+6 UBS Sophomore SA 2022 33 4y
0 Financo (after Raymond James acquisition) 1 5y
+3 Any organizations hiring? 9 5y
+20 Getting into IB for non-Target school? 15 3y
+6 BB in foreign country or strong local 1 5y
+3 1 year enough in IB? 7 5y
+5 Barclays Groups 4 5y
+8 Macquarie Analyst Pay 50 4y
+10 Post MBA Associate (BB AN/AS1>MBA>IB Associate) Path 12 5y
+5 Stifel Consumer Group 5 5y
0 What is your typical day as an M&A analyst? 1 5y
0 Debt Syndication Exit Opps? 1 5y
0 Are you on good terms with the IB VPs/Directors you left? 2 5y
+15 What can you realistically do after 1 year of banking? 12 5y
+4 BAML FSG vs. LevFin. vs M&A 8 5y
+6 secondary school grades for IB 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 Best EBs in London 19 5y
0 Big Ticket Name on Resume? 2 5y
+19 PJ Solomon SA 2022 135 4y
+3 Thoughts on BNP Paribas M&A Team (Europe)? 6 5y
+49 Opinions on Piper Sandler? 43 3y
+4 MTS HEALTH SA 2022 7 5y
+4 What can you tell me about East Wind Advisors? 5 1y
+4 Is there a word that means "pre forma" or opposite of pro forma? Thanks 12 5y
0 Headcount 3 5y
+18 Levered Beta with Perpetuals/Preferred shares 12 5y
+7 Will I get through this? JPM IB Final Round 4 5y
+33 PWP RX vs. HL RX 37 5y
+6 Help! Lateraling too often? 4 5y
+7 Help! Lateraling too often? 3 5y
0 Undisputed Ranking Thread 16 5y
0 Commodities S&T —> Energy IB 1 3y
+11 DB/UBS IBD SF TMT—Exits? 6 5y
0 Ziegler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 PowerPoint Tips/Resources? 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Transaction Banking at Goldman Sachs 1 5y
0 Has the traditional buy-side recruiting cycle started for 2020 analysts?  3 4y
0 WFH in tech better than WFH in IB? 2 5y
+12 Is IB a meritocracy... 4 5y
+4 What do you learn in a SA stint? 10 5y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Interview - Energy Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 MD Global Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Impact of P/F on the Future 1 5y
+17 Evercore M&A vs. PJT M&A 14 4y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+24 How to Learn About Credit? 13 4y
+18 Global Markets Superday - what to expect 3 5y
+6 When does full time recruiting start 13 5y
+3 More advanced valuation / Enterprise value vs equity Value practice 6 5y
+6 Do EBs have an india team? 22 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+185 Why everybody say that I HAVE TO enjoy my 20s? 70 4y
+4 Why do lending teams prefer higher interest rates? 3 5y
+10 BB Consumer Retail? 16 4y
+7 London WFH Equipment 11 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 2022 SA APAC Recruiting 12 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+22 Morgan Stanley Best IB Group 39 1y
0 DH Capital - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 DH Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 EB RX groups return rates this year? Are RX teams overstaffed? 6 5y
+6 Fellow stoners of wall street... 9 4y
+6 Saas Backlog Revenue Model 1 5y
+1 Has-Gets Analysis 3 5y
0 Lazard Boston Future Outlook 1 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Value of working on landmark transactions 3 5y
+16 DB IBD vs Ardian Infra 7 3y
+34 Toronto: Satellite EBs / BBs 15 4y
+13 LBO question 5 5y
+6 Prime Brokerage Middle office Salary 3 4y
+4 Fundraising. How to start a search fund. 5 4y
+16 JMP Securities 16 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+8 Do All BBs Pay a Signing Bonus for SA? 48 4y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 GS FT question 2 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+30 My boss does not give me work 9 5y
0 IE Masters in Finance 3 5y
+4 Group only pitches 8 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
0 Prospective student / 'monkey' eager to build a career in finance 1 5y
+4 URGENT: Info needed on Deutsche Bank IBD 17 5y
0 ARC Capital Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+16 GS IBD India - Best Industry Coverage? 10 1y
+6 Weird business model: group almost only pitches 4 5y
+2 Equity Syndicate = Investment Banking? 4 4y
+3 Blackstone Life Sciences 5 5y
+14 When do BB signing bonuses hit? 11 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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