Prestige Upgrade: Incoming Mizuho Intern (Greenhill Merger)
Hey lads, so basically I'm an incoming investment banking summer analyst at Mizuho, then as you know, they acquired Greenhill earlier this morning. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Mizuho technically operates as an elite boutique (EB) brand post-merger. Would it be a good idea for me to grab some extra prestige points by updating my LinkedIn profile with "Mizuho-Greenhill Summer Analyst" or maybe "Greenhill-Mizuho"?, I mean, who could resist the allure of being associated with such a high-profile collaboration? Just imagine the reactions when recruiters/my HS class/my ex stumbles upon my profile. It's sure to make them do a double-take and think, "Now here's a rising star with the perfect blend of ambition and strategic prowess." Imagine the looks on everyone's faces when they hear me casually mentioning my new status as an "elite boutique investment banker." It's practically guaranteed to make me the talk of my 5th year high school reunion! So what do you guys think? Should I go for it and bask in the glow of my newfound prestige? I need your expert opinions on this.
Cringe.
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Mizuho is at least an EB
Is this a meme on here? "XX is at least a(n) EB/BB"?
Super cringe
ummmm.....yeah. couple of things:
a. Cringe
b. The acquisition is still subject to a shareholder vote and this seems a tad premature
c. I'd start by reading the purchase agreement -- but when (and if) the merger is completed, Greenhill will operate as the M&A and restructuring division within Mizuho, while maintaining it's name, brand, and entire leadership team -- in other words, your business card might not necessarily state "Mizuho-Greenhill" or "Greenhill-Mizuho"
d. Greenhill has been a floundering boutique for over a decade (https://www.ft.com/content/17daadd4-168d-4790-820a-70421a6ca4b8)
Übercringe
Can’t see anything wrong with it. Everyone saying cringe is just jealous they won’t be an elite boutique (1) & bulge bracket (2) banker and they have to settler for either elite boutique OR bulge bracket.
Truly a chad move to double big dick everyone else like that IMO.
(1) Assuming transaction closes
(2) PF for announced acquisition using adjusted last month annualized of 2025E synergistic revenues
Lol pretty sure this is satire don't know why everyone is taking it seriously
I'm serious
Maybe the people “taking it seriously” is also satire bro. There’s layers to this shit.
- Incoming Greenhill-Mizuho Analyst
prestige upgrade so big that man is latering as an A2 rather than Assoc1
The reason this satire is so good is because it makes people unwittingly realize how stupid all of the comments saying the opposite of OP have been. "Oh no, GH got acquired by a not-prestigious Japanese bank. Now do I need to learn Japanese and lateral to get any decent exit opps?" is just as stupid as OP's clearly satirical post.
yes i agree, but IMO the GHL prestige will go down over time from mizuho just not as severe as people are speculating
some people really do not get satire
The crux here is you can always count on the Japanese banks to buy low yielding assets
While you’re jerking off over prestige, there’s probably someone working in construction who makes way more than you’ll make in IB.
They're probably talking about whether it's more prestigious to work on a skyscraper or a bridge building site
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