+13 Ducera hires new head of M&A 2 2y
+13 Jefferies Bonus??? 45 2y
+13 Traveling & Work on Weekends? 3 2y
+13 Why is a decrease in deferred revenue a use of cash? 5 2y
+13 PWP FT 2024 73 2y
+13 Desperately want to leave IB due to mental health issues 3 2y
+13 Who is Buying Citi at 0.5x Tangible Book Value? 7 2y
+13 The “Execution” Director/MD 8 2y
+13 Ducera Comp 9 2y
+13 Rothschild brings in ex Lazard RX USA head 16 2y
+13 Can I have a company in my own name and still be an investment banker? 4 2y
+13 London 2024 SA screening rejections despite 2 summer internships 7 2y
+13 BofA REGL? 5 2y
+13 How serious are mistakes sent to potential buyers? 9 2y
+13 Associate told me to turn off "permanent offline" on Team 14 2y
+13 When to tell firm I don’t want to relocate? 3 2y
+13 Help with U4 Form - Employment History 5 2y
+13 UBS LA office 9 2y
+13 How do I know if IB is for me? 5 2y
+13 PJT Capital Markets or Strong UMM (Jeff/Roths) 9 2y
+13 Restructuring SVP, where to go now? 12 2y
+13 Delet 3 2y
+13 Claiming extra years of experience due to extra hours in banking 6 2y
+13 2023 Associate Bonus - what are people’s thoughts? 13 2y
+13 Investment Banks' ethos and values just empty words? 3 2y
+13 CFA Level 1 4 2y
+13 Best Career: M&A, RX, Capital Advisory or Industry 4 2y
+13 HL CFR Chicago 10 2y
+13 Deferred revenues +10 on the FS 3 2y
+13 Goldman Sachs Low Tier/Back office Financing Group (ECM NR) or Low Tier Bank (Soc Gen) but respectable group (M&A) 15 2y
+13 What tools and/or systems do you use to stay organized? 4 2y
+13 Mining IB Technical Questions 3 2y
+13 Navigating Having A Second Phone For Work? 8 2y
+13 Moelis NY MF/UMM PE Exits by Group 5 2y
+13 Financial Model Interview Round 2 2y
+13 Is JPM worth it? 32 2y
+13 Boutique IB Networking ? 5 2y
+13 Advice for a High School Senior trying to break into high finance? 3 2y
+13 Being marginalized at my firm, Need career advice 3 2y
+13 RIP Goldman Sachs - Thoughts? 6 2y
+13 How to leverage search fund internship into regional boutique internship 6 2y
+13 Does AmplifyMe summer analyst training program hold any value for investment banking job applications? 2 2y
+13 Staffed on too many pitches? 4 2y
+13 What percentage of 2nd year analysts and associates at your firm have closed a deal? 4 2y
+13 Lateral opps from FIG 4 2y
+13 Did I fuck up with mu CUHK program choice 4 2y
+13 Advice Needed on IB FT Recruitment 5 2y
+13 PLEASE HELP : Should I just quit ? 6 2y
+13 Food and Beverage IB Groups? 6 2y
+13 Which banks give out rejections and which ghost you? 12 2y
+13 Nomura Greentech SF update 18 2y
+13 AI Note Taking - will I get fired if I use it? 11 2y
+13 4 2y
+13 Process Buy Side M&A 3 2y
+13 RBC vs Santander IB Offer 24 2y
+13 GS 2024 FT Analyst 54 2y
+13 BlackRock Summer Internship Application Timeline 5 2y
+13 RBC Analyst Base Increase -> 110 / 120 / 130 7 2y
+13 Ranking for best sophomore internships for junior year IB recruiting 9 2y
+13 Barclays - IBD Analyst 6 2y
+13 Healthcare/Life Sciences M&A Recruiting 4 2y
+13 Can by offer be rescinded. 4 2y
+13 Question about calculating P/E 7 2y
+13 Houston IB Firms Status Update 9 2y
+13 Are jobs in Operations at a BB or MM competitive to get? 10 2y
+13 Opinon on Types of Transaction Experiences 3 2y
+13 JPM MMBSI or WF IA? 3 2y
+13 Project finance to infrastructure M&A 2 2y
+13 Transportation / Infrastructure IB - Career Crossroad 5 2y
+13 Freshman at Super Non Target Wanting to Transfer 5 2y
+13 Financial Sponsors Group Technicals- help me leave my toxic bank! 7 2y
+13 Moelis Capital Solutions 44 2y
+13 Layoffs, downsizing and job prospects 7 2y
+13 Waiting for summer, doing prep and stuff, what else? 2 2y
+13 If you could have a ChatGPT-style AI assistant in your IB role, what tasks would you want it to handle? 11 2y
+13 Topic of study vs place of study for IB roles 4 2y
+13 This might be one of the worst times to be a junior banker ever 5 2y
+13 Freshman/Rising Sophomore IB Analyst Programs 1 2y
+13 Lazard LA in 2024 5 2y
+13 How do you abbreviate equity value? 11 2y
+13 Lazard Layoffs 2024 21 2y
+13 How did you find out about Investment Banking? 5 2y
+13 Analyst Cannon Fodder? 5 2y
+13 Lateral recruit next year or participate in on-cycle for FT 2025? 6 2y
+13 Culture at Canadian Banks? 8 2y
+13 How do you calculate TSR ? 12 2y
+13 Hottest Coverage Areas for 2024? 16 2y
+13 Search fund worth it? 6 2y
+13 Evercore london healthcare 9 2y
+13 Leveraged Finance hours in Europe? 9 2y
+13 Rothschild NY generalist vs Guggenheim Chicago PEA ??? 7 2y
+13 Received BB M&A SA 2025 offer - what are my options? 1 2y
+13 Technical Q: Levered DCF for Greenfield Infrastructure 6 2y
+13 Networking referrals - is this common? 5 2y
+13 HEC MIF or LBS MFA 15 2y
+13 Goldman 2025 SA 6 2y
+13 Guggenheim RX - Top RX Shop? 8 2y
+13 GS Life 8 2y
+13 PROS and CONS for IB 2 2y
+13 Incoming SA 2024 in DCM at NYC... am I cooked? 2 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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