+5 Investment Banking Case Competitions? 6 9y
+35 Tricky Enterprise Value Question 16 9y
+2 HK IBD Superdays When Do They Make Decision 4 9y
0 Adding M&A fee to Goodwill 6 9y
+11 13 week cash flow model template 11 9y
+10 diff. between LTM and TTM / shortcut for wrap/ shortcut for merge cells 13 9y
+100 EBITDA Ambiguity - if EBITDA excludes Depreciation and Amortization, why do we subtract D and A from it to get EBIT? 98 9y
0 Negative CAPEX and WC 53 9y
+34 Risk Management Exit Opps 24 9y
+63 cash free / debt free basis 67 9y
0 Job titles 57 9y
+8 When are annual bonuses paid? 12 9y
0 TEV / EBITDA vs. TEV / Sales multiples 14 9y
+44 Equity multiples vs EV multiples 25 9y
+20 Gordon Growth vs. Exit Model 24 9y
+37 Corporate Finance vs Commercial banking 70 9y
+6 Knopman Vs STC for series 63 6 9y
+16 When will UBS drug test? 66 9y
+7 Questions to ask HR in Phone Interview 11 9y
+37 Questions to ask at recruiting and networking events 39 9y
+16 Questions to ask an MD - Researching the company 30 9y
+39 BofA/ML Drug Test 56 9y
0 Paranoid about Drug Screen? 33 9y
+52 Failed Drug Test? Advice? 73 9y
+66 Middle Market IB out of college 22 9y
0 BB Informal Interview 1 9y
+6 Will background check cover on-campus jobs? 5 9y
+4 Having one of those days again.. Need emotional support 10 9y
0 Offer to Get Your Resume Shown to Other Groups? 14 9y
+74 Why am I failing? 19 9y
0 Delaying Start Date for FT Offer 13 9y
0 Best Time of Day to Send Follow Up Email? 4 9y
+7 When does it not make sense to DCF? 6 9y
0 So I suceeded in networking really high in a BB Bank 2 9y
+24 Big 4 - Valuation and Business Modeling 1 9y
0 2017 Full-Time Investment Banking Analyst Application 1 9y
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+98 What's the failure rate for aspiring investment bankers? 48 9y
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+20 On Debt and M&A , is debt to be repaid or refinanced ? 6 9y
0 Question Regarding Background Checks 2 9y
+10 What path to take to go up the corporate ladder in BB banks? (Not interested in exit ops but utimately corporate management) 1 9y
0 Sophomore Minority at Target School 1 9y
+13 What time of the year is best for executing a lateral move? (1st year analyst) 7 9y
+4 Going back to school after wall street internship 3 9y
0 How to phrase no return offer 6 9y
0 TheStory - Breaking In 0 9y
0 Bank Groups Interaction / Roles 0 9y
+81 Quit BO role before I hit the desk to pursue FO role? 44 9y
+15 IB and BIWS/WSP guidance 5 9y
0 30% Annual Bonus Deferral 3 9y
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0 How long do firms give you to sign? 1 9y
0 Are any big name firms actually on Wall St anymore? 2 9y
0 Accounting Walk Thru - Asset Purchase 7 9y
0 Harris Williams TMT SF - Thoughts? Exit Ops? 2 9y
0 How exactly is winter analyst recruitment structured? 15 9y
0 Last day of SA... now what? 4 9y
0 Anyone have phone interview with Suntrust this week? 0 9y
+27 Oil and Gas Investment Banking 47 9y
0 Boutique/MM IB's with the best lifestyle/hours? 2 9y
0 Are RX clients happy? 1 9y
0 RX interviews and bond math 0 9y
0 Breaking Into IB -- Non-Target, L3 CFA Candidate, Corp Finance 0 9y
+35 Morgan Stanley's advice to summer analysts 2 9y
0 Rothschild LA 2 9y
0 First Phone Screen all Technical Questions? 1 9y
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0 EB Full Time Recruiting 3 9y
0 KeyBank Capital Markets 3 9y
0 CFA® Exam 1 9y
+8 M&A question - Accretion/dilution 7 9y
+10 Revolver and WACC (Cost of Debt) 1 9y
0 HF to PE? 0 9y
+20 Actual Networking Numbers 15 9y
+8 Technical question 5 9y
0 Current SA: is a fall internship worth it? 6 9y
0 Leveraged Finance Career Path 6 9y
0 1-Yr of Experience Looking to Apply to 2017 Analyst Programs? 3 9y
0 Is there difference between M&A and IBD at Goldman? 1 9y
0 Analyst FT Transition 0 9y
0 Accounting Techinals 2 9y
+15 MBA v. Summer Analyst 10 9y
0 The Transfer Dilemma -- Postponing Graduation 0 9y
0 BAML Commercial Banking 50M-2B 2 9y
0 Barclays promotion track 0 9y
+8 Medical Marijuana Stocks? 4 9y
0 No outside recruiting 5 9y
0 Leveraged Finance/Bank Debt back to buyside equity research 0 9y
0 Summer Analyst Intern 3 9y
0 Exit opportunities for ECM and DCM-focused analyst positions? 0 9y
0 Formulas? Any insight is appreciated. 2 9y
+32 studying abroad junior year 51 9y
0 going into sophomore year, advice? 2 9y
+11 Informational call worse than informational interview 1 9y
0 Raymond James SA 1 9y
+17 All-stock M&A deal: what's combined market map? 11 9y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
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