0 6 Month Notice Period For Analyst - Is it Enforceable? 7 5y
0 Working on a Case Study with Comps and Precedent Transactions 1 5y
+7 How long can one stay at SVP/Director level? 5 5y
0 UBS Milan Middle Market - Thoughts? 6 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 Jefferies Hours? Culture? 21 5y
+41 Meal Stipend Benchmarking 38 5y
0 In Person Interview 0 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Quantitative Analytics Summer 2021 November Superday 11 5y
0 What to do going forward 0 5y
+30 Is Junior Year of College Too Late to Break in? 32 5y
0 JMP Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Thoughts on Scotia IB in NY? 8 2y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+1 Calculating Enterprise Value of a Private Company? 2 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Jefferies A&D Analyst 2 5y
+4 FatFIRE 13 5y
+8 MD Base Compensation 9 5y
+3 What should I know about merchant banking? 0 5y
+15 Which offer should I choose (PWC risk assurance intern vs unpaid Investment intern) 7 5y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+10 Spring Internship (PE or IB) 5 5y
0 Thanksgiving time off 2 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Should I do IBD? 5 5y
+18 Legacy of Gregg Lemkau | Goldman Sachs Career 9 4y
0 IB Experience Helpful for Raising Funding? 7 5y
0 Greenshoe - Issuer or underwriter's option? 0 5y
0 IB Regional Office - My Working Hours Make Sense? 0 5y
0 Thoughts on a summer internship in an SBA lending group 0 5y
0 How does a student from a non-target school break in? 2 5y
0 GS vs. EVR 6 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 China Securities - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 China Securities - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y
0 Leerink Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Leerink Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+4 Fringe Benefits at EBs 7 5y
+11 Private Capital Markets vs ECM 12 4y
0 Side job while in IB? 12 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+24 Will IB comp ever return to prior heights? 13 5y
+21 Advice for incoming MBA Associates? 8 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Operations Data 5y
+57 Q&A: Non-Target International Student to BB IB Internship 16 5y
+9 Best Industry Coverage Groups for CorpDev 2 5y
0 Tuck Business Bridge Program? 0 5y
0 Question about League Tables by Group 0 5y
+25 Jefferies Aerospace & Defense IB analyst 43 5y
+58 How do you push back against associates? 31 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Do you regret your analyst stint? Would you go back and start your career differently if you could? 2 5y
+118 Why the buyside? 63 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Real Estate vs Power Utilities and Infrastructure industry growth? 4 5y
+15 Structured Finance Lateral Analyst Interview 4 5y
+1 University Finals conflict with Summer Analyst Dates 1 5y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 FT Partners London 2021 Summer 84 5y
0 MS in Finance as Last Resort??? 2 5y
+4 DB ECM - NY 9 4y
0 ALANTRA - UK team opinions 1 5y
0 William Blair 2021 London Off Cycle 5 5y
+404 Anyone like/dislike banks for random reasons? 142 4y
0 GS HK CIMD interviews 1 5y
0 Full-time recruiting from a different geographic location 3 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Arlington Capital Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Centerview Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+24 Corporate Banking recruiting? 2 5y
0 Opening a bank account at the bank you work for? 2 5y
+3 Credit Suisse 2020/21 Edition 6 5y
0 Spring Week recruitment? (London) 0 5y
+4 SA Background Checks 10 5y
+9 2021 FT Recruiting Updates 17 5y
+13 Investment Banking Analyst Accounting Interview Questions? 1 5y
+17 What kind of music do you listen to? 7 5y
+12 harvard/ivy engineering masters/PHD -> BB/EB analyst 13 5y
+13 Investment Banking Accounting Questions 7 5y
+35 Jefferies Modelling Test 56 2y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Will More Firms Recruit Full-Time in Winter/Spring? 3 5y
+16 Where I can get a Pitch Book? 4 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 5y
0 What happens to bonus if you lateral halfway through the year? 3 5y
+1 Trading ETF options in IB? 2 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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