+10 Citizens Culture and Exits 5 3mo
+286 UBS Built One of Wall Street’s Largest Tech Banking Teams. Deal Flow Has Yet to Catch Up. 105 3mo
+9 Full time IB recruiting 1 3mo
+23 TECH VS FINANCE (Objective Comparison) 14 3mo
+15 Community college to IB. Looking for the most effective path forward. 2 3mo
+6 SF EBs in terms of exits? 1 3mo
+12 Community college transfer targeting MM IB — would love input 1 3mo
+202 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated 81 3mo
+3 PWP LA Update 4 3mo
+8 Biopharma Groups in NYC 7 3mo
0 MS Tech NY v Barclays Tech SF 1 3mo
+15 Incoming 27 IB in SF, should I practice modelling? 3 3mo
+52 Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? 41 3mo
+74 Goldman Sachs SSG (Special Situations Group) 99 3mo
+11 Healthcare IB Group Culture/Insights 2 3mo
+2 DC Advisors vs Edgemont 7 3mo
+408 I work for a shit bank in a shit team and I love it. If you want to have a fairly easy life read ahead! 111 3mo
+225 Fair warning and a word from the wise: IB is NOT the only path 64 3mo
+22 Morgan Stanley West Coast Offices (Menlo/SF) 3 3mo
+40 Investment Banking is Hard 17 3mo
+9 Georgia Tech EE / Semiconductor Background. How realistic is IB? 4 3mo
+6 Non-target for IB 5 3mo
+19 6 Years in IB - Trying to Figure Out What's Next 7 3mo
+12 BofA Groups 2026 update? 19 3mo
0 Have no ties with California but wanted to do WC banking - How to justify my interest and connection? 1 3mo
+72 SF Tech Banking Rankings 90 3mo
+32 SpaceX IPO 19 3mo
+64 Moving to Boston - Suggestions 41 3mo
+11 Evercore HC Menlo vs Lazard HC SF 6 3mo
+6 Infra banking vs. RE banking 4 3mo
+12 Fox Acquires Roku for $22BN 3 3mo
+4 Maybe Off Topic, but I Somewhat regret leaving IB, I miss the money. 3 3mo
0 Tech IB - West Coast vs NYC? 1 3mo
+26 HL vs WB 18 4mo
+8 Everyone understaff? (SF specific) 3 4mo
+1 SOS late to IB? 2 4mo
+8 Long Distance Relationship in IB 7 4mo
+11 LA Boutique / MM IB Recruiting Timeline for Summer Analyst Roles 1 4mo
+28 Update: LA IB Scene 33 4mo
+14 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 9 4mo
+3 Help needed: current SA 7 4mo
+9 Strong MM in SF vs. Weaker MM in NYC for Exits? Same coverage group 5 4mo
+12 Needham and Co in 2020? 21 4mo
+19 FinTech at GS? 11 4mo
+10 TripleTree - thoughts? 36 4mo
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald SF Tech 9 4mo
+61 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 EB IB and MF 14 4mo
+17 NYU Math transfer for IB 8 4mo
+13 Incoming junior transfer, cooked for IB? 1 4mo
+12 Finance Clubs at USC as a transfer 5 4mo
+10 Risk Management to Investment Banking 5 4mo
+3 GS lead left on SpaceX 3 4mo
+7 AI data labeling financial models is paradise 2 4mo
+40 Deutsche Bank Best IB groups 56 4mo
+13 Top Tech / West Coast IB? 35 4mo
0 DC GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT BANKS LIST? 1 4mo
+9 Daddy Please Answer, Regional Corporate Banking And Recruitment? 2 4mo
+24 Niche EB’s paying a FUCKTON? 19 4mo
+101 Thoughts on the NextEra/Dominion Merger 29 4mo
+31 West Coast Tech IB Exits? 20 4mo
+6 William Blair LA 4 4mo
+12 IU Kelley vs NYU Economics vs USC Marshall - Transfer, Interested in RX IBD 10 4mo
+9 Boston College Economics (MCAS) or USC Economics (Dornsife) 1 4mo
+13 How much does office selection matter in MBB recruiting? 2 4mo
+12 How is recruiting for Boston boutiques coming from HYP? 2 4mo
0 CC student, choose Cornell/CMC/ or (maybe) NU 3 4mo
0 USC Marshall or NYU CAS Econ 1 4mo
+21 UCLA Biz Econ vs. Berkeley Econ for West Coast IB 9 4mo
+9 DC Advisory Infrastructure AC 6 4mo
0 Citi SF HC Superday 0 4mo
0 Did GS really unseat MS on SpaceX 1 4mo
+9 Choosing Uni For IB (Non-Targets) 5 4mo
0 Greenhill & Co. 2026 0 4mo
+153 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 4mo
+20 New Toronto Firm Paying Interns $150k Base 14 4mo
+9 $118bn merger announced, and UBS is no where to be seen 7 4mo
+57 Northwestern vs Duke vs Columbia GS 35 4mo
+13 EB Ranks for Comp Only 40 4mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 4mo
+3 Acwa Power modelling 0 4mo
+4 GS TMT SF vs MS Menlo 20 4mo
+8 Ddd 7 4mo
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF 1 4mo
+13 Pivoting into IB feels impossible, what are some alternative routes? 5 4mo
0 JPM and Moelis helping to revive Seattle Supersonics? 1 4mo
+15 MBA-Level IB Recruiting from a T25 Summer 2026 Internship Cycle (Anecdotal) 1 5mo
+6 PWP SF 2026 update 6 5mo
0 Does DC Advisory Sponsor H1b? 2 5mo
+47 Investment banking in Russia 82 5mo
+11 Best bank/FIG modeling course? 17 5mo
+14 UC Berkeley versus Northwestern 10 5mo
0 Is River 2 River Reality fake? 1 5mo
+3 IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore). 28 5mo
+12 Tech IB - West vs. East coast 5 5mo
+1 HL FVA Comp? 3 5mo
0 Uc Berkeley Econ+ data science out of state or mccombs in state? 1 5mo
0 SF IB SA THC testing 2 5mo
+7 dropping major after offer 9 5mo
+23 UK-Semi Target/Target vs China Target Undergrad for HK IBD & AMPB 14 5mo
+1 Evercore 2026 Return Offer Rate 1 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • 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 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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