+15 Technicals Studying Strategy 5 5y
0 PE Club 6 5y
0 Yelling at work 1 5y
+45 I need a new watch (HELP) 18 5y
+30 Deutsche Bank New CEO, a BB dying? 16 5y
+51 why do you pay off debt in lbo in exit? 27 5y
+19 Financial model sanity check 11 5y
+4 DCF Doesn't Balance 3 5y
+18 Experienced Lateral to J.P. Morgan - Coverage 12 5y
0 Here's why Investment banking is the best career path ? 19 5y
+19 A&M Business Honors or Mccombs 29 5y
+4 HH asking for salary 4 5y
+31 Breaking away from the standard pitchbook! 8 5y
+44 Struggling to Renege offer, need advice please? 20 5y
0 Gross to net London? 4 5y
0 Dinged for 2 accounts? 1 5y
+6 Bank of America headcount reduction 10 5y
+10 how does LBO analysis imply a share price? 9 5y
+7 GS’s CEO wants interns in office 20 5y
+4 Exits After 1 Year of IB 3 5y
+3 Do PE Firms do stock or asset purchases? 4 5y
+7 UK Lockdown Updates and virtual SA 16 5y
+9 Barely slept in 2 days 14 5y
+9 Are technical skills needed before starting off as a first year IB analyst, or are the skills taught on the job and the technical interview is just a weed out phase? 3 5y
0 SF BB Office Culture/Dress Code 7 5y
+18 1st year analyst lateral - tech banking in SF 8 5y
0 Chicago IB - Industry focus, trending up/down, and exit opps 1 5y
0 FDD —> IB 1 5y
+15 Why does my MD care about where I work? 34 5y
+38 Can MMs be the best option if you don't want MF / UMM PE? 14 5y
+10 GS TMT (SF) Culture 23 5y
+149 First year analyst, still feel incompetent and like I haven’t learned anything 56 5y
0 Intern Roommates/Housing 1 5y
0 Regarding the Recent Threads on Quitting IB 4 5y
+8 Reputation of Japanese Investment Banks in EMEA 4 5y
+5 Teams Falling Apart/No Headcount, Which Is It? 5 5y
0 Summer 2021 Bonus Expectations 1 5y
+12 Goldman Sachs Structured Equity Group Interview 3 5y
+15 Anyone in an IB team that is falling apart? How are you coping 20 5y
+1 Phone Screen Thank You Email 2 5y
0 FIG Resources 1 5y
0 JP Morgan specialty and deals 1 5y
+5 Telecom industry info (TMT) 6 5y
0 Did your MDs/Partners/PMs major in business? 1 5y
+10 Credit Suisse Chicago 6 5y
+13 JPM London 9 5y
0 Enterprise Value Question 2 5y
+125 Does anyone else use "Laconic Speech" in the office? 41 5y
0 DCF Technical Question 3 5y
+15 Backoffice to Front Office help 4 5y
0 Best Industry for MBA to IB/PE 1 5y
0 Software/Internet/Fintech focused tech groups in SF/LA/MP? 1 5y
0 When is 2022 On-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting Happening? 4 5y
+121 2020 Intern Offer Rates 114 5y
0 Tech groups in LA? 2 5y
+51 Q&A: Former Analyst at Bank 29 5y
+27 Fordham Gabelli Global Business Honors Program for Free 12 5y
0 WTF Do I Do For JPM 1 5y
+7 CFA® LEVEL 1 7 5y
+4 Boutique IB or Search Fund for Spring? 9 5y
+3 What to do if you don’t have internship in time to apply for 2022? 1 5y
+14 EB VP to MBA to BB VP 16 5y
0 WFH in different state than office 2 5y
0 Question for first years who’ve made a move... 1 5y
+3 Hair Transplant as an analyst? 5 5y
+1 Will IB SA Internships Be Remote 3 5y
+18 What does networking even mean? 7 5y
0 Should Europeans Do Summer Internships Abroad ??? 1 5y
+9 CICC US Securities Sophomore IB SA 1 5y
+15 Fundamentally, why does a the share price change? 6 5y
0 Evercore Texas vs SF vs Chicago 1 5y
+60 SF true cost of living 29 5y
0 Switching from Euro BB to American BB 2 5y
+9 Anybody know if NYC firms actually can't test for THC now? 8 5y
0 For those that have received a FT return offer, when can one expect to do the background check/drug test? 5 5y
0 Virtual BB/EB/MM Internships 9 5y
0 Questions on doing a 3-5 P&L forecast for a SAAS company. 1 5y
+4 Private Bank JPM: questions to ask 6 5y
+27 For those who love finance 23 5y
+16 Prep before 1st yr analyst position 15 5y
0 Freshman IB Interview in 2 days - Need advice for preparing technicals 2 5y
0 Private Funds Group? 1 5y
+171 Q&A: West Coast Tech IB Analyst 82 5y
0 Taking a Gap Year for a Master of Science? 3 5y
0 DCM SA 2020 Hours? 8 5y
0 Is it unprofessional to wear over the head headphone during work? 7 5y
0 How to calculate future equity value for insurance company? 1 5y
0 Earn Out Shares, FV Builds 1 5y
0 DoT in an M&A deal 1 5y
+3 PWP consumer & retail and HC NY 1 5y
0 Ever heard of City Investment Training? 2 5y
0 P/B ratio calculation involving shareholders' loan in a transaction 1 5y
+12 Corporate ladder or family business 1 5y
+41 Do you wear a tie everyday to work? 47 5y
0 Any insights on SVB Leerink? 1 5y
+6 Chemicals IB 5 5y
0 Citi CMO Analyst 2021 9 5y
0 Investment banking, IBD, real estate 1 5y
0 Constant News Backlog? 2 5y
0 MAcc and CFA vs. MSF 2 5y

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