+3 Thoughts on Sumitomo Corp Investment roles (USA based) 1 5y
+3 BofA summer analyst 2022: Milan or London? 6 5y
+14 Did I give too personal of an answer in interview? 5 5y
0 Will this be URM/Diversity Hire in Continental Europe 1 5y
+9 Advice on career progression 1 5y
+61 Lincoln Chicago Culture 26 5y
+109 Q&A: Big 4 >> Valuation >> IB FO 44 5y
+11 Can I Continue My Paid Finance Newsletter While in Banking 2 5y
+3 BB Canadian office IB analyst base pay 1 5y
+21 IB in big 4: what is the difference? 7 5y
+16 Question regarding debt structuring 6 5y
+3 Securitized Product Origination 1 5y
0 Meal Allowance 1 5y
+13 Big 4 Valuation Consultant...Good stepping stone to IB? 1 5y
+6 Boston IB Scene 18 5y
0 Real estate / hospitality modelling - why so tricky? 1 5y
+10 Disclose side hustle? 10 5y
+1 IB VP Exit Ops 7 5y
+11 Accepted B4 offer but landed interview at BB corp banking, need advice 4 5y
+2 Technical Help 2 5y
+6 Investment Banking in the Middle east, particularly GCC 1 5y
+24 Picking coverage group as an MBA associate 17 5y
+3 Can anyone explain about “post reorg equity”? 3 5y
0 HSBC IB bonuses 1 5y
+2 TRANSFERS AND LONDON PAY 19 5y
+4 Consumer/Retail groups not in NYC? 13 5y
+3 Canadian Global Banks FT Recruiting? 3 5y
+38 Evercore Private Capital Advisory group 47 5y
+26 Equity Private Placements 6 5y
+4 Bad idea to talk with my SA bank’s private equity arm? 6 5y
+12 Mismanaged Expectations and Attitude with Boss 3 5y
+6 Execution-focused Directors and MD's? 1 5y
+1 Is it true that PJT is paying its first year graduate investment banking analysts 70k base in London? 12 5y
+6 Is there a typical pathway from IB to the C-Suite? 3 5y
+15 Uni degree: Accounting and Finance vs Economics 12 5y
0 Recommended free sources to conduct market researches? 1 5y
+28 IB AND LOANS 25 5y
+3 Worst Hours on Wall Street (LA) 5 5y
0 GS Dallas IBD Groups? 8 5y
+111 Leveraged Finance – 2017 Update 16 5y
+7 JPM Over-hiring SA classes? 6 5y
+390 1st year analysts: stupid to move into NYC right now? 136 5y
+8 What is a Good M&A Completion Rate? 2 5y
+85 BB Leveraged Finance Groups-Which group actually does modeling (even if it is non-sponsor deals)? 113 5y
+58 RBC vs Deustche, UBS 20 5y
+8 UBS Outlook 2021-2022 5 5y
+9 What Bank for Long Term Career? 6 5y
0 FIG lateral analyst interview 2 5y
+3 MM PE vs Mid Tier BB 1 5y
+4 Internationals Get Shafted? 7 5y
+22 LinkedIn Paranoia 12 5y
+22 Move to BB Capital Markets Or Stay in Sector Coverage at Tier 3 IB? 4 5y
0 Final 30 Minute Meeting with MD (Houlihan) 9 5y
+29 Question about SEO 21 5y
+13 Bang a buck rentals 12 5y
+1 Best/Worst Hours in SF Tech Groups? 6 5y
+77 Quitting Finance 29 5y
+6 UBS FT (London) - told I'd get the test last week 2 5y
+7 Small Team/Office Thoughts 2 5y
+6 Private credit compensation question 1 5y
+5 Post-COVID Office Culture Changes 2 5y
+8 Engineer consultant to IB / Project finance / Infra Fund? 14 5y
+3 Advice for Student 1 5y
+12 Boutique Analyst Lateral to MM Bank? 9 5y
0 BNP Lev Fin UK 2 5y
+2 Best Hours/Lifestyle Banks/Groups (Canada Edition) 5 5y
+3 PJT Partners in India? 1 5y
+14 Where to live in SF? 10 5y
+22 Anyone Gone from FO to BO in Mid-Career? 11 5y
+98 Ranking MM Firms? 40 5y
+3 Transferring to a regional office during A2A 2 5y
+8 Will FP&A prepare me for joining as a FT IB analyst? 1 5y
+28 How do I develop better attention to detail? 11 5y
+9 Why transaction advisory over IB? 5 5y
+12 Prep Time for Technicals 1 5y
+4 Trading Surveillance Analyst - Good Start Of A Career In IB/PE? 7 5y
+28 What banks have increased pay in London? 47 5y
+5 CFA in Toronto/Canada, why so common? 3 5y
+7 Unpaid Investment Banking Internship 7 5y
+21 Bifurcated unitranche vs 1L/2L 8 5y
+3 Wells Fargo Corporate Banking Analyst Interview 1 5y
+6 Need help on how to list out steps on sell-side M&A deal 5 5y
+15 Has any of you ever thought about dating an actress or singer now that you're in ibanking? 19 5y
+15 Dealing with annoying co-worker (AN)? 1 5y
+3 Interview with partner 7 5y
+14 Leaving B4 TAS after 2 months? 7 5y
+19 BB'S AND MBA ASSISTANCE 9 5y
+17 BlackArch Partners FT 2022 9 5y
+3 How Important is my undergraduate school? 1 5y
+6 South Florida Finance PE, IB, HF Networking For a Free Lunch 1 5y
+7 Banking salaries in different cities 8 5y
+9 Suggestions for Master thesis topic 2 5y
+10 Am I too old? 3 5y
+2 What are some interesting, profitable small businesses you’ve encountered in your career? 2 5y
+7 Are there any good summaries or articles that define main differrences between IFRS, US-GAAP (and German HGB)? 1 5y
+14 Wake Forest vs. Vanderbilt vs. UNC vs. Emory for ibanking 26 5y
+9 Two questions regarding cost of debt... 2 5y
+27 why infrastructure 9 5y
0 IB ANALYST AND CLIENTS 1 5y
+12 Which calculus in college is important on transcript for IB internships? 2 5y

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