What Are IB Conferences Like? Ex. Allen & Co’s Sun Valley Conference
Was wondering if anyone has attended IB conferences, such as Allen & Co’s Sun Valley Conference or MediaSlopes by LionTree, and what the experience is like? Do junior Bankers usually get to attend? Are you mostly working as a Junior banker and sitting in on meetings or is it mostly a time to have fun?
I am also curious to know how effective these conferences are in winning mandates and getting new business? When being interviewed yesterday about MoffettNathanson’s acquisition by SVB Leerink, Co-Founder Michael Nathanson said to Yahoo Finance how SVBL is planning on “Doing an Allen & Company-like conference every year.” I’m guessing they are doing this because they believe they can win more deals and build up the SVB Leerink name.
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What are the requirements to attend these conferences?
When being interviewed yesterday about MoffettNathanson's acquisition by SVB Leerink, Co-Founder Michael Nathanson said to Yahoo Finance how SVBL is planning on "Doing an Allen & Company-like conference every year."
^Ngl, this is pretty genius to try to becoming a premier HC/TMT specialist boutique.
Junior bankers don’t get to attend — it’s just partners, MDs, maybe a couple of director level people as far as front office personnel go
Haven't attended these, but have prepared for industry-specific conferences.
Typically only seniors go + potentially one trusted associate or VP to handle logistics. No analysts. Lots of meetings and rather boring, the dinners are the fun part. Not that relevant to winning business, but you get to meet clients in a low-pressure environment and talk shop instead of trying to sell. MDs LOVE these conferences because their comp is partially based on # of client meetings per year, and each client interaction at these counts as a meeting. A lot easier to take 15 "meetings" at a hotel instead of running around NYC for a week to do the same number.
Large banks care less about conferences and will typically sponsor industry-specific events instead, but SVB saying that doesn't surprise me as they're doing everything in their power to raise their profile, such as take interviews with Yahoo Finance (jk, but...)
Depends on your team and rank. If you have a cool team, get ready to have some fun. My field has a conference in Vegas (Big Short conference), and that one is work by day and by night time you are getting shit-faced with clients, going to clubs, table service,etc. However, it is work because you have to be professional and wake up early in the morning and be functional for meetings. Analyst/associate will be taking notes in all of those meetings.
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