What are Investment banking hours like in the UK?
What are Investment banking hours like in London, specifically during the busy and the 'chiller' period?
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Can (for now) only speak for PCA, which varies from 90-100hrs per week to 50hrs if you get comfortable in PPT during the chiller times of the year.
Would say M&A varies from (avg across banks) 60/100, but very bank and group dependant.
Incoming summer analyst here
Is it fair to say that hours in London are overall slightly lower than US hours ? I find london/EU culture more relaxed than US by comparison but happy to be corrected
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