+9 What is the difference of Private Debt Facilities (Unitranche/Stretched Senior) vs. standard TLBs in LBOs? 1 5y
+4 Will Summer Analysts/Associates get dinner allowance? 8 5y
+10 How long does a Background check usually take? 10 5y
+112 Tired of this "personal hour" work life balance initiative talk 71 5y
+80 What's Your Dream Job/Title/Position or One of them 42 5y
+6 Lateral Question 2 5y
+12 Exercise as a Junior Banker? 17 5y
+66 Does anyone do IB to stay in IB? 32 5y
+38 Investment Banking Internship vs Studying Abroad 26 5y
+32 Updated thoughts on LionTree 12 5y
+11 Miami Funds/PE 2021 7 5y
+13 Are Long Hours Worth it for the Firm? 3 5y
0 2nd/3rd Year Analyst Temperature Check 4 5y
+33 Is IB still considered a high paying job? 56 5y
+26 Debt Syndicate vs DCM 9 5y
+45 BAML / Bank of America is going virtual this summer 45 5y
0 ECM or SPO 1 5y
0 Series 79 2 5y
+6 3 Weeks in Manhattan before SA 7 5y
+6 Need a closed m&a for PE/GE??? 5 5y
+20 Can I round my GPA up from a 3.449 to a 3.5? 26 5y
+133 How do I simulate IB work/hours/pain before even getting an internship? 48 5y
+3 LatAm IB Comp 3 5y
+13 What do you actually learn in 1st year of IB, that a trader does not learn? 8 5y
+3 Risk Management to Investment Banking 2 5y
+31 Are there any juniors out there who do not hate their life/regret going into IB? 15 5y
+5 Commercial banking associate vs credit risk associate? 2 5y
+13 Hardest Time in your Analyst Years? 6 5y
+6 LBO value creation decomposition for IPO exit 1 5y
+6 Evercore ECM - Insight? 4 5y
+12 Is MSc choice overrated for the sake of getting interviews? 6 5y
+3 GS Lev Fin hours 1 5y
+12 Barclays Perks 16 5y
+9 UBS London - EMEA Execution Group? 2 5y
+12 Can't understand the basics of financial modeling lol. Kindly help with this problem 3 5y
0 ER vs IB to get into HF/ AM 4 5y
+14 Use forward looking multiple for terminal multiple in a dcf? 8 5y
+28 How do you pick a multiple in DCF terminal value calculation (multiples method) 29 5y
+3 Moelis NYC SA 2019 4 5y
+4 Houlihan Lokey Perks? 5 5y
0 Software engineering vs Investment Banking 11 5y
+13 Advice for staying fit and healthy for incoming Analysts? 4 5y
+118 Do I Count as Diversity? 69 5y
+176 Where Did You Go When You Realized Banking Wasn't For You? 60 5y
+5 Asking for more work? 11 5y
+10 All Work and No Play Could Make Wall Street Less Profitable 2 5y
0 CapitaIQ Functionalities 1 5y
+17 Am I expected to work and log OT hours? 7 5y
+1 BMO Superday 2 5y
+16 DCM/ECM Hours During WFH? 12 5y
+302 Exposing banks and firms! Feel free to drop names shamelessly 134 5y
+9 IBD desks most similar to S&T 8 5y
0 moving from m&a to sales and trading 1 5y
0 choosing IBD desk at BB 1 5y
+9 Best language (Chinese/French/German) for IB/possibly law in London? 2 5y
+6 Big Change in GPA When Applying Vs Before Internship Start 2 5y
+21 finding FT role during summer internship period 10 5y
0 Screwed up CS NY Application 1 5y
+10 Managing Director comp % of deal fees 15 5y
+3 Major GPA on Resume? 4 5y
0 Pre-approved overtime as an intern 2 5y
+2 IB Depositories Team -- Explanation 1 5y
+226 Anyone else just want out of this shit? 50 5y
+48 Beware of Pinpoint Partners in the US 28 5y
0 CS Returning to Office in Mid-June 1 5y
+13 Anyone here went from IB to T2 Consulting afterwards? 6 5y
+2 DLOM Model request 1 5y
+7 Houlihan Lowkey Restructuring vs. Evercore M&A 13 5y
0 WFS Bonus 2nd year Bonus Timing? 1 5y
0 Advice on Expenses 1 5y
+1 ER at BB or IBD at MM 1 5y
+14 Knopman SIE Study Help 8 5y
+18 co-worker that never listens to other people? 17 5y
+3 Wells Rep 2021 4 5y
+12 Are some senior bankers neurotic/psychopaths? 2 5y
+4 Personal Account in IB 7 5y
+8 What should a 3rd year M&A Associate be able to as other year Associates? 2 5y
0 BMO First Round Interview 1 5y
0 How to invest your bonus? 1 5y
+9 Actual changes at GS since survey??? 9 5y
+20 Worth transferring exclusively for prestige if it might hurt internship chances? 18 5y
+20 No name Boutique to Corp Dev to MBA to PE 4 5y
+3 Is living in New York as an IB Associate worth it or overrated? Do you get to experience New York at all and is the city even great? 1 5y
+4 What third party services does PWP / Evercore have access to? 3 5y
+14 PE Analyst At Silver Lake/Ares/Bain Capital vs. Centerview/LAZ? 8 5y
+57 Main Indicators That You're Burnt Out and its Not Worth it 19 5y
+3 Is my Evercore Offer Worth it? 21 5y
0 LionTree Summer 2022 Analyst Interviews -IB 2 5y
+2 Nomura vs Berenberg vs HL London 9 5y
0 ADVICE NEEDED: Deferred MBA program after IB Analyst Stint. 5 5y
+11 Stress prone and worried about what lies ahead 5 5y
+24 Goal IBD in London: LSE A&F vs. HSG MBF 8 5y
+10 How useful would an online MSF from WUSTL be? 15 5y
+4 Guys with girlfriends in IB - how do you do it? 11 5y
0 WF NYC vs. BAML CLT 1 5y
+116 Econ at the University of Chicago?? 105 5y
0 WFH SA Technology Recommendations 1 5y
+22 Using Vacation Days in IB? 10 5y
+21 Bad Grade During Background Check? 13 5y
+39 Sick of this recruiting shit, lost 17 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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