+79 Gordon Dyal Advisory Group Sole Advisor on $12B Novartis-Avidity Deal… Who the hell are these guys?? 28 11mo
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+113 Gordon Dyal & Co. ANA1 TC = $350k?? 42 11mo
+12 TD Cowen HC Investment Banking SA in SF 19 11mo
+8 Too Late for Coffee Chats? 12 11mo
+99 Anyone else have the urge to quit and fuck off? Is this life really worth it? Give me some perspective. 42 11mo
+3 Haven’t had any good Coffee Chats. 2 11mo
+3 J.P. Morgan MMBSI salary comp 7 11mo
+45 Consulting Tier List - 2025 Comprehensive 31 11mo
+47 2025 - Thoughts on Gordon Dyal & Co? 18 11mo
+105 UBS 2025 All MD Hires and Fire's 54 11mo
+30 Automation in fundamental finance roles 11 11mo
+16 Raymond James Reputation 2024? 16 11mo
+14 Accepted early to UChicago as a HS senior, advice for IB? 11 11mo
0 WSO Academy 2 11mo
+1 Seattle IB 4 11mo
0 To reach out, or not to reach out. Tis' the question 1 11mo
0 Greenhill vs LionTree vs Allen & Co 5 11mo
+39 Any I Bankers who play Clash Royale down to have a coffee chat? 8 11mo
+26 Advice for Master's into FT Recruting 8 11mo
+44 DEI Beckies rule the world 15 11mo
+27 Awful networking response rate (almost 100 emails no responses) 11 11mo
+3 PJT Strategic Advisory (NYC) vs PWP Industrials (LA)? 3 11mo
+14 Questions About Lateraling 2 11mo
+9 A note to all IB or bust hardos 1 11mo
+8 Requesting a RIF? 2 11mo
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+9 Post deleted 3 11mo
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+1,530 How can we do better? 333 11mo
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0 Greatest US Ally Tier List 1 11mo
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+14 Small Market IB Jobs -> Exit Opps? 18 11mo
0 UBS San Francisco - Technology Group 1 11mo
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+65 Wells Fargo Best and Worst Groups? 75 12mo
0 Has anyone heard of Spencer & Co? 0 12mo
+5 JPM Tech IB 11 12mo
+10 Lost in the Sauce - Summer 2026 1 12mo
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+212 UBS Tech Is Paradise 32 12mo
0 BMO <-> IB <--> TMT <--> Analyst 2025 1 12mo
+4 Fintech Banks 5 1y
+25 Investment Banking in Poland: deals, prestige hours, lifestyle etc. 29 1y
+3 Move to Software M&A 1 1y
+12 Reaching Out Without a Connection 1 1y
0 How much to clubs matter? 4 1y
+41 Unpaid intern at a boutique IB for the last 5 months… do I ask for pay? 25 1y
+1,863 Investment Banking Analyst: 15 Things I Wish I Knew 180 1y
+5 CFA Level 1 & SIE as a Freshman? 7 1y
+24 Brown Gibbons Lang (BGL) Honest Experience 2 1y
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0 AI / Offshoring to Eliminate Whiny Loser Hate Posting Bankers 43 1y
+30 Rothschild & Co reputation in Europe 2024 12 1y
+29 Guggenheim thoughts? 25 1y
+21 BofA / BAML - NYC Healthcare 23 1y
+16 HS Senior (Canada) – Admissions Strategy & Path to IB 5 1y
+24 Advice on Re-Recruitment (Part 2) 11 1y
0 Mizuho/Greenhill Merger? 1 1y
+14 LA Banking in 2025? 17 1y
+9 2 offers 1 1y
0 Can You Recruit for Multiple Cities at the Same Firm? 1 1y
+15 Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs in M&A 1 1y
+54 Law needs more attention 29 1y
+7 How Good Is Santander in London? 9 1y
0 Drake Star Partners LA - Thoughts? 6 1y
+35 MV: Overlooked at Barclays, crowned at UBS 13 1y
+6 Commercial Banking vs Investment Banking Analyst Pay 2 1y
+509 Article: UBS bankers are wondering whether their Barclays bosses are worth it 61 1y
+153 UBS Loses 3 Co-head in Short Succession 32 1y
+6 Outreach Timing Within the Same Group 1 1y
+7 How to Network with Non-Alumni? 1 1y
+7 HL A&D Los Angeles 5 1y
0 DB 2026 SA SF 1 1y
0 How often do you leave your desk? 1 1y
+21 GLC Advisors 2025 7 1y
+3 Intrepid | Analyst | 2026 | LA-NYC-CHI 5 1y
+32 Del 33 1y
0 Deutsche second round recruiting interview release date 1 1y
+13 Barclays is Losing its Best 4 1y
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+5 Guggenheim Industrials LA 4 1y
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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%

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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
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