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0 London TMT 2021 1 5y
+11 Megafund Real Estate Arms 24 5y
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+3 CB First Round For Lib Arts Student 1 5y
+14 Please Rank: IBD Healthcare 9 5y
+6 Graduating in the Summer/Late start date 1 5y
0 Lazard London FIG 1 5y
+20 Why do we buy into the 'cult' of overwork? 6 5y
+18 2020/2021 Corporate Banking Bonus Thread 5 5y
+47 Guggenheim vs Jefferies 60 5y
+6 Silicon Valley Bank 4 5y
+26 Dealing with work anxiety 7 5y
+3 Houlihan Lokey - Data & Analytics Coverage Group 2 5y
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+5 Roommate or no Roommate, Covid edition 20 5y
+27 Cambridge LLB + ACCA to IB/PE/Consulting... possible? 7 5y
0 How is Credit Agricole CIB? 1 5y
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+4 Generalist SA Programs? 6 5y
0 BofA IB Group Hours 3 5y
+9 PwC Deal Advisory or BGL(Brown Gibbons Lang) for Junior Internship? 7 5y
+36 Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds 18 5y
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+71 UK Target Universities Discussion Thread 42 5y
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+27 Wedding Invitations 15 5y
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+31 New 5 hour exam for Investment Bankers 36 5y
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0 Valuation roles: Independent vs In-house PE 1 5y
+4 BAML FSG vs. LevFin. vs M&A 8 5y
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+21 TMT in London 25 5y
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+53 To those who stayed in IBD 43 5y
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+2 How would you valuate a Private retail company with negative EBIT? 4 5y
+10 Best practices before FT 13 5y
+6 Help! Lateraling too often? 4 5y
+18 Does Goldman Sachs use only one Hirevue Interview to consider all different positions you apply ? 7 5y
+17 Working 55-hour week increases risk of death: UN 6 5y
+3 2021 IB Comp Increase? 6 5y
+148 Chose Evercore over GS & MS for Full Time - Did I make the right choice? 46 5y
+12 Best for lateraling: Deal volume vs. Deal Value? 6 5y
0 BofA GCIB Regional Showcase & Industry Spotlight – Networking Sessions 1 5y
+7 Credit Suisse Women’s Mentor Program 2021 54 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley SA 2022 - Menlo Interviews 11 5y
+22 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and SSG 11 5y
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+3 Any crash courses on Microsoft Word? 1 5y
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+3 Thoughts on BNP Paribas M&A Team (Europe)? 6 5y
+3 1 year enough in IB? 7 5y
+17 Vacation as summer analyst 7 5y
0 JPM SA 2022 Investment Banking- Early Insights Super Day 1 5y
+4 Is there a word that means "pre forma" or opposite of pro forma? Thanks 12 5y
+195 Why do people not get return offers? 60 5y
+11 DB/UBS IBD SF TMT—Exits? 6 5y
+14 When do BB signing bonuses hit? 11 5y
+12 Budgeting for the Summer 1 5y
0 Future of remote work 1 5y
+13 Breaking into IB as 33 yo 4 5y
+9 Deloitte Business Valuation - What to expect? Exit Opps? 2 5y
+5 Take CS or wait for PJT GS 12 5y
+10 Cash/Free Debt Free vs. EV 1 5y
+33 PWP RX vs. HL RX 37 5y
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+4 GCA Advisors (Tech) SF vs RJ (Tech) Atl for a first year analyst 5 5y
0 MS London SA 2021 - Top groups and Exits 2 5y
+5 Barclays Groups 4 5y
+3 Any organizations hiring? 9 5y
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+19 6 month gap after 1.5 years of IB? 24 5y
+11 Gordon Dyal & Co 18 5y
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+3 More advanced valuation / Enterprise value vs equity Value practice 6 5y

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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