+9 How long should you follow up after an initial follow up goes unanswered? 2 5y
+9 Scotia pays above-market salary? 10 5y
+9 PnL Drivers for a TV Show/Movie 7 5y
+9 Loan Syndications - Comp and Exit Op 6 5y
+9 Compilation of Mega-Fund LBO Modeling Tests 1 5y
+9 Working 80+ hours at boutique firm, been here little over 3 months, can't stand it much longer... 1 5y
+9 Guggenheim Lateral Analyst Modeling Test 7 5y
+9 Lazard writing test 15 5y
+9 How to Transfer from NY to London Office? 4 5y
+9 Why does school matter? 9 5y
+9 Details on Jefferies Automotive Aftermarket Group in Boston 16 5y
+9 Lazard SA - Multiple Offices? 1 5y
+9 Finishing uni in 2021 - can't get a summer internship 4 5y
+9 Advice For High Schooler 8 5y
+9 Exiting as an A2A versus a 2nd year analyst 1 5y
+9 Lying about GPA but backwards? 15 5y
+9 New Here - Looking for advice on moving out of IB operations into something better 1 5y
+9 Is IB the best path for me if I want to end up in PE or HF? 1 5y
+9 Preparing for M&A Internship 4 5y
+9 Cain Brothers Work life/ Overall Reputation/ Comp/ Exit Ops 2 5y
+9 Move from Rx to m&a? 1 5y
+9 IB Barclays vs PE Warburg Pincus 13 5y
+9 DCM Hours WFH and Senior Lifestyles? 3 5y
+9 Which MSF should I go for? 1 5y
+9 Acquisition of a Company by Purchasing Shares 1 5y
+9 Need help in deciding how to break into IB 1 5y
+9 Renewable Energy Tax Equity Investors: Threat of Direct Pay? 1 5y
+9 PJT Restructuring & Special Situations Group Culture? 1 5y
+9 High school math courses or online financial modeling courses to offset low gpa for MBA 4 5y
+9 Help with the most stupid mistake URGENT! 1 5y
+9 Credit Suisse cuts bonuses following Archegos loss: FT 7 5y
+9 WSO Courses for Investment Banking 1 5y
+9 Starting Full Time in IB with MS Finance in US as a German student 1 5y
+9 Boutique M&A Shop For Growth-Stage, Private Tech Companies - Exit Opps, Experience, Etc? 1 5y
+9 NIBC Bank vs. Kempen & Co. (Dutch MM IB's) 3 5y
+9 Jefferies London Industrials 3 5y
+9 Pre-University Work Experience/Internships in Investment Banking/Consulting/Corporate Law/Asset Management 1 5y
+9 London Back to The Office? 21 5y
+9 Senior who seems to be targeting me, having trouble eating/sleeping 2 5y
+9 Thoughts on (Non-EB) Larger Boutiques 4 5y
+9 Who can answer this DCM vs. Bank Loan Interview Question 4 5y
+9 How many people receive offers from first rounds? 3 5y
+9 How to Make Distressed Buyout models (Industrial Manufacturing) 1 5y
+9 What makes it worth it to you? 1 5y
+9 Equity risk premiums of continental regions 1 5y
+9 TIM FERRIS' GREATEST BLOG EVER 2 5y
+9 From PB to IB/ER 1 5y
+9 People who quit high Finance - did you regret it? 5 5y
+9 4th Year Analyst in elite boutique (aka “2020 is a special year”) 2 5y
+9 Renwed Dodd-Frank interest in clamping down Bonuses 4 5y
+9 Changing sector / moving team 3 5y
+9 MM's that go in the Summer/Fall? 10 5y
+9 What is the Right Exp and Societies for AM/IB/PE? 1 5y
+9 To all of you in a front/middle office position... 6 5y
+9 Post Labor Day Return 23 5y
+9 Does Barclays care about reneging? 29 5y
+9 How to stop using the F word and manage temper? 4 5y
+9 JPM Pymetrics? 7 5y
+9 Interesting trends in RX 9 5y
+9 Work fewer hours for less $$? First-year analyst at BB 4 5y
+9 RBC PE Placement? 7 5y
+9 Starting my own investment bank? Good or bad idea? 32 5y
+9 Bank HQ vs. American Bulge Bracket coverage in Southern Europe 1 5y
+9 Wells Fargo In person orientation 1 5y
+9 Syndicated Finance/Loans or Investment Risk for 1 year? 2 5y
+9 IB analyst transition to software engineering? 2 5y
+9 Deloitte Business Valuation - What to expect? Exit Opps? 2 5y
+9 PwC Deal Advisory or BGL(Brown Gibbons Lang) for Junior Internship? 7 5y
+9 What is Harris Williams's strategy with their M&A bootcamp? 1 5y
+9 questions about IB internships in 2022/need some advice 1 5y
+9 Citi FIG in 2020 8 5y
+9 How many analysts do you need to vouch for you to get a 1st round 32 5y
+9 NYU Stern Concentration 2 5y
+9 Actual changes at GS since survey??? 9 5y
+9 Best language (Chinese/French/German) for IB/possibly law in London? 2 5y
+9 IBD desks most similar to S&T 8 5y
+9 UBS London - EMEA Execution Group? 2 5y
+9 What is the difference of Private Debt Facilities (Unitranche/Stretched Senior) vs. standard TLBs in LBOs? 1 5y
+9 FP&A --> IB/PE 1 5y
+9 Forecasting a Balance Sheet without supporting schedules? 4 5y
+9 High COL West Coast Internship In-Person or Not? 1 5y
+9 Do Investment Banks provide WFO setups? 1 5y
+9 Does BAML drug test for FT? 22 5y
+9 What should I do to prepare for IB? 9 5y
+9 Top 20 US MBA vs US top MRED vs INSEAD 1 5y
+9 Small IB vs Big 4 1 5y
+9 Hearing back from Partner Interviews: Need Advice 1 5y
+9 How specifically do US underwriters determine the initial offering price? 1 5y
+9 Best Groups at Goldman Sachs IBD 3 5y
+9 Career Advice 1 5y
+9 What is a Private Equity Analyst/Advisory Role at an IBank? 1 5y
+9 JPM UK M&A // CS UK M&A - Culture, Hours, Comp etc 1 5y
+9 Centerview SF/PA 4 5y
+9 What bank / group has the BEST WLB? 4 5y
+9 Trading Policies at Firms 7 5y
+9 Private Credit insights requested 2 5y
+9 WFH - Little/No Workload. What to do? 3 5y
+9 Barclays CRG UMMPE/Growth Placement? 2 5y
+9 Urgent Valuation question!!!! 5 5y
+9 LinkedIn PE Recruiters 1 5y

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