+7 Cowen IB Acceptance Rate 1 4y
+3 Exec Sum Compensation Survey 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+34 Jobs that actually help people 13 4y
+5 When will Credit Suisse raise AN1 pay? 25 4y
+11 At what level are you expected to "run/manage" a transaction? 10 4y
+9 2 weeks notice 6 2y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+10 WLB in VC is insane 14 2y
+12 Leave IB <1yr for big tech Corp Dev? 4 4y
+9 Delete 1 4y
+3 Thought son Deutsche headline? 1 4y
+9 Fired from boutique hired by BB, Old MD and new MD know each other, update LinkedIn or wait till probation ? 1 4y
+15 Do salary increases mean we're more likely to get fired 6 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+10 Houlihan Lokey Needs to Increase Base 9 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Vermilion Rock Advisors - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+10 Series 7 Preparation 5 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+12 Would you have gay sex just to land an IBD offer? 18 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 CITIC Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Mizuho - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 BB Analyst 1 NYC - $3475/mo rent? 13 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 BofA Analyst Total Comp 1 4y
+3 Financo vs Cain Brothers 3 4y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Finding deals a specific firm has worked on. 6 4y
+3 Curious about the pricing rates in term loan 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+12 REIB Interview W/ MD - Bank Help & Advice 1 4y
0 Top Energy Investment Banks? Goldman vs. Lazard 6 4y
+1 Lifestyle Difference between West Coast vs. East Coast IB? 1 4y
+8 2-Year Analysts - Rent in NYC 7 4y
0 Best industry for M&A? 4 4y
0 Russell Tobin Sucks 1 4y
+7 How many of you degens are Bay Area born and raised? 1 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Axis Arbor LLP? 4 2y
+6 Deutsche Bank executives fired after charging strip club visit to company 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 Highest Seamless across banking? 10 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Booster shots for work 2 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
+189 Vaccine Religious Exemption for Interns 79 4y
+9 Placement??? 3 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+24 LZR/EVR/PJT/CTW/PWP/ROT 2022 Ranking in London/NY ? 28 4y
0 Leerink Partners - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Leerink Partners - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+101 no sense of belonging anywhere 28 4y
+3 Any insights into BOFA Healthcare? 1 4y
+16 Goldman Sachs Operations Analyst NYC. Salary + prospect 15 4y
0 Advisory board while in IB? 2 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Experience at JP Morgan 5 4y
+6 Lazard Pay Bump 1 4y
+11 TD Securities IB 2023 SA - problem trying to apply 4 4y
+6 Deleted 31 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+16 Which bank has the least “hardo” mentality? 14 4y
+3 PJT SA 2023 non-target 1 4y
0 IB in Miami? 3 4y
+6 Lazard Consumer/Retail 7 1y
+6 Amortization of Purchased Intangible Assets (10-Q & 10-K) 1 4y
+1 Culture at Different Boutiques 1 4y
+14 Lazard Tech Prestige? 16 3y
0 MD Global Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+9 Moving to a different group within the same bank after 1 year 1 4y
+72 Switching Banks, but can I bring old Bank's banker bag into the office? 35 4y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Essentia Partners Assessoria Ltda - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Why do you like your coverage group (ignoring culture)? 1 4y
0 Ducera - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+11 Houlihan Lokey Restructuring Los Angeles 3 4y
+6 Best industry coverage for associates 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 Credit Suisse Industrials Culture/Hours/Repuation? 10 3y
0 European Investment Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Genesis Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Genesis Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+7 Stress leave 12 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+16 Feeling Stuck in a No-name Boutique 16 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 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

October 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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 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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