+32 How do you model an LBO with a strategic instead of private equity buyer? 14 13y
+32 21st Century Glasss Steagall Act 12 6y
+32 GPA background check 29 7y
+32 Box Chooses MS, CS, and JPM for Its IPO 17 12y
+32 Basic interview question (FCF) 28 12y
+32 M&A Vs. Coverage 39 9y
+32 Q&A: Public Finance Banker 43 5y
+32 Payback: From Michael Milken to HFT 4 12y
+32 Quick Covenant Help 9 12y
+32 M&A Acquisitions Premium for Debt? How to Pay off Bond Holders? 15 11y
+32 What would you name your firm if you had one? 80 4y
+32 San Francisco I-Banking culture 15 6y
+32 Income taxes in London and Paris and Stockholm vs NYC 48 6y
+32 Best Tech Group in SF? 35 8y
+32 Leveraged Finance vs. Corporate Banking? 11 8y
+32 Accounting Class Necessary? 36 7y
+32 Questions about Lazard 51 8y
+32 Goldman FIG vs KBW vs Sandler O'Neil vs EVR FIG 23 5y
+32 The "Executive Assistant" position 45 2y
+32 Decision needed today : Investment Banking Associate at no-name boutique vs Corp Strategy & Development at $3B Firm 9 6y
+32 Internship Postings Up, Apply Now? 71 11y
+32 Impact of banking on social life 33 11y
+32 Richard Ivey Students: How Does IBD Recruiting Work At Our School? 16 6y
+32 Bulge Brackets and Boutiques: The rise of new generation of banks 13 10y
+32 S&T to IBD, but too late? 40 8y
+32 Big 4 Transaction Services (M&A Diligence) to IB plausible? 18 6y
+32 Not to be condescending, but why do such a variety a people read/post on this board? 19 10y
+32 Graduated college with a horrible GPA as a biology major. What would be the best I could realistically make of my situation? 8 10y
+32 What's wrong with the Big 4? 9 10y
+32 BC Carroll and UNC 26 4y
+32 Fair Value vs Book Value of Debt 14 6y
+32 Undergrad Berkeley $19k/yr vs Vanderbilt $12k/yr 25 6y
+32 studying abroad junior year 51 10y
+32 Intern deal experience on resume 19 9y
+32 Estimating net debt for private companies 15 9y
+32 Opinions on these MM IBs in London 6 6y
+32 MSF student - late decision on banking 6 9y
+32 Big 4 vs "no name" Boutique M&A 8 6y
+32 Advice for a High School Senior going to Rutgers? 21 5y
+32 Texas A&M Investment Banking, Which Path? 13 3y
+32 Can I get just one reply? 14 6y
+32 Top MM M&A or mid-tier BB average coverage group? 8 9y
+32 Surfing the net during downtime? 35 9y
+32 Industry Research - What do you use? 38 9y
+32 UIUC vs UC Irvine vs UC San Diego vs Baylor 10 6y
+32 How to lateral from FIG to TMT over summer? 14 6y
+32 FIG Interview - urgent help needed 6 9y
+32 Do banks issue business laptops? 9 9y
+32 2.9 GPA to 3.68 GPA in one semester 22 7y
+32 Networking from Foreign Time Zone? 33 6y
+32 McKinsey says, AI will KILL 30% of JOBS at Banks 19 9y
+32 Beta Goldman Interview Kid 26 8y
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+32 Tests Boutique M&A 10 6y
+32 Series 7 Advice - Best Study Materials, Courses, Tips, and Study Guides 12 8y
+32 I am 36 years old and I want to get into Investment Banking, especially equity analysis 7 8y
+32 Top BB Groups? 30 8y
+32 Why BBs don't create separate unit to get more deals in small and mid-market M&A? 17 8y
+32 Modeling in Restructuring? 19 6y
+32 What are good sophomore summer internships if you want to break into a BB/EB for junior summer these days? 41 8y
+32 Comparable Companies Analysis 30 8y
+32 Corporate Development Internship useful for a future internship in IBD? 22 6y
+32 Anyone in 4th year land a SA position in IB? 15 6y
+32 Deloitte Corporate Finance 2017 Comp 8 7y
+32 Canada - landing a Bay Street job as an Ivey MBA 16 6y
+32 2017 M&A Trends to Know 5 6y
+32 Morgan Stanley, Budapest? 17 3y
+32 IBD --> Coding --> Entrepreneurship ? Need help ! 4 6y
+32 London vs Paris FT IBD 8 6y
+32 Should I quit after 6 months on the job? 8 2y
+32 Energy Sector Primer 31 4y
+32 Centerview Tech vs Goldman Tech ? 18 7y
+32 Teach for America: Can I come back from this decision? 6 8y
+32 BB SA Overtime Pay Confusion? 28 8y
+32 Is accretion/dilution the most profoundly stupid “idea” in the history of mankind? (Yes) 8 5y
+32 Verbal Offer Rescinded 23 7y
+32 Will my FT offer be rescinded? 10 8y
+32 Reneging Internship Offer for Full Time Offer 3 8y
+32 Expenses during training in NYC 8 6y
+32 Advice - BB IBD Associate Lateral Hiring 5 8y
+32 How should i prove myself? My story about motivation and how to proceed. 6 8y
+32 Upper Tier MM IB vs Wait It Out 7 6y
+32 Can we get a list going of sophomore summer 2019 programs/internships? (Confused) 17 6y
+32 Can you get promoted to MD without a MBA? 25 8y
+32 Best Industries to Cover in Investment Banking 10 8y
+32 Debt Scenario Model 7 8y
+32 How to increase WACC and justify it (Urgent) 11 8y
+32 The next Bear Market 17 7y
+32 FT S&T TO IB After 1yr or 2yr? 10 6y
+32 Is all the bashing that Financial Technology Partners gets on this forum deserved? 7 6y
+32 DCF - Circular References in Calculating Implied Share Price 9 2y
+32 Side hustles 8 7y
+32 Value a Buy-Out Clause 4 7y
+32 Can't decide between soph internship offers (Equity Research at BB vs IB at a Boutique) 17 6y
+32 Fortune 100 Finance Rotation vs. No-Name Boutique IB 13 7y
+32 Cornell vs Northwestern for NYC IB/PE? 21 5y
+32 London IBD Cultural Differentiators between GS/MS/JPM 11 6y
+32 RBC NY IB in 2019? 5 6y
+32 Big 4 Deal Advisory or Alvarez and Marsal Restructuring 11 6y
+32 So how much abuse is too much? 4 7y

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