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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