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+3 Newbie question on EqV -> EV in M&A 3 2y
+181 Bosses Refuse to Train or Critique Diversity Candidates 26 2y
+16 Upfront fees capitalised - Balance Sheet treatment 6 2y
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+9 What was IB pre 2008 0 2y
+46 Baking to Investment Banking with no corporate work experience at 29. Is it possible? 17 2y
+13 The “Execution” Director/MD 8 2y
+17 Why do analysts exist at all? Why isn’t everyone just an associate at the start? 18 2y
+6 Wells Fargo Power & Utillities?? 3 2y
+25 Does PWP still pay top compared to other banks? 27 2y
+22 DB NYC or Jefferies Houston 9 2y
+13 Who is Buying Citi at 0.5x Tangible Book Value? 7 2y
0 Incentrum Group expanding team? 0 2y
+72 Help me overcome this nightmare: PDF to Excel 44 2y
0 Leveraged Capital Markets Team Superday 1 2y
0 US Student studying in UK (UCL) - Breaking into US IB 1 2y
+6 Proper way to index peer groups 1 2y
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+3 Canada IB - Layoffs 6 2y
+32 What happens if i quit 14 2y
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+6 question about valuation 1 2y
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+34 Top IB Groups 50 2y
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+6 What’s the estimated revenue per employee for your group? 6 2y
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+6 AI used in Valuations? 2 2y
+4 Nomura TMT team - NYC or San Francisco? 2 2y
+4 Does anyone know what does portfolio manament team do at Citi Private Bank credit risk team? 4 2y
+15 How many deals does the average analyst complete? 10 2y
0 IB London is a Joke 8 2y
+8 Is it worth lateraling from west coast top MM to NY BB/EB for UMM PE and better MBA prospects 17 2y
+27 BB Wholesale Credit Versus MM / Regional Bank IB 9 2y
+4 Debt Capital Markets vs Loan Structuring & Syndication Group 22 2y
+14 Is it good idea to Ask MD (or VP) for Reference letter - SA2024 4 2y
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+6 BofA FT 24? 11 2y
+12 Where can I read about small businesses ($1-$10 million EBITDA) that were acquired? 5 2y
+35 List of Investment Banking Firms in Korea 25 2y
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+124 What buyside role has the most value-add to society? 33 2y
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+35 Deutsche Bank 2023 SA 211 2y
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+4 Top Smbc groups 16 2y
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+3 Rothschild Australia? 4 2y
+2 Gleacher Shacklock vs Greenhill (London) 8 2y
+3 Lazard London Conversion Rate 1 2y
+9 Sanity check: difference between change in NWC and non cash items? 3 2y
0 Credit Risk vs Market Risk 0 2y
+87 WTF IS GS DOING!? 86 2y
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+7 2023 Corporate Banking Salary Thread [London] 6 2y
+29 Mizuho wants to be a top 10 IB in the US by 2026 25 2y
+11 del 10 2y
+79 Specialized lender in Asset backed lending a way into a mega fund? 26 2y
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+6 BofA Group Placement Networking 1 2y
+10 Steppingstones into a Bulge Bracket Bank 4 2y
+15 How to quit ASAP post Bonus? 14 2y
+1 Piper Sandler RX (TRS Advisors) 8 2y
+6 JPM weird monitoring software?? WADU? 3 2y
+3 Transferring into IB from within BB 1 2y
+9 Doubts on Modeling - Refinancing + Accrued Revenue 1 2y
+17 Top Semi target undergrad thinking about Target masters 5 2y
+7 What is the Most Overrated Skill in IB? 2 2y
+14 Barclays Layoffs Next Week… 10 2y
0 These Good Work / Dan Toomey videos are hilarious 1 2y
+53 Who at your bank gets blamed for bad / incorrect materials 12 2y
+3 Financial modeling questions - deferred tax assets, stock based comp / equity share vesting schedule , tax rate 1 2y
+51 Comprehensive List of Resources / Tools On the Job 5 2y
+3 Deutsche Bank WFH Policy 2 2y
+4 Higher Comps Working at a Boutique Firm 2 2y
+9 Women in RX 5 2y
+8 Is my bank / group preparing for layoffs? 2 2y
+3 HL FVA Base Hike? 2 2y
+5 US LL League Tables 1 2y
+44 Met an SEO guy today... 23 2y
+13 Why is a decrease in deferred revenue a use of cash? 5 2y
+4 MS APAC hirevue 5 2y
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