PPP - US Bulge: US Investment Banking Ops

Pinpoint partners just "pinpointed" me and sent me the following email:

Hi [***],

I hope you are well. I am working on behalf of a Top 4 US bulge, who are looking to hire in a number of groups over the coming months across the coming months. The firm are looking to hire in the following teams:

Technology

* Tech: Analysts, Associates, VPs and Directors- New York and Palo Alto (all verticals)

Media and Communications

*Media and Comms: Analysts, Associates, VPs and Directors- New York

*Associates and Vps- Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco

Equity Capital Markets

* ECM: Analyst,Associate, VP and Director: NY

Leveraged Finance

* Leveraged Finance: Associate and  VP: NY

Energy & Power

* Energy and Power: Analysts, Associates and VPs: Houston and NY

FIG (Banks, AM, Spec Fin, Fintech, Crypto)

*FIG IBD: Analyst, Associates and VPs: New York and Palo Alto

Emerging Growth Companies (middle market)

*Associates and Vps- Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco

M&A

*   M&A: Analysts, Associates, VPs and Directors- SF and NY

*   Tech M&A Associate and VP: Palo Alto

*  Middle Market Tech M&A Analysts, Associates and VPs- SF

*   Activism and Defence: Analysts, Associates, VPs, and Directors- NY

Healthcare

*   Healthcare IBD: Analysts,  Associates and Vps – SF and NY

Consumer Retail

*  Consumer & Retail IBD: Analysts and Associates- NY

Industrials

Analysts, associates and VPs- new York and Chicago

Financial Sponsors

*Financial Sponsors Analyst, Associates and VPs: Palo Alto  

Latam

*Latam IBD: Associate: New York

If you would be interested in discussing, please let me know, happy to have a call.   

So... this "Top 4 US bulge" is basically hiring in every position in every team across the bank? Has recruiting really gotten that bad?

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